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The Rev. J. C. Austin

The Rev. J. C. Austin is director of the Center for Christian Leadership at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, NY.

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The Reverend J.C. Austin has served as the Director of the Center for Christian Leadership at Auburn Theological Seminary since 2009. His work focuses on helping Christian church leaders develop continual and creative excellence in ministry both in their congregations and in public life.

Rev. Austin is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and spent ten years as a pastor in New York City before coming to Auburn. He earned his Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the field of Theology and Public Life at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Rev. Austin preaches, teaches, and speaks regularly around the country, particularly on the subjects of church leadership development, giving/money in the church, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Christian social ethics. His public writings have appeared in The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast and The Washington Post's On Faith blog, and he has had many sermons featured on GoodPreacher.org, the website of the Festival of Homiletics.

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J. C. Austin: Follow the Helpers, Not the Haters

The Rev. J. C. Austin (PCUSA)

 

This week, as we all began learning of and responding to the bombings in Boston, a meme of Mr. Rogers went viral on Facebook. Like a lot of us, I grew up visiting him almost every day in Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, his long-running children's TV show. So it was a little strange to see him suddenly in the middle of my NewsFeed, over and over, smiling his smile and wearing one of his sweaters. But as soon as I saw what he was saying, I understood why:

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Following Jesus Is for Losers

Mark 8:27-38

16th Sunday after Pentecost - Year B

September 16, 2012

The Rev. J. C. Austin (PCUSA)

Being a follower is not something we encourage in America.  No college commencement speaker has ever congratulated the graduates on becoming the "followers of tomorrow."  Nobody makes sweeping biographical history films about great world followers.  Nobody gives awards to recognize the contributions of community followers.  Nobody frames their résumé to highlight where they exercised strong "followership" in their work.  Nobody's heart swells with pride when a fellow parent comes up to them and says, "You know, your kid is a real follower." 

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The Rev. J. C. Austin: Is the Good Samaritan a Criminal in Alabama?

The Rev. J. C. Austin (PCUSA)

According to the Alabama State Legislature, both Jesus and the Good Samaritan got it wrong: the Samaritan should have checked the ID of the guy in the road before helping him, because if the guy in the road was an undocumented resident, the Samaritan should have passed by on the other side, too.

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