OUR TEAM

Rev. Kyndall Rae Rothaus

Co-Founder and Co-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.

Tamara Gurley

Co-Director of Growth and Communication

Tamara is a ministry leader, educator, theologian, and lover of Lake Michigan sunsets. She has served in education, business, and women’s ministry leadership for over 20 years, blending her love for people, pedagogy, and creative arts into serving and growing a variety of communities, including co-founding an anti-racism institute. She is a doctoral student of ethics, focusing on womanist theology, at Vrije Universiteit- Amsterdam in conjunction with the International Baptist Theological Studies Center, and holds a Master of Theology from Emory’s Candler School of Theology and a Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. Tamara resides in Maryland, is married to her husband of 19 years, Joel, and has three children, ages 14, 13, and 7. 

Tamara is driven by a simple yet important question: How do we foster change for the common good as a faithful expression of loving God? This guiding principle has shaped her life and mission, and she is looking forward to living this out at NSP through the work of elevating marginalized voices and creating spaces for authenticity and healing. Tamara is particularly excited to join NSP in this imaginative new phase of organizational vision and growth, to bolster the great work already being done and work toward a sustainable future.

OUR BOARD

  • Secretary

    Andrea K Miller (she/her) is a truth teller and justice seeker on a journey of liberation for herself and others. Breaking free from Conservative Christian spaces, she’s a fellow sojourner and wilderness wanderer exploring life at the intersection of evolving faith and discovering her own Divine Feminine within.

    Andrea is storyteller and host of the Herstory Speaks Podcast which she created as a platform for brave women to share their stories over vulnerable conversations. With a passion for liberation and collective storytelling, she believes nothing has the power to both break us and heal us like sharing our stories and authentic voices.

    Andrea is also certified as a Reiki practitioner and currently seeking certification as a Somatic Coach for women. She leads women circles and workshops focused on women’s healing especially from religious trauma. It is one of her great honors to walk alongside other women ready to reclaim themselves and their inherent right to their own lives and choices.

    With a degree in Communication, she’s worked in church ministry and in the non-profit arena while also being a mom to two amazing humans- Grace (20) and Mary (14). Andrea currently lives in Kansas City with her family. As an introvert and enneagram 5, you can usually find her on a solo walk in nature connecting with the earth or settled on her porch with a good book.

    Find her on IG @herstoryspeakspodcast @libertatingeve and at https://herstoryspeaks.com

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  • Chair Elect

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  • Chaplain

    Reverend Michelle E. Freeman is a native of Austin, TX and grew up in the Missionary Baptist faith. Michelle met and fell in love with Georgia Chambers, also a native Austinite, in the Fall of 1994 and they united in covenantal relationship in June 1996. Together, in June of 1996, they found the Metropolitan Community Church of Austin. While attending a Christian Retreat in Dickinson, TX in October 2004, Michelle said “YES” to God’s call on her life for a future in ordained ministry.

    Michelle received her first call to ordained ministry serving as Pastor and Teacher at Parkside Community United Church of Christ in Saukville, WI in 2017. On January 6, 2018, in a packed Spirit-Filled service at Grace UCC in Houston, Michelle was ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Church of Christ. She also served as Senior Pastor of First Congregational Church UCC in Riverside, CA.

    Reverend Michelle legally married Reverend Georgia Chambers on July 3, 2015, right after the Supreme Court ruled same-gender marriage legal in all 50 states. Reverend Georgia is a Board-Certified Senior Chaplain at Ascension St. Vincent Medical Center-Evansville, IN. They also spoil their beautiful 7-year-old Chihuahuas, Margarite and Manolo. Reverend Michelle is currently enrolled at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK studying for her Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) degree. 

    Reverend Michelle is honored and humbled to serve this amazing organization. Reverend Michelle was transformed while attending NSP in September 2022. The voices echoed so many of her inner voices.

  • Chair

    Josh (He/Him) is a student at University of Dubuque Theological Seminary seeking his Master of Divinity and pursuing ordination in the Presbyterian Church USA. Josh is a trans man and strong advocate for the queer community, particularly in ministry settings. Josh has been attending NSP since the beginning which played a pivotal role in his call to ministerial work. He is passionate about smashing the patriarchy and lifting voices of the oppressed and has dreams of writing a book and speaking about his experience as a queer person of faith.

    Currently he serves as the Director of Youth Ministries at University Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, TX and is the father to two human children ages 9 and 3 old who do their best to keep his dad bod in shape, a fur baby black cat, Jack Skellington, and an absurd amount of house plants.  

    In his “free” time (for real, what is that?!) he loves a good microbrew from any local brewery, coffee of all kinds and participating in game nights with friends.  

  • Treasurer

    Suzanne Holsomback (she/her/hers) spent over a decade working with faith communities and for religious organizations before transitioning in 2012 into full time employment in the Domestic Violence/Sexual Violence Prevention and Support movement.

    Suzanne founded Violence Free Faith in 2022 as a place where non-profits and faith communities can reimagine survivor advocacy and community engagement. 

    Suzanne’s education includes a Bachelor of Art in Religion and Classics from Baylor University and a Master of Divinity from George W. Truett Theological Seminary, both in Waco, Texas, USA as well as a Master of Philosophy in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom. 

Co-Founder

Rev. Natalie Webb

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 two children. When she’s not preaching or writing (and after the kids are in bed), Natalie loves to wind down with a nice glass of red wine and a trashy reality TV show.

 

PAST BOARD MEMBERS

Rev. Brittany Graves

Rhonda Smith

Rev. Kyndra Frazier 

Rev. Dr. Lindsey Scott Jodrey

Rev. Dr. Courtney Pace

Rev. Dr. Isabel Docampo

Rev. Aurelia Pratt