Episode 95: Beth Paz

In this episode Beth Paz talks about incarnational work, her journey with Jesus and moments of changing her mind. She shares her journey through the valley of grief and desolation during her divorce and finding that Jesus - the one who suffered - was with her through it all.

Beth has dedicated her life to mobilizing young people to be the next generation of leaders to live out the Gospel and join God’s mission of justice and righteousness.

Growing up in the state of Washington, Beth wanted to be an international missionary, but God redirected her to pursue inner-city neighborhood transformation in Fresno, California. She invested 11 years in leadership development and incarnational ministry with InterVarsity’s Fresno Institute for Urban Leadership, and served 3 years as the Director of High School Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Fresno, CA.

Beth has traveled to over 35 countries and served as a North American delegate for the Lausanne Movement’s 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is a passionate communicator of the Gospel and preaches at conferences and churches across the United States and internationally. During her time at Fuller Theological Seminary (MDIV 2019) she was the 2018 recipient of the Hooper – Keefe Preaching Award and the prestigious Parish Pulpit Fellowship (2019-2020) where she lived internationally in Guatemala and Albania.

Beth co-founded The PreacHER Academy in 2021, an online synchronous Seminary-level learning community for developing female preachers. Its international participants are empowered for the pulpit in communication of the Gospel.
Beth is thriving in singleness post-divorce, she loves CrossFit, reading and cross-cultural community. She pastors at Lake Avenue Church and lives in Pasadena, where she continues to cultivate and build the Kingdom of God.

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Find Beth on Instagram: @sojournerpaz