Episode 236: Interview with Yana Janae Conner
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
Release Date: 11/17/2025
Episode 236: Interview with Yana Janae Conner
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
, MDiv (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), is a writer and Bible teacher. Her debut book is Living Beyond Offense: Doing the Hard Work of Forgiveness God’s Way. She has served in full-time ministry for 15 years in both church and parachurch contexts and has contributed to Jude 3 Project’s Through the Eyes of Color; Swing Low, Volume 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States; and the She Reads Truth Devotional. She is the host of the podcast Living Single with Yana Jenay and serves as the adult ministry director at Vertical Church in Hillsborough, NC.
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Episode 235: Interview with Georgia Shaffer
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
Almost thirty years ago, she was given a two percent chance to be alive in ten years after a recurrence of breast cancer. To make matters worse, she went through a divorce and her career ended because she was too weak to work. Her first book, answers the big question that you and many people often struggle with after a difficult loss: “I’ve survived, but now what?” It turns out the process of beginning anew is a skill you can learn, but few have been taught. Through her signature program, ReBUILD, she has watched Christian women who are separated and divorced beautifully...
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Episode 234: Interview with Jennifer Houston McNeel
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
Jennifer Houston McNeel is a core faculty member at St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Her research and writing interests focus on the social world of the New Testament in general and women in the New Testament in particular. She is the author of Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother: Metaphor, Rhetoric, and Identity in 1 Thessalonians 2:5–8 and Under Her Wings: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament. Her writing provides an analysis of the stories of mothers in the Gospels and Acts, mothers referred to in New Testament letters and Revelation, and metaphorical uses...
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Episode 233: Interview with Eric Schumacher
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
Eric Schumacher earned a degree in communications from the University of Northern Iowa and an M.Div. in Biblical and Theological Studies from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is pursuing an M.A. in Marriage, Family, and Individual Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Eric and his wife, Jenny, live in Iowa. They are the proud parents of five children and a daughter-in-law. Eric is the Pastoral Ministry Director of the . Eric is a regular contributor to Common Good magazine and has written many worship songs including, Not in Me. He...
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Interview 232: Interview with Chuck DeGroat
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
Chuck DeGroat is a follower of Jesus, a husband to Sara for 31 years, and a father to two amazing daughters. He serves as Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality and Executive Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI. He is also a faculty member for the Soul Care Institute. He is a licensed therapist, a spiritual director, author of six books, and retreat leader/speaker. As a therapist, he has specialized in pastoral (and leadership) health, abuse and trauma, and navigating spiritual and emotional obstacles on the...
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Episode 231: Interview with Jim Wilder
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
JIM WILDER has been training leaders and counselors for over 27 years on five continents. He is the author of nine books with a strong focus on maturing and relationship skills for leaders. His coauthored book Living From the Heart Jesus Gave You has sold over 100,000 copies in eleven languages. Wilder has published numerous articles and developed four sets of video and relational leadership training called THRIVE. He is currently executive director of Shepherd's House Inc., a nonprofit working at the intersection of brain science and theology, and founder of Life Model Works that is buidling...
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Episode 230: Interview with Dr. Alison Cook
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
Dr. Alison Cook is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and host of the top-ranked The Best of You podcast, where she brings her unique blend of psychological expertise and spiritual encouragement to listeners worldwide. She is the author of I Shouldn't Feel This Way and The Best of You, and co-author of Boundaries for Your Soul. Her work empowers individuals to experience healing and wholeness through inviting God’s loving presence into every part of the soul. She and her husband, Joe, are the parents of two young adult children. Connect with Dr. Alison at .
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Episode 229: Interview with Vicki Courtney
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
Vicki Courtney is a national speaker to women of all ages and the best-selling author of numerous books and Bible studies, including Move On, Ever After, 5 Conversations You Must Have With Your Daughter, and 5 Conversations You Must Have With Your Son. She is a two-time ECPA Christian Book Award winner and has appeared on CNN and Fox News as a youth culture commentator. Grab her latest book, Become
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Episode 228: Interview with Martin Cachero
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
As we continue our series on divorce in the church, Martin Cachero from Risen Church joins us to discuss how to pastor congregants going through divorce. He received his B.A. from Cal State San Marcos and his Masters in Theological Studies from Bethel Seminary. He is currently co-vocational serving as co-Pastor at and as the Director of Strategic Initiatives with .
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Episode 227: Interview with Vaneetha Risner
Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
Vaneetha is passionate about helping people find hope in their suffering. All her books: the Bible Study, Desperate For Hope, her memoir, Walking Through Fire, and her devotional, The Scars That Have Shaped Me, encourage people to turn to Christ in their pain. Her story includes childhood bullying, losing an infant son, developing post-polio syndrome, and going through an unwanted divorce. Some of her greatest joys are being a wife to Joel and a mother to Katie and Kristi and you can find her embarrassing them in Raleigh, NC.
info_outlineYana Jenay Conner, MDiv (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), is a writer and Bible teacher. Her debut book is Living Beyond Offense: Doing the Hard Work of Forgiveness God’s Way. She has served in full-time ministry for 15 years in both church and parachurch contexts and has contributed to Jude 3 Project’s Through the Eyes of Color; Swing Low, Volume 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States; and the She Reads Truth Devotional. She is the host of the podcast Living Single with Yana Jenay and serves as the adult ministry director at Vertical Church in Hillsborough, NC.