List of Great Christian Speakers (who all happen to be women)

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List of Great Christian Speakers (who all happen to be women)

It's International Women's Day so organisations are showing off the women in their teams to showcase the amazing talent out there that often does get a shoe in. Churches and Christian events is one such field where audiences often have to put up with men who aren't as good as women who have been overlooked. And that is the real rub - it isn't just women who miss out on opportunities, we as the public miss out on hearing from the best people. There are many lists of speakers out there, but I recently compiled a list for an organisation who claimed that they only had an all male speaker list because they didn't know of any women who could do the job. 

Some amazing speakers

I asked Christians I know to recommend speakers and compiled the following list with links to a biography and a couple of example talks for each woman. I have also deliberately sought out some working class speakers as that is also an underrepresented area. I hope you enjoy listening to these as much as I have.  

Rachel Hughes

Lead pastor at Gas Street Anglican Church, Birmingham. Founder of Orchard women’s conference. An absolutely standout speaker that you need to book.
Bio: https://tbn.uk/people/rachel-hughes/
Talks: Stories of Old: Hannah
Gas Street services
The Orchard women’s conference - Rachel recently shared a list of women speakers but I can't find the link. I am sure they will share it with you if requested.
 

Hayley Young

Past Baptist Union president. Rose to prominence with her social media work, particularly following an attack where she contracted HIV. 
Bio: Baptists Together article
Talks: Tell the Good News! Point to Jesus!
Love God, Love Others
Podcast

Amy Orr-Ewing 

International author, speaker and theologian. Author or numerous books. A top level, Christian speaker.
Bio: Personal website about
Talks: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship 
Keswick Convention 2024 
Soul Church UK 

Jo Frost

Director of communications and engagement at the Evangelical Alliance. Church planter. MA in public relations and public communications.  Author. Podcaster.
Talks: Vinyard Church UK & Ireland
Being Human Podcast 

Lynn Green 

First female General Secretary of the Baptist Union and Baptist World Alliance Vice Chair.
Bio:  Baptists Together profile
Talks: Baptist Union Address
St Hild College
Baptist assembly address

Rebecca McLauchlin 

Intellectual thinker. Theologian. Podcaster. PhD in English Literature. Author of several books.  

Helen Paynter 

Baptist Minister and the Director of Bristol Baptist College’s Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence. Author of a shed load of Christian books and papers.
Bio: Bristol Baptist College Profile
Talks: Genesis 1:1-11
EMBA Ministers' Conference
 

Paula Gooder

Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, writer and lecturer in Biblical Studies. Author of numerous books.
Bio: Wikipedia page, Personal page
Talks: Lester Randall Preaching Fellowship sermon
The healing of Simon's mother in law & the parable of the yeast
Link to talks at St Paul's Cathedral
 

Chloe Lynch

Lecturer at London School of Theology. Was a lawyer before her theological training.
Talks: Revival
 

Natalie Williams

Grew up in poverty in a non-Christian environment in Hastings and is now chief executive at Jubilee+. Not a minister but has an interesting take on what is like to be working class in a middle class church. 

Rachael Heffer 

Head of mission at Evangelical Alliance. Was the corporate director at Youth for Christ and still work with youth.
Talks: Jonah

Isabelle Hamley 

Isabelle is currently the Secretary for Ecumenism and Theology on the Church of England’s Council of Christian Unity and Theological Adviser for the House of Bishops. Published a number of books.
 

Elizabeth Oldfield

Director of Theos for 10 years, theologian, broadcaster, etc.
 

Catherine McNiel

Chaplain, author, writer
Bio: Bio from her own page
Talks: Speaker | Catherine McNiel
 

Jo McKee

Rev Canon Jo McKee Head of Leadership Development and the Director of the Arrow Programme at CPAS.
 

Rachel Hickson

Author and speaker
 

Linda Allock 

With over twenty years of ministry experience, Linda Allcock works at the independent Globe Church and is the author of Deeper Still, and Head, Heart, Hands.
Bio:Profile on Keswick ministries
Talks: Keswick 2025 talk
 

Rebecca Whittlesea

 

Rachel Gardner

Church leader, author and director at Youthscape.
 

Natalie Brand

Theologian, author, speaker
Bio:Women Work Profile
Talks: Equip 2024 conference
Podcast

Abi Flavell

Part of the Senior Leadership Team of River City Church Hull. She’s a passionate evangelist and church planter.
Bio: Abi Flavell - Catalyst
 

Selina Stone

Lecturer in Theology at St Mellitus College and freelance researcher, consultant and speaker. 
Bio: Birmingham Department of Theology bio
Talks: Her podcast - Sunday school for misfits
Talk on prayer at St Paul's cathedral
 

Beth Allison Glenny 

Chaplain, Head of Welfare and Fellow in Theology at Regent’s Park. Author of two books.
Bio: Regents Park College Bio
Talks: Theology Live 2025
Politics in the Pulpit podcast

Ros Clarke  

Associate Director of Church Society since 2017. Pioneer of online church pastor at diocese of Lichfield. A degree in physics from Oxford, a masters in theology, author of several books, podcaster and conference speaker. 
 
 

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