Serita Jakes is an author, speaker and visionary. She serves alongside her husband, Bishop T. D. Jakes of the legendary 30,000-member Dallas-based church, The Potter’s House.

Jakes serves as executive director of women’s and children’s affairs at The Potter’s House, where she oversees the internationally acclaimed God’s Leading Ladies Life Enrichment Program, the nationally acclaimed Distinctively Debs Youth Program for academically astute girls, and Starting Over, a ministry committed to the betterment of women who encounter life altering challenges such as abuse, divorce, joblessness and grief.

A gifted writer, Jakes released her first book, "The Princess Within", in 1999. In 2003, she released "Beside Every Good Man: Loving Myself While Standing By Him" and in 2011, she released her third book, a novel, "The Crossing", which tackles such issues as domestic violence, trauma and post traumatic stress syndrome.

Jakes’ biblically-grounded knowledge allows her to share with believers and non-believers alike through appearances on "The Dr. Phil Show", CNN, "Oprah’s Next Chapter" and Fox News. She also has been profiled in such notable publications as Ebony, The Washington Post, Essence and Rolling Out.

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