Jean Roberson, ministry consultant and Adult Resource team leader for national Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), was recognized by the Missouri Baptist Foundation (MBF) as the first recipient of the Emerging Leader Award.
The award recognizes a leader who “represents the next generation of young adults practicing whole-life stewardship in Christian ministry,” according to the MBF’s website.
Chris Calmer, president and treasurer of the MBF, presented the award to Roberson Dec. 13. As part of the presentation, Calmer read part of a letter from Greg Morrow, Roberson’s youth pastor.
“Having known you since you were in second grade … and staying connected during the years since … if the award was simply ‘leader,’ you would fit that criteria as well because this you have been your entire life,” Morrow wrote.
Born in Jefferson City, Mo., Roberson is the daughter of Bob Terry, editor of The Alabama Baptist, and the late Eleanor Terry. She earned a bachelor’s degree from William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., and a master’s degree in social work from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. She is a licensed certified social worker in the state of Alabama and an active member of Riverchase Baptist Church, Birmingham.
At WMU, she directs the development of missions resources for adults and church leadership and serves as director of Christian Women’s Job Corps/Christian Men’s Job Corps.
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