Hear Women is a podcast from InterVarsity Press featuring hosts Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young, Tara Beth Leach, and Nijay Gupta. The show highlights the contributions of women in the church and beyond, exploring how they foster human flourishing as authors, pastors, scholars, artists, and in many other roles. Each episode features conversations that spotlight the unique voices and profound impacts of women in their communities and the world. The podcast aims to encourage the church to listen to and value the perspectives of women.
Episodes
What the Church Needs to Know About Fierce and Faithful Women in Scripture | Carmen Imes & Nijay Gupta
For generations, the incredible stories of many women in the Bible have often been ignored and misunderstood. Yet, we have so much to learn from their lives of courage and faithfulness. In this episode of Hear Women, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young welcomes biblical scholars Carmen Joy Imes and Nijay Gupta for an inspiring look at the importance of sharing women’s stories from Scripture. They discuss th
What the Church Needs to Know About Toxic Leadership | Yulee Lee
How can we recognize harmful leadership when it is hidden behind charisma, competence, or apparent kindness? In this episode of Hear Women, Tara Beth Leach welcomes Yulee Lee, leadership expert and author of Unmasking Toxic Leadership, for an honest conversation about toxic leadership, healing, discernment, and the kind of leadership that helps people flourish. Drawing from her own experiences wit
What the Church Needs to Know About the Gaps in Christian Publishing | Deborah Sáenz
Who gets to determine the stories, wisdom, and perspectives that shape the church? And what responsibility do readers have as they make their choices of what Christian books to read?In this episode of Hear Women, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young welcomes Deborah Sáenz, Acquisitions and Development Editor at NavPress, to pull back the curtains on Christian publishing and the vital question of whose voices
What the Church Needs to Know About the History of White Evangelical Women | Kristin Du Mez
How have you been shaped by the influence of White evangelical women through history, maybe without even realizing it? And what has it cost these women to live such influential lives?In this episode of Hear Women, Nijay Gupta welcomes Kristin Du Mez, Professor of History at Calvin University. As the bestselling author of Jesus and John Wayne and her newest release, Live Laugh Love: The Secret Hist
Why the Church Needs Women’s Voices in 2026 | Mid-Season Reflections
Since Hear Women’s launch in March, we’ve heard from an array of guests who are inspiring entire communities to thrive, even amid our ever-changing and unpredictable cultural moment.In this special mid-season episode, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young, Tara Beth Leach, and Nijay Gupta gather for an honest check-in, reflecting on life, ministry, and the remarkable guests who’ve been on the show so far. The
What the Church Needs to Know About Forgotten Women in Church History | Jennifer Powell McNutt
What do Mary Magdalene, Julian of Norwich, and other women in church history teach us about what it means to faithfully follow Jesus today?In this episode of Hear Women, Nijay Gupta welcomes the Rev. Dr. Jennifer Powell McNutt, Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College, Litfin Divinity School. As program director of the M.A. degrees in Theology and History of Christianity, a
What the Church Needs to Know About a Woman’s Highest Calling | Sandra Glahn
What is a woman’s highest calling in God’s eyes? And how does the church sometimes miscommunicate about what this calling truly is?In this heartfelt episode of Hear Women, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young sits down with Sandra Glahn—author, seminary professor, and scholar—to uncover what it means to be a Christian woman when your life doesn’t fit the often expected script of marriage and motherhood.Toget
What the Church Needs to Know About Being a Christian Influencer | Jackie Horbrook
When social media feels like a noisy crowd of hot takes, how can Christians use their influence for good? What are the unique ways that the church can bring the radical hope of Christ to a context that can be toxic, addictive, and damaging?In this episode of Hear Women, Nijay Gupta welcomes Jackie Horbrook—author, entrepreneur, and founder of Black Christian Influencers—to share her journey from g
What the Church Needs to Know About Christianity Today’s New Leader | Nicole Massie Martin
How is the new leader of Christianity Today bringing her full, authentic self to her new role? And how does her desire to lead with both confidence and humility challenge typical leadership scripts?In this episode of Hear Women, Tara Beth Leach sits down with Nicole Massie Martin—president and CEO of Christianity Today—to talk honestly about what it means to lead as a woman and as a woman of color
What the Church Needs to Know About Women Advocating for Biblical Equality | Mimi Haddad
What does it mean to shape the church with a vision for true equality?In this episode of Hear Women, Nijay Gupta hosts a spirited conversation with Mimi Haddad, president of CBE International (Christians for Biblical Equality), about her remarkable journey as a scholar, advocate, and “general in the gender wars.” Together, they reflect on the roots of gender roles in family and culture, break down
What the Church Needs to Know About the Unique Ways Women Lead | Shawna Songer Gaines
What does it mean to lean fully into embodied church leadership as a woman?In this episode of Hear Women, host Tara Beth Leach sits down with pastor, writer, and leader Shawna Songer Gaines for an honest exchange about the realities of women’s leadership, the power of self-attentiveness, and the deep links between the body, motherhood, and ministry.Through youth pastoring, chaplaincy, co-pastoring
What the Church Needs to Know About Women Who Take Risks of Faith in Business | Jessica Honegger
What would our entrepreneurship look like if we were willing to step out in courage, creativity, and community?In this episode of Hear Women, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young sits down with Jessica Honegger, the founder of Noonday Collection and the author of Imperfect Courage, for an authentic conversation about risk, calling, and the powerful ripple effects of advocacy. From opening her home for a fund
What the Church Needs to Know About Single Mothering and Fostering | Jamie Lam
How can the church truly support and uplift single mothers, as well as children and families navigating the foster system? What if our often limited understanding of family holds us back from doing so? This episode of Hear Women welcomes single mom, ministry leader, and foster/adoptive parent Jamie Lam for a disarmingly honest conversation with Tara Beth Leach about single motherhood and what it r
What the Church Needs to Know About Serving in Hard Places | Lina AbuJamra
What does it really look like to follow Jesus when life brings deep pain, war and suffering persist, and the church itself causes harm? And how do we continue to serve others in need as we ourselves heal?In this episode of Hear Women, host Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young welcomes ER doctor, Bible teacher, and humanitarian Lina AbuJamra for an honest, hope-filled conversation about the power of service,
What the Church Needs to Know About (Peri) Menopause | Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young & Tara Beth Leach
Why is the church still reluctant to discuss a topic that half its community will experience?In this episode of Hear Women, hosts Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young and Tara Beth Leach take the microphone together for an honest, personal conversation about perimenopause and menopause: the symptoms, the grief, and the questions women are quietly carrying. From night sweats and sleepless nights to the deeper
What the Church Needs to Know About the Burdens of Women in Leadership | Tammy Dunahoo
What roadblocks—and outright opposition—do women face when they pursue their call to leadership?In this episode of Hear Women, host Tara Beth Leach sits down with seasoned leader Tammy Dunahoo to talk about the wisdom she’s gleaned from her four decades of ministry, the unique burden of being “the first,” and the identity struggles women face in male-shaped systems. By sharing both the joys and pa
What the Church Needs to Know About Confronting Sexism | Heather Matthews
Sexism in the church isn’t limited to headline-grabbing moments—it’s often quiet, persistent, and too easily overlooked. In this episode of Hear Women, hosts Tara Beth Leach and Nijay Gupta are joined by Heather Matthews to take an honest look at the overt and covert ways women are held back in ministry. Matthews is a pastor, church planter, author, and educator who has worked in various ministry
Why the Church Needs to Hear Women
The church is at its best when both women and men have a place at the table. In this premiere episode of the Hear Women podcast, hosts Tara Beth Leach, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young, and Nijay Gupta open up a heartfelt conversation on why the church needs to hear from women—not just in theory, but in practice. Through personal story and prayerful vision, the hosts challenge the church’s often limited
Introducing: Hear Women
Throughout history, women have often been relegated to the sidelines, subjugated by patriarchy, or prevented from exercising their God-given gifts at all.But women foster human flourishing in an array of spaces—as authors, pastors, and scholars. As friends, parents, and conversation partners. And much, much more. This half of the church has a unique voice that the whole church needs to hear.In Hea
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