{"id":15937,"date":"2022-10-07T09:41:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T13:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=15937"},"modified":"2022-10-07T09:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T13:41:21","slug":"t-d-jakes-anoints-daughter-sarah-jakes-robert-as-successor-of-woman-thou-art-loosed-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2022\/10\/t-d-jakes-anoints-daughter-sarah-jakes-robert-as-successor-of-woman-thou-art-loosed-conference","title":{"rendered":"T.D. Jakes Anoints Daughter Sarah Jakes Robert As Successor of Woman, Thou Art Loosed! Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bishop T.D. Jakes anointed his daughter, pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts, as his successor last Saturday at the final Woman Thou Art Loosed! annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

Sarah Jakes Roberts, who co-pastors the Los Angeles and Denver branch of the Potter\u2019s House with her husband, Tour\u00e9 Roberts, will lead future women\u2019s conferences under the name \u201cEvolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jakes, who led the prominent women\u2019s empowerment ministry and conference for over two decades, will remain senior pastor of the Dallas-based megachurch,\u00a0The Potter\u2019s Church<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jakes told his daughter as he anointed her with oil on stage, \u201cWith every drop of oil that falls upon your head, may the strength and power of the Almighty God rest upon your life.\u201d Jakes continued, \u201cAfter 30 years of Woman, Thou Art Loosed! and 45 years of preaching the Gospel, the time has come that I must decrease, and you must increase. This is not an inheritance; this is a calling. You are not standing on this stage for the family legacy. This is not a favor, but a divine assignment that Woman, Thou Art Loosed! must evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0ChurchLeaders.com<\/a>, Jakes stressed that the leadership transition was a new beginning rather than an ending. He also rejected the idea that it\u2019s \u201cweak\u201d for a man to empower a woman. \u201cI have watched you grow from my baby girl into a leader, changemaker, and influencer with a reach far beyond generations of women. You\u2019ve touched the lives of so many, and as your earthly father, I\u2019ve never been prouder! It is my distinct honor to pass the torch to you. You\u2019ve earned it and will excel wherever God takes you for women\u2019s empowerment!\u201d Jakes\u00a0wrote on Instagram Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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