# Unafraid and Unhurried: Faithful Presence In a Divided World w/ Tara Beth Leach

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Podcast: [Disarming Leviathan Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/disarming-leviathan-podcast-6408736)
Published: 2026-01-01T09:35:00+00:00
Episode link: https://disarmingleviathan.substack.com/p/unafraid-and-unhurried-faithful-presence
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## Resource

In this episode, pastor and author Tara Beth Leach reflects on how the work of preaching and pastoring has changed in a time of political division, cultural anxiety, and social media outrage. She names the temptation pastors face to use the pulpit for venting or applause, and instead offers a vision of slow, intentional, Spirit-led formation shaped by liturgy, Scripture, and communal prayer. Drawing from her own journey, Tara Beth shares how she moved from reactive preaching to prophetic pastoring marked by maternal empathy, imagination, and subversive presence. About Tara Beth Tara Beth Leach is a pastor, writer, and speaker who serves as the Senior Pastor of Good Shepherd Church in Naperville, Illinois. She is the author of several books including Radiant Church and Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry . A graduate of Northern Seminary, Tara Beth has pastored in diverse settings across the country and regularly writes and teaches on preaching, spiritual formation, and women in leadership. Her ministry centers on helping the church embody a radiant witness of the Kingdom of God in the midst of division, injustice, and fear. She writes regularly on Substack and speaks at conferences and churches across the U.S. Get full access to Disarming Leviathan at disarmingleviathan.substack.com/subscribe

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