Lady Preacher Podcast

Rev. Latishia James: The Faith of Our Ancestors

Marcie Alvis Walker: Everybody Come Alive (replay)

Lisa Sharon Harper: A Very Good Gospel (Replay)

For Black History Month, we are going back through the archives and listening to the voices of some of the incredible Black Women who have been on the show. Prolific author and speaker, Lisa Sharon Harper, joins us this week, speaking about how we are all made in God’s image and called good, and how often we forget that - about ourselves and about each other. She shares her journey of discovering what the “very good Gospel” is and offers that good news to us, inviting us into the vision God has ...

What's Saving My Faith & My Life - 33rd Birthday Edition!

Today Pastor Kelsey turns 33, and to celebrate, she's reflecting on seven things that are saving her faith and her life. Community & letting people in Writing in my prayer journal again One small thing for myself (special shout out to Kendra Adachi aka The Lazy Genius and her book The Lazy Genius Way ) Rachel Held Evans’ book Wholehearted Faith Gratitude “The most helpful thing you can do for us…” The Marco Polo app CONNECT WITH US: Donate today and support our work! Sign up to receive a lit...

Essence Ellis: Reproductive Justice in the Wake of Overturning Roe v Wade (replay)

For Black History Month, we are going back through the archives and listening to the voices of some of the incredible Black Women who have been on the show. Essence Ellis: Reproductive Justice in the Wake of Overturning Roe v Wade NOTE: This episode was recorded and published BEFORE the final Supreme Court decision was released, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade and stripping folks with a uterus of their rights. For many folks, it felt like the earth shook when Politico published the leaked dr...

Rev. Mahogany Thomas: A New Love Ethic (replay)

For Black History Month, we are going back through the archives and listening to the voices of some of the incredible Black Women who have been on the show. Rev. Mahogany Thomas: A New Love Ethic “To know God in this moment is to be grounded in a love that surpasses us and that truly shifts how we interact with the world, and that then brings us hope and healing.” Transforming what she calls the “spiritual malpractice” of harmful theologies of sin, Rev. Mahogany redefines sin as the absence of l...

Deidra Riggs: The Year of Dismantling (from the archives)

For Black History Month, we are going back through the archives and listening to the voices of some of the incredible Black Women who have been on the show. -- The Year of Dismantling: Eliminating Systems that Marginalize & Oppress with Deidra Riggs first aired in January 2021. In December 2020, Deidra Riggs posted a video on her instagram saying we are going to start 2021 strong: "This is the year we eliminate systems, theologies, practices, and traditions in the church that marginalize and...

We're baaaack!

Join Kelsey for an update on where we've been AND where we're planning to go! We've been hosting the Lady Preacher Podcast for 4.5 years now, and we are excited to be moving into the 2.0 version! Listen for more info! Connect with us! Donate today and support our work! Sign up to receive a little Gospel in your inbox every Monday Morning with our weekly devotional. Join our FREE bookclub Check out our website for various resources - including devotionals, journaling prompts, and even curriculum ...

Rev. Jes Kast: A Taste of Heaven & Mashed Potatoes

This week we are re-releasing an old favorite: this beautiful conversation with Rev. Jes Kast - a powerhouse preacher, teacher, and leader. She talks about what it's like to get a taste of heaven here on earth while we are in service of and in worship with others: once you get a taste - just like getting a taste of mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving - a taste just isn't enough and you end up wanting more. As Rev. Jes Kast tells us - that is exactly what the Gospel is all about. "Hey, you've tasted ...

The Intersection of Mental Health & Spiritual Care with Rev. Miriam Diephouse McMillan

Rev. Miriam Diephouse-McMillan (she/her) is a board certified chaplain serving in a psychiatric hospital where she sees first-hand the ways that mental health and spiritual care collide. In this powerful episode, Miriam shares stories about the ways caring for people’s spiritual wellbeing can come alongside the medical care folks receive, and can transform lives, offering space for healing and hope. About Miriam Miriam works and writes at the intersection of Spirituality and Mental Health. She l...

Val Hystek: A God of the Messy

This week I sat down with my dear friend, Val Hystek, to talk about a tender, beautiful topic: grief . Val has experienced her fair share of grief, but it took her a long time to be willing to wrestle with it. In an Instagram post she wrote, “Grief forced my faith to shift. Eventually. When I finally believed I have what it takes to sit with grief and survive.” Val came to believe in a God who loves us for all of who we are: who doesn’t just want the put together version of us, but the messy, co...

A Prayer For Election Day

A quick prayer to center your spirit as we begin election day in the United States.

Exploring the Enneagram: Types 5-9

Learn more about who God made you to be, and who God is calling you to become! This week we’re sharing part two of our two-part Enneagram Series. Be sure to listen to the first episode where we offer an introduction to the Enneagram and dive into types 1-4. This week we learn about types 5-9! Today’s experts include: Kevin Beebe , who helps us explore Enneagram Fives. Kevin is a pastor in the ELCA and serves as the Executive Director of Lutherwood Camp and Retreat Center. Listen to the full Enne...

Exploring the Enneagram: Types 1-4

Learn more about who God made you to be, and who God is calling you to become! This week we’re kicking off a two-part series on the Enneagram, which is a personality typing system with roots growing back into antiquity. The two episodes are pieced together with clips from a 10-episode series we did in Fall 2022, with Enneagram experts who dove deep into each of the nine personality types found within the Enneagram. you’ll get a brief history and introduction to the Enneagram and then we’ll dive ...

Pockets of Faith in Motherhood with Britney Gregory

Join Pastor Kelsey and her bestie, Britney, for a raw and real conversation about the realities of practicing faith in the throes of motherhood. We all live busy lives, so whether you are a parent or not, you'll hear reflections of your own journey - where it can feel like there's no time or space to write in a prayer journal every night for 20 minutes or wake up 30 minutes earlier to read your Bible. We often feel the pressure to practice our faith or connect with God in the "right" way. Hopefu...

Faith-Rooted Reproductive Justice with Rev. Angela Tyler-Williams

Join Pastor Kelsey and Rev. Angela Tyler-Williams for a timely and important conversation about how our faith can guide our vote, particularly when it comes to values around Reproductive Justice. About SACReD: SACReD (SACReD Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity) is a national alliance of multiracial, multifaith, multiethnic, mixed gender and sexual identity religious leaders, congregations, movement organizations, activists, academics, and directly impacted communities collaborating ...

How God Prepares Us for the Journey

Recently, Kelsey had the opportunity to preach at First Congregational Church of Bellingham and when the Pastor told her what the scripture would be, she almost backed out. It was the story of Passover (Exodus 12 and 13), when Moses leads his people out of slavery into freedom. It's a powerful, poignant story, but it also includes the gruesome and troubling 10th plague to hit Egypt: the killing of all the first-born children and animals. While she doesn't focus primarily on that aspect of the st...

A Blessing for October

Close out your September and move into October with this blessing.

Bridget Black: An Embodied Faith

“Humanity was made through the outpouring of love within God. One doesn’t create out of the outpouring of love something bad or unbeautiful.” - Bridget Black If human beings are made in the image of God, then how can we understand humans as instrinsically bad? Instead, from the beginning, God creates and calls humanity good . In this transformative conversation, spiritual director and theologian Bridget Black dives into what it means to be a human being made in God's image, what it means to bear...

Ann Garrido: Healthy and Holy Power in Leadership

“All of us are God’s images on earth - we are to be God’s representatives of power.” It’s not a bold statement to say that people in power often abuse it. We see corruption of power in leadership in all facets of society: politics, school administrations, businesses both large and small, churches, and even inside homes. But what if we approached leadership in a way that is more aligned with the God who leads us? Ann Garrido (she/her), an expert in Christian leadership, invites us to find a new w...

If You Want to Walk on Water

As requested, we are offering a series of short sermons that will be posted once a month. They're less sermon and more pastor Kelsey reflecting on scripture alongside to, inviting us all to explore God's word together. Today we're getting curious about Matthew 14:22-33, when Jesus walks on water and invites Peter to do the same. What could the invitation to all of us be a we hear this story? What might God be saying to you? Let's find out together! Join the Movement! We are kicking off a fundrai...

Rev. Lydia Posselt: Faith, Hope, & LOL on Parenting

After hearing from several parents a request for podcast recommendations for progressive faith related podcasts, Rev. Lydia Posselt (she/her) decided to take matters into her own hands. Having found very little out there that fit the need, Lydia started Faith, Hope, & LOL: A Parenting and Faith Podcast. In today's episode, she talks with Kelsey about why this need is so important to fill, why the gap exists, and what support parents are asking for in talking with kids about faith. You can fi...

Rabbi Brian Mayer: A Highly Unorthodox Gospel

Driven by a desire to create space for people to be empowered to have agency over their spiritual lives, Rabbi Brian created Religion Outside the Box - a community of people of all walks of life. He encourages a different way of thinking about religion, where there are "few answers" and "many questions." In today's conversation, we talk about his newest work, the book, " A Highly Unorthodox Gospel: A Modern Guide to Compassion, Kindness, and Love for Others and Self ." About Rabbi Brian Rabbi Br...

A Blessing For September

A blessing as we dive into September.

Glenys Nellist: The Power of Storytelling

"I hope my words invite children to find thesmevles in those [Bible] stories and to wonder about our great God and their whole part in this world. My whole job as a writer is to invite children into that arena of wonder." - Glenys Nellist Throughout our faith’s history, our scriptures have been passed down through oral storytelling. The Bible is made up of stories handed down generation to generation, and it is through these stories that we have come to know who God is and what God is like. Chil...

Nikole Lim: Survivor-Led Systemic Change

“How do we help children gain their sense of autonomy as early as they start talking… so they will carry that into their older childhood and even into adulthood. Understanding agency and autonomy over our body and voice I think is one of the most critical things we have as human beings because that’s our dignity.” Nikole Lim is the founder of Freely in Hope , an organization focused on equipping survivors and advocates to lead in ending the cycle of sexual violence. Nikole believes it is imperat...

Dr. Kit Evans-Ford: Transforming Pain into Purpose

“What helps us heal is figuring out how to help other people. We’ve been through this crap, so how do we turn what’s happened to us and use it as energy and fuel to help others.” Dr. Kit Evans-Ford (she/her) has experienced her fair share of trauma and hardship in her life, but through God’s grace, has found ways to turn her pain into purpose. She believes that while no one is exempt from the suffering that is inevitable in this life, we can find healing and hope by figuring out how to use what ...

Every Woman Is Worthy with Maggie Winzeler

In today's conversation Pastor Kelsey talks with the woman behind Every Woman is Worthy, Maggie. Maggie Winzeler is a women's wellness advocate, business owner, writer, and coach. She recently launched a new social impact brand called Every Woman is Worthy that celebrates womens' value and gives back to marginalized and oppressed communities of women. Maggie has been featured in Shape, NBC News, Thrive Global, MyFitnessPal, The Washington Examiner, and dozens of other outlets for her holistic we...

Breaking the Good/Bad Food Binary with Anna Gustafson

Continuing the conversation from last week with our guest today, Anna Gustafson. This conversation feels like one that is needed but this time we talk about how toxic diet culture has made it's way into church culture. In this conversation we are reminded that we are wonderfully made, and are meant to love our body. About Anna: Anna Gustafson (she/her) is a non-diet, HAES-aligned (Health At Every Size) registered dietitian on a mission to help people heal their relationship with food. With a foo...

A Gospel of Fat Liberation with Rev. Anastasia Kidd

"Whether your body is small or large, aged or young, disabled or abled, toned or soft, lithe or stiff--or somewhere in-between--anti-fatness affects us all, because it is intended to. Fat Church critiques anti-fat prejudice and the Church's historic participation in it, calling for a fatphobic reckoning for the sake of God's gospel of freedom." - from the back cover of Rev. Anastasia Kidd's book, Fat Church: A Gospel of Fat Liberation . All year long we hear messages of anti-fatness. At the begi...