Episode 22: Lindsey Carlson
Get ready to be encouraged through this conversation with Lindsey Carlson! Lindsey is a pastor’s wife, a mother of 5, and an author. She published her first book, “Growing in Godliness: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Maturing in Christ” with Crossway in 2019 and is currently writing a book on biblical encouragement for women with an expected release in 2022.
Lindsey shares about her early pursuits in the arts and how that led her into a love for communications. After starting a family, her path shifted towards motherhood and dabbling in multiple areas such as photography, music, and theater. After attending a women’s conference where they shared about speaking and writing, Lindsey’s eyes were opened to the opportunity of writing as a way to serve God.
During this time, Lindsey and her husband Kyle moved from Houston, Texas, to Baltimore, Maryland, to plant Imprint Community Church. We chat about how her passion for writing developed from blog posts to writing articles for The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, and a variety of other contributor sites. From there, she began to pursue publishing a book. She describes how writing is a “long-haul thing” and how valuable community is in the process. We talk about the joys along the publishing journey and the challenges, including the trap of comparison and the reality of rejection.
Lindsey’s heart for teaching the Bible and discipling women through her writing and public speaking is evident throughout our conversation. I believe everyone will come away from this conversation encouraged to look to God and depend on His strength as we walk out our faith journey.
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About Lindsey:
Lindsey Carlson is a pastor’s wife, a mother of 5, and an author. She published her first book, “Growing in Godliness: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Maturing in Christ” with Crossway in 2019 and is currently writing a forthcoming book for women.
She and her family moved from Texas to Baltimore, Maryland in 2015 to plant Imprint Community Church with the help of the North American Mission Board. She enjoys teaching and discipling women through writing and public speaking, but most often through the context of the local church.
Lindsey also contributed a chapter on worship to The Gospel Coalition’s women’s book, Identity Theft: Reclaiming the Truth of Our Identity in Christ in 2018. More of Lindsey’s writing can be found on The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, Risen Motherhood, Christianity Today, True Woman, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and various other contributor sites.
Links from the Show:
- Imprint Community Church
- The Gospel Coalition
- The Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference
- Crossway
- Lauren Daigle
- Episode 11 with Jessie Winters
- Seche Vite and Seche Clear
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- “Growing in Godliness; A Teen Girls Guide to Maturing in Christ” by Lindsey Carlson
- The Root Collective