Rev. Kyndall Rae Rothaus

Her Story Speaks

Rev. Kyndall Rae Rothaus (she/her) is an award winnng preacher, spoken word artist, feminist theologian, spiritual director, and preaching coach. 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, a national, ecumenical preaching conference designed to elevate the voices of folx on the margins. Kyndall also spent eight years as a Senior Pastor at a Baptist church in Texas, where, among other things, she left a legacy of fighting for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church before leaving institutional church work to start her own business, Kindle Your Soul Fire, working with individuals to heal from religious trauma and re-imagine their spirituality. Kyndall is a queer woman and the single mom of two adopted children who are the biggest joys of her life. In this conversation Kyndall shares her story of growing up in a conservative Christian home in Oklahoma. Despite being taught to believe that women could not be pastors, she followed her calling and went to seminary to become a pastor. She shares about her experience in seminary, what led her to create "Nevertheless She Preached" and her passion for helping others who are deconstructing their faith and healing from religious trauma.