Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade, Author and Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky, exploring the themes of her books, Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide, and Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and the Pulpit.
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The Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade is the Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky. An ordained Lutheran minister (ELCA) for more than twenty years, Leah earned both her MDiv and PhD degrees from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (now United Lutheran Seminary). She has pastored congregations in suburban, urban, and rural contexts and has been a community organizer and activist for environmental issues for nearly a decade. In December 2021, Leah was elected 2nd Vice President of the Academy of Homiletics, a three-year position that will culminate with serving as President of the Academy in 2024. Leah has authored five books, including Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide, and Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and the Pulpit. She is conducting a longitudinal research study about ministry, preaching, and social issues that has surveyed nearly 3,000 clergy and 1,000 laity since 2017. She is the EcoPreacher blogger for Patheos writing about religion, culture, politics, environmental justice and other social issues. She is also co-founder of the Clergy Emergency League, a network of more than 2,600 pastors throughout the U.S. who provide support, accountability, resources, and networking for clergy to prophetically minister in their congregations and the public square in this time of political upheaval, social unrest, and partisan division.
