Rose M. Booker-Jones is pastor of Bethel United Methodist Church in Peoria, Illinois. She serves as instructor for the Illinois Great Rivers Conference Course of Study, as program coordinator for SBC21 (Strengthening the Black Church for 21st Century), and on the North Central Jurisdiction Mission Council. She is an adjunct professor in the Lincoln Christian College Hargrove Adult Program and has been chair of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference Board of Ordained Ministry.