Rev. Dr. Dawn Darwin Weaks is co-pastor of Connection Christian Church, a vibrant and trusted community leader in Texas' Permian Basin.
She received her undergrad degree from Baylor University, her master's from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University, and her doctorate from Saint Paul School of Theology. She was ordained in the Southern Baptist church and served as an associate minister in that denomination before becoming a Disciples of Christ minister in 1999. Dawn's husband and co-pastor is the Rev. Dr. Joe Weaks. They have two double-preachers' kids who are fab young adults. Dawn's passion is to see Church connect with Community in such a way that both are changed. The inspiration for Breakthrough: Trusting God for Big Change in Your Church, Connection is the third century-old congregation she has led to discover bold, new purpose in ministry.
Weaks also write the Daring to Connect Advent devotional and coauthored Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities (2025). She is also a contributor to the Unbinding the Gospel series, a popular church transformation resource.
Books by Dawn Darwin Weaks