In the first episode of Weird Women, we start in a prayer room in St. Louis and with worship leader Chante Rivers, who tells the story of singing “How Great Is Our God” in the middle of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. From there we go back to the first recorded worship leader in Scripture: Miriam, the prophetess who led Israel in song at the Red Sea. Dr. Christopher Hays of Fuller Theological Seminary walks us through the female prophets of the Hebrew Bible, including a scholarly case that Miriam’s song may be older than Moses’.

Then we widen the lens and look at the whole of scripture. Dr. Beth Felker Jones of Northern Seminary affirms that the gifts of the Spirit never ceased, and Dr. Craig Keener traces the promise of Joel 2 — “your sons and your daughters will prophesy” — through Luke’s Gospel and the day of Pentecost. He also shares an eyewitness account of the 2023 Asbury revival. Over the next six weeks, we’ll be sharing the stories of real women using the gifts Scripture promises for the blessing of the church.

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Thank you to our contributors in this episode, Dr. Beth Felker Jones, Dr. Christopher Hays, and Dr. Craig Keener — you can find links to their work below. And a special shout out to the Gateway House of Prayer in St. Louis rfor the audio at the beginning and end of the show.

Important Links:

“Faithfully Dissident Daughters” by Chelsea Kim Long

https://www.chelseakimlong.com

Contributor Links:

https://fuller.academia.edu/ChristopherHays

https://craigkeener.com

https://bethfelkerjones.com