Jeanne C. DeFazio

Jeanne C. DeFazio was born in 1950 in Sacramento, California is a Christian author and educator who has authored, edited, as well as coedited a variety of books covering a variety of topics.

Education

She has a BA in History from University of California, Davis and MAR in Theology from Gordon Conwell Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Jeanne C. DeFazio currently is an Athanasian Scholar at Gordon Conwell’s Boston Center for Urban Ministerial Education

Christianity and a Variety of Topics

The Jesus Movement of 1960s/1970s

With her books, Berkeley Street Theatre: How Improvisation and Street Theater Emerged as Christian Outreach to the Culture of the Time, and The Christian World Liberation Front, The Jesus Movement’s Model of Revival and Social Reform for the Post Modern Church, Jeanne chronicled the campus based ministry of The Christian World Liberation Front (CWLF), a high profile ministry of The Jesus Movement from 1969 to 1975.

Fine Arts and Inclusivity

An Artistic Tribute to Harriet Tubman. A tribute to abolitionist Harriet Tubman through artwork.

Fine Arts and Philanthropy

Keeping The Dream Alive: A Reflection on the Art of Harriet Lorrence Nesbitt. The book is a collection of full color images of Harriet Lorrence Nesbitt’s art with reflections on her art. Harriet Lorrence Nesbitt is an artist and founder of Founder of Mothers For More Halfway Houses in New York City, New York.

The Film Industry and the Media Industry as a Whole

Redeeming the Screens: Living Stories of Media "Ministers" Bringing the Message of Jesus Christ to the Entertainment Industry is a presentation on the need for Christianity is world of screens, ranging from movie screens to cell phone screens.

Inclusion and Diversity

• The Commission: The God who calls us to be a voice during A Pandemic, Wildfires and Racial Violence is a perspective of various people during the covid pandemic along with the author’s own experiences offered as a message of hope during a challenging time.
• Finding A Better Way defines strategies and frameworks for conversations about racial reconciliation.

COVID and related problems of that time

The Commission: The God who calls us to be a voice during a Pandemic, Wildfires and Racial Violence.

Child Protection Services

On the issue of child protection services, she coauthored How To Have An Attitude of Gratitude on the Night Shift, the reflections of Teresa Flowers, an overnight supervisor at state and private programs for child protective services. The story is told with prayers, almost poems, that Teresa created for each child.

Christianity and Homelessness

Jeanne DeFazio contributed to the chapter “Building Christian Communities For the Homeless” for the book Jesus Among The Homeless.

Book Reviews

• In Jeanne DeFazio’s review of The Progressive Church, A Dangerous Movement Has Begun, an analysis of the progressive church is reviewed from the perspective of Biblical references.
• In her review of Abuelita’s Faith, What Women On The Margin Teach US About Wisdom, Persistence and Faith, she finds the book a tribute to marginalized matriarchs everywhere who have an intimate relationship with Jesus.

Bibliography

Redeeming the Screens: Living Stories of Media "Ministers" Bringing the Message of Jesus Christ to the Entertainment Industry

Edited by Jeanne C. DeFazio, Series Editor: William David Spencer

Finding a Better Way

Edited by Jeanne C. DeFazio

Foreword by Martha Reyes and Olga Soler

Afterword by Francois Augustin

The Commission: The God Who Calls Us to Be a Voice during a Pandemic, Wildfires, and Racial Violence

Edited by Jeanne C. DeFazio

Foreword by Julia C. Davis

Afterword by Martha Reyes

Specialist Fourth Class John Joseph DeFazio: Advocating for the Disabled American Veterans

By John Joseph DeFazio

Edited by Jeanne C. DeFazio

Foreword by Julia C. Davis and Martha Reyes

Afterword by Bruce I. McDaniel

Empowering English Language Learners

Edited by Jeane C. DeFazio and William David Spencer.

Media Fellowship International: A Model Christian Outreach to the Entertainment Industry

Edited by Jeanne C. DeFazio & Susan G. Stafford

Foreword by Julia C. Davis

Afterword by William David Spencer

The book pays tribute to Pastor Bob Rieth. High profile members of the entertainment industry were members of Pastor Rieth’s Media Fellowship International. In first-person accounts, the contributing authors demonstrate great love for Pastor Rieth, describing him as a truly remarkable relational evangelist who was a powerful minister of Jesus’s redemptive love. The book contains actual primary sources that describe this seminal, significant, and influential ministry.

Reviews

“I recommend this book! Pastor Bob Rieth’s Media Fellowship International stood for

inclusion and against structural racism. MFI modelled an equitable multiracial America.”

—DARIN VINCENT POULLARD, pastor, Fort Washington Baptist Church

“The heartfelt testimonies in this tribute to the late Pastor Bob Rieth provide an inspiring picture of a man whose ministry to the entertainment world offered a truly

inclusive gospel that cut across barriers of race, class, and religious background. Bob

Rieth exemplifies the kind of servant leadership modeled by Jesus himself.”

—DAVID GROFF, retired college professor and administrator, Portland, Oregon