Theology Girls Podcast

This week on the podcast, Katy shares a conversation she had with Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter, Lloyd Nicks, who wrote the popular worship song, “That’s My King”, made popular by CeCe Winans. Katy and Lloyd chat about all things worship leading, song writing, Gospel music, the Black church, and his new song “Heal For You”. You can stream “Heal For You” anywhere you listen to music an...

This week on the podcast, Katy shares a conversation she had with Kristen Miele, founder of Sex Ed Reclaimed. Sex Ed Relcaimed is a biblically grounded sex education curriculum helping Christian parents confidently teach sexuality to their kids — at every age, from 3 years old to 18 years old. Kristen has incredible courses available to purchase on her website, and you can use the code IMREADY for...

This week on the podcast, Katy shares a powerful conversation with Pastor Kimberly MacNeill about why women are leaving the church and attending less than ever before. They discuss hyper masculinity in our Sunday services, sexual abuse scandals, and the lack of a female presence in church leadership as what may be contributing to this phenomenon, as well as provide advice for ministry leaders who...

This week on the podcast we are sharing a conversation with Old Testament scholar, professor and author Sandy Richter. Sandy and Katy discuss women’s roles in the Old Testament, lesser known female characters, and what the church gets wrong when using the Old Testament (or Bible as a whole) as a way to prohibit women’s roles in church leadership. Make sure you check out our bonus Substack “Second...

This week on the podcast we’re sharing a powerful conversation with Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate Lauren Pinkston about what makes her campaign as an Independent different. We chat about her faith in Jesus and how that informs her politics and how we can reach across the aisle to care for those who believe differently than us. Whether you live in Tennessee or not, this is a campaign and a move...

This week on the podcast, we are sharing a conversation Katy had with her friend Jocelynn Brewer about the importance of having theologically rich Bible study material and curriculum for children and women and why there seems to be a gap for both of these demographics. They discuss how to handle tough questions from your kids as well as passenger princess theology, and whether or not women even de...

This week we are taking a break from our normal podcast schedule and having a conversation with Elizabeth Berget and Laura Kelly Fanucci about what’s happening on the ground in Minnesota (specifically Minneapolis) and all that’s taken place due to the ICE presence there. We chat about who’s been impacted the most, including women, children and churches as well as the Christian response, regardless...

This week on the podcast, Katy shares a conversation she had with author and activist, Shane Claiborne. Shane provides insight Jesus shaped peacemaking, gun violence and the Christian response, or lack there of, when it comes to common sense gun reform. Katy and Shane also discuss what conservative women can do specifically to move the needle forward in their communities. This episode primarily hi...

This week on the podcast Katy sits down for a conversation with Wendy Schulz, founder of Life on Pilgrimage. Wendy shares about the modern pilgrimages she leads women on across Italy, Ireland and France and how pilgrimage can be an invitation to slow down and be present. You’ll also learn details about how exactly to participate in a pilgrimage and why traveling with Life on Pilgrimage is differen...

This week on the podcast Katy sits down with pastor and professor Matthew D. Kim to have a conversation about his new book, “What’s God Really Saying Here?” which covers the bizarre, weird, and troubling passages in scripture. Matthew covers the difference between expository preaching and topical preaching, and why preachers should let the text interpret the text, as well as why we shouldn’t fear...

This week on the podcast Katy shares a powerful conversation with New York Times Best Selling Author Beth Allison Barr about her new book Becoming the Pastor’s Wife. Beth defines both patriarchy and complementarian theology, as well as provides an explanation as to why the roles of women have become limited in certain religious spaces. Beth also provides advice for women that find themselves in a...

This week on the podcast Katy discusses what Protestants can learn from Catholics with Mary Varni. Mary works for the Archdiocese of St. Louis in their Respect Life office and is wealth of knowledge on Catholic social teaching and doctrine. Mary debunks a common misconception about whether or not Catholics pray “to” Saints and also what determines whether or not someone is truly pro-life or not. L...

This week we chatted with Jessica LM Jenkins about how reimagining a more historically accurate nativity can impact both how we elevate the voices of women as well as our faith and theology. Make sure you check our bonus Second Service episode on Substack where we discuss the nativity as an act of resistance and also how Mary’s story can give women hope today. Below we’ve included Jessica’s links...

Today we’ve got a special bonus LIVE recording to share with you from our quarterly in-person event “Magnify the Lord” where Pastor Angela Beise of The Crossing Grant’s Trail takes us on a deep dive into the Magnificat (otherwise known as Mary’s song). We hope this message encourages you and that you find hope in Mary’s story. Please make sure you share this episode with a friend, and don’t forget...

This week on the podcast Katy chats with Stephanie Kramer about her exodus from the Independent Fundamental Baptist Church. Stephanie shares about her faith practices inside the IFB, divorce, leaving the church and finding grace on the other side. If you have little ones with you, this might be opposite if you want to save for later, as we discussed pretty culture and sexual assault allegations wi...

This week on the podcast Katy chats with author Maddie Fischer about her new 60 day devotional Rest + Rely. They dive deep into Maddie’s personal struggle with anxiety and depression, as well as how the church often over spiritualizes mental health struggles but the world often minimizes the power of prayer and community. Maddie also leads a group called LO Local, which is affiliated with Live Ori...

This week on the podcast we’ve got a special Giving Tuesday edition featuring Mikaela Garth, Executive Director and Founder of Powerful Purpose, an organization designed to help kids thrive, not just survive. Katy and Mikaela discuss what exactly her organization does and specific stories of children who’ve been impacted by Powerful Purpose. Mikaela also gives tips on what it might look like to li...

On this bonus “Black Friday” episode of the podcast, we are talking to Cory Ball and Danny Lybarger about inerrancy and infallibility and how the way we interpret scripture impacts the way we do church. Cory is a theologically conservative pastor and Danny is a theologically progressive pastor. While they both disagree on a variety of topics, Cory and Danny are wonderful examples of how we can ext...

This week on the podcast Katy shares a conversation she had with worship leader, writer and activist Hannah Herum to talk about Christian ethics and why they’re important for us today. What are ethics? Why do American Christians seem mainly concerned with issues like abortion and traditional marriage values but turn a blind eye to issues like gun violence, war, racism, or climate change? Hannah re...

This week on the podcast Katy talks with Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis about their new book, “The Myth of Good Christian Parenting,” and how the parenting techniques of past betrayed an entire generation of families. Below you’ll find some helpful links and more information about Marissa and Kelsey. Please make sure you rate, review and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen...

This week Katy invites her best friend Rachael to sit down for retelling of their very own friendship break up and reconciliation process. They talk about what happened and what things contributed to the break down of their relationship as well as what it took to rebuild trust and commitment for the long haul. In this episode Katy and Rachael discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, politics, mask mandates...

This week on the podcast Katy talks with Adina O’Neal about how to live on mission in your community. They talk through tangible ways to interact with those who live in proximity to you, the problems with small groups and where the modern evangelical church gets it wrong, in addition to the way Jesus lived among the lost and brought hope to people who desperately needed it. Adina recommends two di...

This week on the podcast Katy sits down with fellow worship leaders Anitra McKenny and Cassaundra Eden to talk about the value of corporate worship, why singing together with the body of Christ matters and what female worship leaders bring to the table specifically. Whether you’re a worship leader, a worship enthusiast or even someone who is skeptical of the musical portion of our Sunday gathering...

This week on the podcast, Katy sits down for an interview with Jennifer Powell McNutt, author of the book “The Mary We Forgot” to discuss all things Mary Magdalene. Who was she? Who wasn’t she? What can we learn about faith from her example? This is a conversation you will not want to miss out on. Make sure you share it with a friend, and please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast wherever y...

This week Katy interviewed artist and author, Kellie Bick about her journey through discovering her love for art, imposter syndrome, postpartum and motherhood. They discuss the intersection of faith and creating, as well as why it’s important for women to explore their creativity. Kellie also created a beautiful watercolor painting to kick off Mary Magdalene week that you can view on Instagram. Ma...