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About Me

Who I am and where I've served

Sheila Wise Rowe is a truth-teller who is passionate about matters of faith and emotional healing. She advocates for the dignity, rights, and healing of abuse and racial trauma survivors, and racial conciliation. Sheila holds a Master's in counseling psychology and over twenty-eight years of experience as a Christian Counselor, Spiritual Director, Educator, Writer, and Speaker. She’s counseled and taught counseling in Massachusetts, and Paris France. For a decade Sheila ministered to homeless and abused women and children in Johannesburg, South Africa.  


Sheila is a member of the Community Ethics Committee of Harvard Medical School, a policy-review resource for its teaching hospitals. She is a sought-after speaker at retreats, colleges, churches, organizations and seminaries in the USA and abroad.  Through individual sessions, groups, conferences, retreats and writing the Lord has transformed the lives of thousands.
 

Sheila authored the award-winning book, Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience released by InterVarsity Press (IVP), Young, Gifted, and Black: A Journey of Lament and Celebration. Her most recent book Healing Leadership Trauma will release in November 19, 2024. Sheila is a member of The Redbud Witers Guild and The International Women's Writers Guild. Her essays can be found in numerous blogs, newspapers, journals, and books such as; The Boston Globe newspaper, The Wonder Years: 40 Women Over 40 on Aging, Faith, Beauty and Strength, Voices of Lament, and The Gospel of Peace in A Violent World and A Just passion


Sheila lives in Massachusetts with Nicholas, her husband of 31 years and near their adult children; a daughter and son and daughter-in-law and grandchild. When she is not engaging in ministry Sheila loves date nights with her husband and creating art, crafts and rummaging through vintage shops. 


Writing and Speaking Engagements

Speaking/Training Engagements

  • Central Square Church   
  • ECC Justice Conference 
  • Community Faith Partners 
  • ECC Women of Color Clergy Retreat 
  • Cambridge Black Pastors Alliance 
  • Festival of Faiths 
  • Black New England Conference 
  • Redeemer Counseling Center 
  • Restoration Counseling 
  • Center for Reconciliation (Monrovia, CA) 
  • Seattle Pacific University 
  • Exponential  
  • Grace D C Institute 
  • RCL & DC Unity & Justice Fellowship 
  • Wheaton College 
  • Calvin College 
  • Brethren Church
  • New Life School of Formation
  • Bethel University  
  • Westmont College 
  • Pentecostal Tabernacle Church
  • InterVarsity Black Campus Ministries 
  • Willow Creek 
  • Nyack College 
  • Cypress College 
  • West Hills Covenant Church 
  • Stadia Church Planting 
  • Bethel University 
  • Southeastern University 
  • Pentecostal Tabernacle 
  • Alliance for Greater Works Town Hall (Texas) 
  • Harvest Bible Chapel 
  • IV South Central  
  • Epiphany Church Brooklyn  
  • Gordon College ALANA 
  • Justice Discipleship Group 
  • Wheaton College 
  • CRU 
  • Lexington Christian Academy 
  • New York Covenant Church 
  • Liquid Church 
  • Chasing Justice 
  • Kingdom Empowerment Center 
  • Race & Christian Community Initiative 
  • Lion of Judah Women’s Ministry 
  • Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities 
  • Vision New England: The GO Conference
  • Christ The Redeemer Church
  • Bethel AME Church
  • Central SquareChurch
  • Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
  • Gordon College


Writing & Reviews

  • Publishers Weekly 
  • Faithfully Magazine 
  • Christianity Today 
  • Red Letter Christian 
  • Relevant 
  • Christian Coaching Magazine 
  • Redbud Writers Guild: Patheos 
  • Redbud Post 
  • Outreach Magazine 
  • The Art of Taleh Blog 
  • More to Life Trade Publication 
  • The Boston Globe 
  • SELF Magazine 
  • Church Life Journal  
  • Psychology Today 
  • Foreward Review 

SOUTH AFRICA

  • Every Nation Church Rosebank
  • Botshabelo Project
  • Malibongwe, Mother and Child Haven
  • Rebecca’s Well Projects
  • Emthonjeni Project
  • World Vision Southern Africa 
  • Africa Peacemaking Institute
  • Regional Peace Network
  • The Rehoboth House


FRANCE

  • St. Michael’s Church, Paris

When Sheila is not speaking, writing or engaging in spiritual direction she is creating art.


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