messy but graceful: a parenting podcast

Karen DeBoer loves children (and their grown-ups too!). As a writer, workshop leader, podcaster and parent of four, much of Karen’s work has been focussed on providing people with practical ideas for forming faith...

Kayla Craig is a former journalist who brings deep curiosity and care to her writing. With a poetic, prophetic voice, she created the popular Liturgies for Parents Instagram account, which Christianity...

Liz Emis is the incoming Minister of Education for First UMC in Omaha. She creates spaces for wonder, plurality, and expansive, practical theology with and for children, youth, and families. She is a practical,...

Jennifer Grant is an author and editor based in Chicago. Her picture book Maybe God Is Like That Too won a gold medal from the Moonbeam Spirit Awards for excellence in children's literature and was named a book of the...

Katye is a native Southerner who loves Jesus, musical theater, sports, coffee, and good hugs. An ordained Deacon in The United Methodist Church, she serves on staff at Garrett Seminary. She studied Dance Performance...

Sara Miller (She/Her) is a pastor and mental health educator. She's been in ministry for 11+ years in a variety of settings. Sara has an undergraduate degree in Youth Ministry and, in May 2022, received both a Master...

Rev. Melissa Collier Gepford is the Intergenerational Discipleship Coordinator of the United Methodist Great Plains Conference, in which she helps congregations establish healthy kids and youth ministries. She grew up...

GenOn’s Training Director, Betsy Dishman, also serves on staff at her local church in Virginia. Helping churches evaluate where they are with intergenerational ministry and guiding them to develop their own...

Brittany has the opportunity to catch up with Lindsey Krinks—a street chaplain, activist, and nonprofit leader who has worked for over a decade on the front lines of social justice movements. She is the co-founder of...

A native of Texas, pastor Fernie moved to Louisiana in 2015 after getting his MDiv at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL. While living in Chicago, Fernie served at First UMC of Palatine as the...

Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland is a Senior-Co Pastor of Claremont United Church of Christ, along with her husband. They are the proud parents of their (almost) 2-year-old daughter, 3 dogs, and 2 potbelly pigs. Jen is...

Katie Lemaire is a Catholic writer, homeschooling mom of two, and military spouse currently stationed in California. Originally from South Louisiana, she takes great pride in her Cajun heritage and finds solace in a...