Tara Beth Leach (born 1982) is an American evangelical pastor and author.
Leach was born in 1982. [1] She has said she first felt called to ministry while in high school but was told she couldn't be a pastor as a woman. [2] She has a BA in youth ministry from Olivet Nazarene University and an MDiv from Northern Seminary, [3] [4] where she also worked as a teaching assistant for Scot McKnight. [5]
Leach was appointed Senior Pastor at First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena ("PazNaz") in 2016, [3] [6] the first woman in the role. [7] [8] In 2017, she was the youngest female megachurch pastor in the United States. [1] Since 2023, Tara Beth has served as the Senior Pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Naperville, Illinois. [9] [10]
Leach's first book, Emboldened, released in 2017, seeks to encourage women into Christian ministry. [11] Her 2021 book Radiant suggests church leaders need to look at themselves rather than culture to explain the trend away from church attendance. [12]
Leach married in 2006 and has two sons. [3]
Tara Beth Leach (born 1982) is an American evangelical pastor and author.
Leach was born in 1982. [1] She has said she first felt called to ministry while in high school but was told she couldn't be a pastor as a woman. [2] She has a BA in youth ministry from Olivet Nazarene University and an MDiv from Northern Seminary, [3] [4] where she also worked as a teaching assistant for Scot McKnight. [5]
Leach was appointed Senior Pastor at First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena ("PazNaz") in 2016, [3] [6] the first woman in the role. [7] [8] In 2017, she was the youngest female megachurch pastor in the United States. [1] Since 2023, Tara Beth has served as the Senior Pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Naperville, Illinois. [9] [10]
Leach's first book, Emboldened, released in 2017, seeks to encourage women into Christian ministry. [11] Her 2021 book Radiant suggests church leaders need to look at themselves rather than culture to explain the trend away from church attendance. [12]
Leach married in 2006 and has two sons. [3]