One August morning in 2004, after three devastating miscarriages and a complicated pregnancy requiring four hospitalizations and home healthcare, our daughter Jenna was born. I remember my exact words the first time someone placed her in my arms: “Thank you, God, for...

LaTissle (Tish) Cummings-Stevenson is a woman on a mission. As the Director of Jericho Way Day Resource Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tish oversees the multifaceted day-to-day operations of this DePaul USA in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jericho Way/DePaul USA serves the...

Today, we shine our spotlight on Cynthia Ramey, the Executive Director of Family Promise of Pulaski County, a non-profit organization. With affiliates across the country, Family Promise focuses on meeting the needs of families on multiple levels. Through its...

On our blog today, we are highlighting Dr. Lynn Brinkley, who is the Associate Director for Baptist Women in Ministry. There is a lot of good information here, so excuse the crazy writing! She has a BIG story! Dr. Brinkley was born and raised in Fayetteville, North...

Prior to coming to 2BC, I had never heard of Kate Bowler, PhD, even though she is a New York Times bestselling author and she has a very well-known podcast. The circles I have historically run in don’t make a habit of promoting strong, optimistic female leaders who...

We are learning about the life of Karen Williams on the blog today! She lives in West Helena, Arkansas, and she is the executive director of Together for Hope Arkansas, part of a coalition from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship which seeks to help the poorest rural areas...

Today, we are talking about Reverend Dr. Kate Alexander from Christ Episcopal Church here in Downtown Little Rock. She began working there in 2007 and is now the rector. She is originally from Berkeley, California, and she was ordained there through the Episcopal...

Today, we welcome Pastor Laura Ayala. She is the Coordinator of Global Missions for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in the Atlanta area of Georgia. She was born in Puerto Rico into a Catholic family, but she was able to come to the United States to go to school in the...

Today, we want to introduce you to Reverend Marie Mainard-O’Connell. She is the Interim Pastor for Adult Education at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock. She is married with three children, and has made her home in Little Rock for many years. Her life and...

Haley Jones-Wells is the Pastor of Community Engagement at First Methodist Church in Downtown Little Rock. We spoke on Zoom because everyone here was snowed in. She was home with her husband and children and I enjoyed the pitter-patter of her family moving in and out...