Jodi Detrick

Dr. Jodi Detrick, author of The Jesus-Hearted Woman, is a certified personal leadership coach and an in-demand speaker who loves to talk to people at heart-level about things that matter most. Her articles and inspirational pieces have appeared in various magazines, journals, e-zines, and books. For many years, she was a regular religion columnist for The Seattle Times, one of America's leading newspapers.

Her book, The Jesus-Hearted Woman: 10 Leadership Qualities for Enduring & Endearing Influence, is being widely read and used for personal and group study in many countries around the world.

Jodi, a devoted wife, mother of three grown children, and "grammy" to three delightful grandgirls, holds a Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min) and is an adjunct professor at Northwest University. After many years as a pastor's wife, in 2001 Jodi began serving on the Leadership Team of the Northwest Ministry Network where she led Women's Ministries until 2009. She also served as the national Chairperson for the Network for Women in Ministry from 2011 to 2013. These days she lives with her minister-husband, Don, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest where the scenery is gorgeous and lattes are always a good idea. You can visit her website at www.jodidetrick.com and get to know her a bit better.

Jodi writes:

I'm a noticer, a word-wrestler, one who uses up the last drop of her daily allotment of grace--and often has to ask for more. I rarely get things right the first time, but I'm learning that starting over in multiples isn't as bad as you might think. I wonder...a lot, about a lot of things. But not so much that I've lost my sense of wonder with this adventure called life.

I gasp at the sweetness in my grandgirls faces and I've been known to blow kisses to trees with pink in their hair. That "grow old along with me" poem?? Yeah--Don & I are doing that (slowly, I hope). But I love him more now than when we said "I do" -- even though we had NO idea WHAT we were doing! Can't believe God gave us 3 sweet kids along the way--and no, you never stop being a mom or asking them to let you know they made it home safely, even when they're all grown up with wonderful spouses who are quite capable of monitoring such matters, thank you very much.

If you ask what I want to do for the rest of my life, here's what I will say: I want to keep having meaningful conversations with others about things that matter...I want to write in a way that compels minds to think, hearts to open, and spirits to stretch Godward on tiptoe. I want to resist the pull to play it safe, be moderate, and show only my best side. When I pray, "Be big in me, O God," I want to mean it. And one more thing...I want to drink good coffee and eat cupcakes with buttercream frosting whenever possible.