ABOUT
Our mission is to encourage, equip, and inspire You to be deeply rooted in Jesus Christ.
Our Heartbeat
Websites like Pinterest are proof that women are searching. It could be a workout plan, a perfectly curated wardrobe, or a collection of self-help quotes. If you untangle all the webs, you will find one common denominator and that is the desire to improve self and quality of life — neither of which satisfy outside of Christ. Unfortunately, many Christian women are caught in the undercurrent of it all.
Deeply Rooted serves to be a light in the midst of the things that work overtime to steal our attention and affection away from God. Through our publication, we deliver rich content, written and created by published authors, pastors, women, and talented artists. Our Gospel-centered articles are filled with lots of practical application, forming a magazine that will encourage, inspire, and challenge you with solid, Biblical truth.
MEET THE TEAMThe Founders
Ethan and Dianne Jago live in Pensacola, Florida with their three kids. Click the tabs below to learn more about them!
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Dr. Ethan Jago is the Lead Pastor of 5 Bridges Church in Panama City Beach, Florida. Dianne and I got married in 2009 and we have three children. I served in the U.S. Air Force as a SERE Specialist for 16 years until got called me out of the military and into the ministry. My heart is to…
ETHAN’S ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
—Associate's Degree in Survival Instruction, Community College of the Air Force
—Bachelors of Science in Work Force Education, Southern Illinois University
—Masters of Divinity in Apologetics, Liberty University
—Currently Pursuing Doctorate of Ministry in Theology/Apologetics, Liberty University
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Founder & Creative Director
Dianne is a stay at home mom and has always desired to use her love for photography and writing for the glory of God but never expected it would take the form of a publication. In October of 2013, their prayers became plans for Deeply Rooted Magazine, and in early 2014 the magazine became a reality through a crowdfunding campaign. Dianne also wrote a book called "A Holy Pursuit: How the Gospel Frees Us To Follow and Lay Down Our Dreams" which released in March of 2020.
The Team
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Editor
Mallory Manning lives in Indiana and joined the Deeply Rooted team as an editor in 2016. Mallory has spent the last several years working in communications for a campus church. She’s passionate about shaping words that bring God glory and also treasures being a wife and friend to Thomas and mom to Amelia. Connect with Mallory at malloryrmanning.com.
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Lainee Oliver lives in North Alabama with her husband and two children. Lainee graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Public Relations and has experience in fundraising, administration, writing, and editing. She has a passion for the local church and has served in various ministries in each church she has been a member of. In addition to staying home with her children, Lainee is currently the children's ministry coordinator at her local church and enjoys playing the piano, cooking, and studying theology.
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Grace Shaffer is a California native and a Florida transplant. She’s a dreamer-doer-maker-type of girl, obsessed with the process of transforming messy drafts into masterpieces. In 2018, she graduated with a BA in Professional Writing at Pensacola Christian College and completed an MA in Strategic Communication through Regent University a few years later. As a social media coordinator, she’s constantly teetering a camera or an iPhone, creating, managing, and marketing content for a local church. You’ll find her booking up her free time reading secondhand classics and drinking a disconcerting amount of coffee.
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Amarachi Bard is a wife to Mike and homeschooling mama of two little girls and one boy named, Auden, Joona, and Fletcher. They are expecting their 4th child this Summer. She studied English and History at Temple University and has since dabbled in freelance work as a writer and social media curator. She thinks some of the best moments in life happen around the dinner table, and the Bard’s love inviting friends into their home to enjoy a meal—usually tacos! She has a passion for seeing individuals walking in their true identities and callings as well as seeing people experience spiritual and emotional healing from past traumas. She longs to see the local Church become stronger than ever before.
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Founder & Creative Director
Dianne is a stay at home mom and has always desired to use her love for photography and writing for the glory of God but never expected it would take the form of a publication. In October of 2013, their prayers became plans for Deeply Rooted Magazine, and in early 2014 the magazine became a reality through a crowdfunding campaign. Dianne also wrote a book called "A Holy Pursuit: How the Gospel Frees Us To Follow and Lay Down Our Dreams" which released in March of 2020.
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