Tara Beth Leach

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Tara Beth Leach (born 1982) is an American evangelical pastor and author.

Education

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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]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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Leach married in 2006 and has two sons.[3]

Publications

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