Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women

Kelly M. Kapic (PhD, King's College, University of London) is a professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where he has taught for twenty years. He is an award-winning author or editor of more than fifteen books, including You're Only Human and Embodied Hope, which each won a Christianity Today Book Award. Kapic, a popular speaker, has been featured in Chris...

Rachel Wojo is an inspirational author, public speaker, and podcaster. Through her biblical approach and personal life experiences, Rachel empowers women to discover strength and hope in everyday situations. Despite enduring the loss of her mother, adult special needs daughter, and father, Rachel remains resilient. She has authored the uplifting book, One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel...

Listen in as Elyse speaks about the parable of the vineyard workers in Matthew 20:1-16.

Bri Stensrud is an author, human dignity advocate, and the Director of Women of Welcome. Her passion is to equip the Church to engage more consistently and tangibly in holistic human dignity issues. Throughout her previous work in the pro-life movement, she continually heard questions from those concerned about immigrants and refugees. Understanding that her advocacy for pre-born children and orph...

"Returning to Community After Spiritual Abuse" from the Broken to Beloved Summit of 2025.

Elyse speaks at a breakout session on contentment and aging. 

Nijay Gupta  (DPhil, University of Durham) has  written  several academic books including  A Beginner's Guide to New Testament Studies ,  Paul  and the Language of Faith ,  15 New Testament Words of Life ,  and  Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church . He has co-edited  The State of New Testament Studies ,  Dictionary of  Paul  and His Letters  (2nd ed.), and  Th...

Amy Peeler is a professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, a priest at St. Marks Episcopal Church, an author, a wife, and a mom. She shares her love for the Bible with her students, equipping them with the tools for exegesis. Her writings focus on the Epistle to the Hebrews and Mary, the mother of Jesus. She serves as assistant pastor at her church, using her gifts to complement those of the r...

Sheila Wray Gregoire is an author, podcaster, and researcher into evangelicalism and sex. The founder of BareMarriage.com, together with her team she has surveyed over 32,000 people for her books The Great Sex Rescue , She Deserves Better and her latest book, The Marriage You Want . Her goal is to change the evangelical conversation about sex to be healthy, evidence-based, and rooted in Christ. Sh...

Jordan is the Professor of Missions and Old Testament and the Director of the Center for Faith Integration and Vocation at Huntington University. Jordan is also an investigative writer at Christianity Today, regularly contributing some of their longest and most successful cover stories and print features. He and his wife Aubrey and their three sons are recent transplants to Indiana from St. Paul,...

Founder & Director of the  Christian Counseling Center: For Sexual Health & Trauma (CCC) , Dr. Andrew J. Bauman, is a therapist with a Doctorate from Northeastern University. His dissertation was on studying the impact of sexism and abuse on women in the Protestant Church. Andrew is the author of seven books, and his newest book with Baker, is called SAFE CHURCH:  How to Guard Against Sexism & Abu...

Brittany Allen is wife to James and mama to two boys and three babies in heaven. She never meant to become a writer, but somehow, she's been writing for over a decade. She's also an author, aspiring poet, and sometimes speaker. Her book Lost Gifts: Miscarriage, Grief, and the God of All Comfort will be released July 23, 2025, with Lexham Press.

Sandra is  a journalist and the author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty books. She serves as Professor of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary. She joins us today to talk about her books: Vindicating the Vixens Nobodies Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament The Shepherdess by Daniel Ridgeway Knight

Eryn Eddy Adkins joins us. She is the founder of So Worth Loving and a co-host on the God Hears Her podcast. She is passionate for women to know the voice of God. 

Aimee Byrd joins us to talk about her new book Saving Face . She shares her story from the past few years and how God has shown her more of Himself through all of her suffering. 

Mary DeMuth joins us to talk about her latest book,  The Most Overlooked Women of the Bible: What Their Stories Teach Us about Being Seen and Heard .  Become a Patreon Supporter  

Quina Aragon is an author, editor, and spoken word artist residing in Orlando, FL, with her husband and daughter. They are members of New Creation Fellowship. She is the author of the children's book trilogy—Love Made, Love Gave, and Love Can. She is also the author of Love Has a Story, which invites you to explore God's love as it has existed and moved throughout (and before) time, and how it int...

Kelley Mathews (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a multi-published author, editor, and New Testament doctoral student researching Marian theology. Kelley has over twenty-five years' experience in the Christian publishing and nonprofit domains. She has served as a Publishers Weekly fiction reviewer, Christy Award judge, and  Christianity Today  Book Award judge. Find Kelley talking about all th...

Chris Moles joins us to talk about manhood, abuse, and women in the church.  Chris Moles is a Pastor and Biblical Counselor who helps churches and families confront the evil of domestic violence and promote healthy, God-honoring, relationships.    Become a Patreon Supporter.  

Tabitha Westbrook, LMFT-S, LCMHC-QS, LPC-S, is a licensed therapist who helps people who have messy, funky pasts (and sometimes messy, funky presents) live amazing, empowered lives today. Tabitha graduated with her BA in Psychology from NC Central University & her MA in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. In addition to being a licensed counselor & supervisor, Tabitha is an EMDRIA Cer...

You know him, you love him. Eric Schumacher is back to catch us up on his life. He talks about his latest book, The Good Gift of Weakness: God's Strength Made Perfect in the Story of Your Weakness . He also shares about his current job as a pastor who cares for pastors. 

Colleen Ramser interviews Elyse about the rerelease of her updated version of T he Afternoon of Life: Finding Purpose and Joy in Midlife .    Become a Patreon Supporter  

Beth Allison Barr received her B.A. in History (with a minor in Classics) from Baylor University and her M.A. and Ph. D. in Medieval History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her latest book is Becoming the Pastor's Wife: How the Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman's Path to Ministry . She has contributed to Religion News Service, The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Th...

Simone Halpin is the Founder and Visionary Leader of Naomi's House . Naomi's House began in 2016 after years of preparing and researching the best way to serve survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. Naomi's House has since created a model that went from serving five women annually through residential services to hundreds of women annually in multiple programs across the Chicagoland area. Sim...

Eliza Huie is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) trained in trauma care. She serves as a seminary instructor facilitating certificate-level training in biblical counseling and has authored several books, including her latest Trauma Aware: A Christian's Guide to Providing Help and Care . Eliza co-hosts Counsel For Life, a podcast about mental health and the Christian life.