The President
Rev. Paul Roberts, Sr.
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Reverend Paul Timothy Roberts Sr., is the President of the Justice Center for Sacred Theological Studies in Atlanta, GA, a position he has held since the spring of 2010.
Under Paul’s leadership, JCSTS is redefining itself as an educational media company pursing a multi-faith movement for justice. In the process, JCSTS is helping redefine theological education across the U.S. an beyond.
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Paul has served on numerous fiduciary and advisory boards including the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, the Mountain Retreat Association of North Carolina, the Presbyterian Foundation, the Ministry Collaborative, and the Ezra Youth Seminary. He is a corresponding member of the General Assemply of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and serves as an advisor to several Atlanta-based non-profit organizations. ​​​
The Princeton Reparations Conversation
The conversations seek to answer a variety of questions to understand the link between reparations work and faith, as well as discussing strategies to push the movement forward.
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Paul graduated from Princeton University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture and African American Studies.
In 1996, Paul earned the Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in New Testament Studies from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA. He is an Academic Fellow of the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Celigny, Switzerland.
From 1997 through 2010, Paul was the pastor of Church of the Master (PCUSA), a church founded in 1965 in Atlanta, GA, as an intentionally interracial congregation.
In 2015, in addition to his JCSTS responsibilities, he was the interim preacher at First Presbyterian Church of Asheville, NC.
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Paul has been a committed Bikram Yoga practitioner for nearly ten years and says the practice brought healing to his body and peace to his mind. Also, he enjoys gardening, hiking and traveling. Paul and his wife, Nina, have one adult daughter and two adult sons.