If you’re paying attention to religion news, you probably noticed the controversy over women pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention (i.e. they’re prohibited). Today’s episode is a conversation with Assemblies of God minister Nicky Stade,* a first-generation ordained Pentecostal preacher who was surprised by her calling into pastoral ministry. Nicky and I talk all about Nijay Gupta’s recently released book, Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church, and about the challenges that still exist to normalize women in ministry.
Resources Mentioned:
God Forgive Us for Being Women by Joy Qualls
Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church by Nijay Gupta
*Follow Nicky on the socials @nicky.stade and follow her ministry with the Women of SoCal here.
YPRB host Heather Weber is a book-obsessed pastor, author, and holistic life and leadership coach. She is the author of Dear Boy,: An Epistolary Memoir. Find out more about her coaching, pastoral direction, and creative projects at www.heatherweber.org. And, subscribe to her Dear Exiles newsletter at heatherweber.substack.com.
