Kyndall Rae Rothaus
Cofounder and Executive Director
Rev. Kyndall Rae Rothaus is a preacher, poet, feminist theologian, and spiritual director. She is the author of Thy Queendom Come: Breaking Free from Patriarchy to Save Your Soul (2021) and Preacher Breath (2015). She is the co-founder and Executive Director of Nevertheless She Preached and the founder of The Soul of Preaching Project.
Kyndall is a sought-after public speaker whose piercing insights into the human spiritual condition are delivered with poetic and rhetorical brilliance. She has written for various publications including Sojourners, Faith and Leadership, Working Preacher, Good Faith Media, Review and Expositor, Baptist News Global, and The Upper Room Disciplines. She is an award-winning preacher and spoken word artist. She spent eight years as a Senior Pastor in Baptist churches in Texas, where, among other things, she left a legacy of fighting for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church. Kyndall is a queer woman and the single mom of two adopted children who are the biggest joys of her life.
Isabel Noelia Docampo
Isabel Noelia Docampo is a first generation Cuban-American, Baptist ordained clergy. She is also the Director of the Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity, the Co-Director of the Intern Program and Religions and a Professor of Supervised Ministry at Perkins School of Theology. Her diverse background in ministry includes advocacy for just public policies to transform institutionalized inequalities within our communities of faith and also in our larger communities. Her ministry experiences have included gender equity in the church, domestic violence, relief to families suffering economic insecurity, literacy for US native English speakers, interfaith dialogue, workers/labor rights, immigrant and refugee rights, ministry to senior adults, starting congregations among Latinx immigrants and racial reconciliation. This background influences how she approaches theological field education/the Perkins Internship.
Brittany Graves
Rev. Brittany Graves is a writer, dreamworker, spoken word artist and all-around advocate. She is passionate about empowering people to lean into unlearning, decolonizing, and dreaming as radical resistance. Brittany is co-host and creator of Nuance Tea, a podcast redefining what it means to be clergywomen of color and inviting listeners to steep into their power. She is a sound healing enthusiast, plant lover, and a trauma-informed inspiration who enjoys the beauty of taboo conversations by making them normal. To keep up with Brittany follow her Instagram accounts @ambitiouslybrittany / @spirit.free.healer & join her Patreon community at www.patreon.com/revbrittanygraves
Rhonda Smith
For native Texan, Rhonda Smith, her life's work became clear to her following a near-fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler in 1999. After the wreck, she left her role as Corporate Benefits Manager for Dell and founded Spirit Reins, a nonprofit organization healing children and families impacted by trauma. Rhonda is a 1994 graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.B.A. in Finance and a professional background in human resources management. She is also a trained Equine Specialist in Natural Lifemanship. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), Eagles Wings Retreat Center and the Executive Committee for One Voice Central Texas. She is fiercely passionate about racial justice and equity, smashing the patriarchy, and healing the wounds caused by childhood and spiritual trauma. Rhonda and her wife, Jill, live on a horse ranch in Liberty Hill, TX.
Aurelia Dávila Pratt
Aurelia Dávila Pratt is the Lead Pastor at Peace of Christ Church, where she is also a founding member. She holds a Master of Divinity from George W. Truett Theological Seminary and is also a licensed Master of Social Work. Besides serving on the board for Nevertheless, She Preached, Aurelia sits on the Board of Advocates for the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University and is co-chair of the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee. Aurelia is a columnist at Progressing Spirit and co-hosts the Nuance Tea Podcast.
NATALIE WEBB
CO-FOUNDER
Rev. Natalie Webb is the senior pastor of University Baptist Church in Austin, TX, a faith community that is “rooted in faith, progressive in action.” She’s also a current doctoral candidate at Baylor University where she studies the New Testament, and particularly the letters of Paul. Natalie is passionate about integrating spirituality and justice in the local church, so you might find her marching in protest one day and leading contemplative prayer the next. The best and most important parts of her life are her brilliant theologian spouse, Brandon, and their superhero-obsessed 5-year-old and snuggly-but-adventurous 1-year-old. When she’s not preaching or writing or organizing NSP (and after the kids are in bed), Natalie loves to wind down with a nice glass of red wine and a trashy reality T.V. show.