--- description: Find out how Sarah Jakes Roberts is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2023 TIME100 Next: Sarah Jakes Roberts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3223dd59c5184e56/698a400486f68ea2516f2bc2/time100-next-sarah-jakes-roberts-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 13, 2023 # Sarah Jakes Roberts by Tyler Perry  Sarah Jakes Roberts Sarah Jakes RobertsCyndi Brown When your father is T.D. Jakes and you follow his footsteps into the world of ministry, there’s a lot of pressure to find your own voice. I’ve known Sarah Jakes Roberts since she was a child, and just as much as she’s her father’s daughter, she’s always stood out as totally and uniquely her own. She found her voice early. --- ### More from TIME --- Now, as co-pastor of the Potter’s House churches in L.A. and Denver, that same voice speaks loudly to a generation desperately in need of compassion, teaching, and love. Her lived experience using the grace of prayer to find a way through personal pain and tragedy resonates deeply with so many. It’s what has allowed her to connect with millions of other women through her incredible ministry and [Woman Evolve conference](https://www.womanevolve.com/ "undefined"). As Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” This is all in Sarah’s DNA. I couldn’t be more proud. _Perry is a producer, writer, director, and philanthropist_ Sarah Jakes Roberts Is on the TIME100 Next 2023 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308561/sarah-jakes-roberts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308561/sarah-jakes-roberts/"},"headline":"Sarah Jakes Roberts","datePublished":"2023-09-13T11:00:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:19:46.664Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308561/sarah-jakes-roberts/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock","time100nextartists23"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3223dd59c5184e56/698a400486f68ea2516f2bc2/time100-next-sarah-jakes-roberts-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3223dd59c5184e56/698a400486f68ea2516f2bc2/time100-next-sarah-jakes-roberts-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308561/sarah-jakes-roberts/","name":"Sarah Jakes Roberts"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See Everyone on the TIME100 Next List","description":"TIME100 Next, our annual franchise recognizing the rising leaders in health, climate, business, sports, the arts and more.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/QxIk3IJu/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-09-13T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QxIk3IJu.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308561/sarah-jakes-roberts/","duration":"PT1M58S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308561/sarah-jakes-roberts/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```