Jill M. Richardson

Jill received her doctorate of ministry from Gordon Conwell Seminary in 2020 with a focus on intergenerational faith learning. She also holds a Master of Divinity from Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, and a Bachelor of the Arts in English and Secondary Language from Washington University in St. Louis. She currently serves as senior pastor at Real Hope Community Church in Oswego, Illinois.

She is passionate about bringing together the oft-maligned millennials and baby boomers to worship and learn together. Currently, she is working on releasing a podcast titled Reframed: Picturing Faith with the Next Generation.

Jill has published six books and award winning articles in places such as Christianity Today publications, Christians for Biblical Equality, (in)courage, MOPS, Disney’s Family Fun, and Chicago Parents. She is represented by Karen Neumair at Credo Communications.

She also enjoys travel, gardening, musical theater, reading, kayaking, sitting near the ocean, and spending time with her husband and three daughters. She believes in Jesus, grace, restoration, kindness, justice, Earl Grey, and dark chocolate.