Monday, September 30, 2013

Who is Nadia Bolz-Weber?

Session Four of the Animate: Bible series, Gospels: Unexpected Good News, is presented by Nadia Bolz-Weber.

Nadia is the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, an innovative, urban Lutheran church in Denver. That church has received wide acclaim for its programs like curbside communion and distributing turkey dinners to people who have to work on Thanksgiving.

Her first book chronicled 24 hours of watching Christian television, and her second book, Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner and Saint, tells of her transition from alcoholic stand-up comic to world-renowned Christian leader.

Five fast facts

  1. Lives with her two children and husband (also a Lutheran pastor) in Denver
  2. Can usually be found in the gym
  3. Has spoken to 35,000 people in the Superdome
  4. Collects belt buckles and loves tattoos
  5. Has a BA in religious studies from University of Colorado at Boulder and holds an MDiv from the Iliff School of Theology
(Bio from: http://wearesparkhouse.org/adults/animate/bible/voices/nadia/)

Learn more at Nadia Bolz-Weber's website: http://www.nadiabolzweber.com/


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2 comments:

  1. bmotzOctober 4, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    I caught a bit of her a couple weeks ago on "on being" with krista tippet and then again on the daily circuit. (I listen to mpr a lot.)

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  2. AmyOctober 4, 2013 at 3:40 PM

    Ooooo....I'm going to have to look that up! I listen to mpr podcasts a lot. :)

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