Superb Woman: Rev. Cokiesha Bailey

Rev. Robinson is a superb and eloquent communicator who brings joy into the lives of so many.

Cokiesha Bailey Robinson has served as a missionary in Africa and Jamaica and studied as a student missionary in Izmir, Turkey. A graduate of David W. Carter High School in Dallas, she received her bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in mass communications from Fisk University and a master’s of divinity from Beeson Divinity School at Samford University. She pursued a doctorate at Truett Seminary at Baylor University. This member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority writes for several devotional sites and has also contributed to seven books, co-authoring two. In 2015, Rev. Robinson founded Cross Springs Ministry, a ministry of gospel-centered mentorship, leadership and service. A writer for Our Daily Bread, in 2020 she was named associate dean of student diversity and inclusion at Grace College and Seminary. A former associate pastor at Concord Church, she is best described as an encourager, servant-leader, author, mentor, daughter, wife, potential pusher, teacher, mouthpiece for the kingdom of God and an adventurous woman who lives in faith and never meets a stranger. She is pleasing, pleasant and a joy to be around.