Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women

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...

CoHosting Dr. Pamela MacRae is currently is a Professor in the Applied Theology and Church Ministry Division at Moody Bible Institute, giving oversight to the Ministry to Women major, Ministry to Victims of Sexual Exploitation major, as well as the Ministry to Women Online Certificate program.   She also serves on an executive team of Naomi's House, a residential program for sexually exploited wom...

In this week's episode, Pam MaCrae interviews Elyse Fitzpatrick about her latest book Unloved: The Rejected Saints that God Calls Beloved. 

Joy Schroeder, a Lutheran pastor, specializes in the history of biblical interpretation. She is Professor of Church History at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, where she serves on the faculty on Trinity Lutheran Seminary. She is the author of Deborah's Daughters: Gender Politics and Biblical Interpretation and several other books on the history of interpretation of Scripture.   She is also the...

Brian Lee is a pastor, coach, and speaker. In his 20+ years of experience in vocational ministry, he experienced three instances of spiritual abuse and toxic leadership. He founded Broken to Beloved in 2023, a nonprofit organization that exists to provide practical resources for recovery from and safeguarding against spiritual abuse and religious trauma. He is a certified Trauma-Informed Coach and...

Rachel Jones serves as VP of Editorial at The Good Book Company and is the author of Is This It? A Brief Theology of Periods (Yes, Really) and, most recently, The Quiet Time Kickstart: Six Weeks to a Healthy Bible Habit . She enjoys helping others open up the Bible, going running, and spending time with friends.

Nancy French is a five-time New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent is her personal memoir, Ghosted: An American Story. As a ghostwriter, she has written for a variety of people, from Republican politicians to reality TV stars. As an award-winning investigative journalist, she uncovered sexual and spiritual abuse in America's largest Christian camp.

Michelle Lee-Barnewall's interests focus on the application of biblical exegesis to spiritual formation and cultural issues.   She is the award-winning author of   Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian   and   Surprised by the Parables.   She has served on the editorial board for the   Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society   and the   Bulletin for Biblical Research   and has been on the...

Kaitlyn Schiess (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary), a doctoral student at Duke Divinity School, is the author of  The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor  and The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go From Here. She is also a regular cohost on the Holy Post podcast.

Dallas Jenkins is the creator and director of The Chosen, the most watched multi season drama about the life of Jesus Christ with over 770 million viewings. The Chosen is also the highest ranking crowd funded program ever, having raised over $100,000,000 in four seasons. Dallas is also the director of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever movie (2024). It is his desire to create Christ honoring art that...

Beth doesn't need an introduction. But if you desire one you can go to Living Proof Ministries to find out about what she does and who she is. 

Sonja Piper Dosti has been working in the entertainment business for over 20 years, helping writers with faith-based projects as a high-level executive for Walt Disney, ABC, Universal Television, and Imagine Television.

Dr. Naomi Cramer Overton (MBA, Doctor of Intercultural Studies) is the General Editor of " Every Woman's Bible " (Tyndale). In addition to her editing duties, she has worked with numerous NPOs including Compassion International.   Dr. Pamela McRae oversees the Ministry to Women studies and Ministry to Victims of Sexual Exploitation courses at Moody Bible Institute.

Diane Langberg (Ph. D., Temple University) is an internationally recognized psychologist with more than 50 years of experience. Langberg is the author of seven books, including Redeeming Power.  Her books have been translated into 10 languages. We will be talking to her today about her latest book, When the Church Harms God's People: Becoming Faith Communities that Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and...

Heather Matthews (D. Min. Fuller Seminary) is the doctor of ministry program manager at Wheaton College Graduate School. She has also worked as a pastor, church planter, nonprofit leader, and a global worker. She is the author of Confr onting Sexism in the Church: How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It,  an IVP publication.

Pastors' Wives Tell All —  Jessica Taylor   is a speaker, pastor's wife, and founder of Come Away Missions, a nonprofit serving the people of Rwanda.  Jenna Allen   is a creative, photographer, tech wiz, business owner, speaker, and discipleship/worship pastor's wife who brings beauty and a clear message into every project she touches.  Stephanie Gilbert   is a blogger, speaker, and youth minister...

Jen Pollock Michel is a speaker and the author of numerous books .  She is a regular contributor for  Christianity Today. A wife and mother of five, Jen lives in Cincinnati where she moved to care for her mother. Jen first joined us in February of 2021. She is back with us today to talk about her new book Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World (IVP). 

Amy Dixon is the author of three picture books— Maurice the Unbeastly , Sophie's Animal Parade , and Marathon Mouse , as well as a middle-grade novel, Annie B., Made for TV . When she's not writing, she is editing and marketing other people's books. She writes from her home in Clovis, CA, where she lives on a steady diet of popcorn and coffee.   Rob Dixon is the author of Together in Ministry: Wom...

Aubrey Sampson   is passionate about helping hurting people find comfort and hope, walking with them as a fellow-traveler through pain. She is an award-nominated author, whose books include   The Louder Song , a children's book   Big Feelings Days ,   and her forthcoming book,   What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God's Presence in Grief   ( April, 2025, NavPress). Aubrey is also a church pl...

In this bonus episode, Elyse interviews Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of  Jesus and John Wayne  about her new film, For Our Daughters. In this documentary, which is a collaboration between women who were sexually assaulted, shamed, and blamed by their churches, and attorney Rachael Denhollender, Du Mez connects the dots between toxic masculinity, the treatment of many women in the evangelical churc...

Jami Nato, social media influencer and author of This Must Be the Place: Following the Breadcrumbs of Your Past to Discover Your Purpose Today joins Elyse and Jessica and interviews them about the re-release of Give Them Grace: Leading your Kids to Joy and Freedom through Gospel-Centered Parenting . 

  Jen Oshman has been in women's ministry for over two decades on three continents. She's the author of  Enough About Me ,  Cultural Counterfeits ,  Welcome , and  It's Good to be a Girl . She's the Director of Women's Ministry in her local church, the mother of four daughters, and currently resides with her family in Colorado where they planted Redemption Parker seven years ago. Jen's  passion is...

Nay Dawson lives in Southampton with the wonderful Jon and two beautiful girls. She is the founder of Passion for Evangelism—a network of creative, public, female evangelists. Nay is a trustee for the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation, raising money for disadvantaged Black British students. You can find out more about her at naydawson.com . She is also the author of "She Needs: Women Flourishing in th...

Nancy Moore is the founder and lead consultant of NL Moore & Associates. Her company helps churches and faith-based organizations take the guesswork out of their most important leadership decisions. In this episode, Nancy shares how she realized her gift of leadership, call to ministry, and deep love for the local church and brought these together to serve the church. Learn more at nlmoore.com .

Glenna Marshall is a pastor's wife and mother of two energetic sons. She is the author of The Promise is His Presence  and Everyday Faithfulness.  She writes regularly at GlennaMarshall.com on biblical literacy, suffering, and the faithfulness of God. She is a member of Grace Bible Fellowship in Sikeston, Missouri.