Christian Education that equips every church to form disciples. Nurturing · Empowering · Training Disciples with a Servant's Heart.
Across districts, leaders pour passion into ministry without the systems, resources, or training to sustain it. We cannot continue to do business as usual.
Our youth are asking for relevance. Our leaders need equipping. Our legacy demands we adapt.
"Education is not just information — it is transformation."
"I'm trying everything I know, but I need more training using technology to reach today's learners."
"Our lessons aren't always clear enough to meet the needs of our members' real-life situations in today's times."
"We're enhancing what exists — to provide clear, shared connection-wide guidance."
"I said yes to serve — but there's limited hands-on training for today's learners."
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She didn't wait for a title. At seventeen, Linda Barnett stepped into children's ministry at Stewart Chapel CME in Fort Worth — not as an assignment, but as an undeniable calling from God.
With clarity and conviction she answered God's call to ordained ministry — stepping fully into the vocation that would define every decade to follow and touch countless lives.
Ordained in 2002, she began pastoring three CME congregations — Mount Pisgah, Hughes Chapel, and Benson Chapel — building systems of formation with care and intentionality.
Graduated from Brite Divinity School at TCU with an M.A. in Christian Service concentrating in Black Church Studies and Religious Education — theology married to practice.
Earned her Doctor of Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman's University — deepening her understanding of how humans learn, heal, and grow. Formation through every lens.
Appointed Presiding Elder over the Northwest District within the DFW/Northwest Texas Region of the 8th Episcopal District — leading district-wide formation with proven results.
Every chapter prepared her for this moment. The church needs a formation leader who has lived this work — who has studied it, practiced it, and built systems that outlast any single term.
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"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles."
— Isaiah 40:31, KJVRev. Dr. Linda Barnett began her Christian Education and Formation ministry journey at 17, serving as the children's ministry director at Stewart Chapel CME, Fort Worth, Texas. She answered her call to ministry in 1998 and received her ordination in 2002.
Her service within the CME church spans pastoral ministry in three congregations and district-wide leadership as Presiding Elder over the Northwest District and Dallas-Fort Worth/Northwest Texas Region of the 8th Episcopal District since 2019.
Academic Excellence: She graduated from Brite Divinity School at TCU in 2010 with an M.A. in Christian Service. She received her Doctor of Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman's University in 2018 and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in spirituality, justice, and leadership, graduating December 2026.
Community Commitment: Advisory board member of the Ryan Family YMCA, member of the NAACP, and serves on the spiritual team of the Beta Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Dedicated sponsor of the Fly Girlz Academy, Inc. in Fort Worth, TX.
Published Author: Published in the Journal of Religion and Health. Her devotional "Renewed Strength for Your Journey: Walking in God's Promises" is now available on Amazon — Get your copy here →
A connection-wide formation strategy built for day one — not someday. Every pillar designed to resource churches, develop leaders, and reach every generation.
God's blessings to Presiding Elder Rev. Dr. Linda Barnett on her journey to Dallas 2026 💜✝️💟 A Servant of God.
She Doesn't Just Care About Christian Education… She Leads It with Vision and Excellence.
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