Tara Beth Leach: Learning to Be Undone
An episode of the What If I'm Wrong? podcast, hosted by That Sounds Fun Network, titled "Tara Beth Leach: Learning to Be Undone" was published on April 14, 2022 and runs 37 minutes.
April 14, 2022 ·37m · What If I'm Wrong?
Summary
What does it mean to be a radiant witness for Christ? In this episode, Heather talks to Tara Beth Leach about the difficulties of being a woman in ministry as well as the struggles of being a faithful Christian in increasingly divided times. Tara has endured attacks on her witness both online and offline but has continued to pour her heart into the work to which God has called her. Despite the battered reputation of the North American church, Tara is optimistic about the church’s future. She is honest, reflective, and blunt about the present state of evangelicalism, while affirming the abiding hope that Christians have in Christ. About Our Guest:Tara Beth Leach is a pastor, preacher, and writer. She speaks widely at conferences, retreats, and universities across America on church leadership, women in ministry, and the call to be a “radiant witness.” She is a pastor at Christ Church of Oak Brook in the western suburbs of Chicago and previously served as senior pastor of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena (“PazNaz”) in Southern California. She is the author of Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry, and her latest book is Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of our Witness. Find her on Twitter @TaraBeth82.Mentioned in this Episode:“Americans No Longer Trust the Church, the Government or Even Big Money. Is There a New Power Rising?” by Heather Thompson Day, Newsweek.com Reach out to Heather at heatherthompsonday.com, on Twitter @HeatherTDay, and on Instagram @heatherthompsonday.Viral Jesus is a production of Christianity TodayHost and creator: Heather Thompson DayProducer: Loren JosephExecutive Producer: Ed GilbreathDirector of CT Podcasts: Mike CosperAssociate Producer of CT Podcasts: Azurae Phelps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Description
What does it mean to be a radiant witness for Christ? In this episode, Heather talks to Tara Beth Leach about the difficulties of being a woman in ministry as well as the struggles of being a faithful Christian in increasingly divided times. Tara has endured attacks on her witness both online and offline but has continued to pour her heart into the work to which God has called her.
Despite the battered reputation of the North American church, Tara is optimistic about the church’s future. She is honest, reflective, and blunt about the present state of evangelicalism, while affirming the abiding hope that Christians have in Christ.
About Our Guest:
Tara Beth Leach is a pastor, preacher, and writer. She speaks widely at conferences, retreats, and universities across America on church leadership, women in ministry, and the call to be a “radiant witness.” She is a pastor at Christ Church of Oak Brook in the western suburbs of Chicago and previously served as senior pastor of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena (“PazNaz”) in Southern California. She is the author of Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry, and her latest book is Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of our Witness. Find her on Twitter @TaraBeth82.
Mentioned in this Episode:
“Americans No Longer Trust the Church, the Government or Even Big Money. Is There a New Power Rising?” by Heather Thompson Day, Newsweek.com
Reach out to Heather at heatherthompsonday.com, on Twitter @HeatherTDay, and on Instagram @heatherthompsonday.
Viral Jesus is a production of Christianity Today
Host and creator: Heather Thompson Day
Producer: Loren Joseph
Executive Producer: Ed Gilbreath
Director of CT Podcasts: Mike Cosper
Associate Producer of CT Podcasts: Azurae Phelps
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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