Nancy Guthrie is best known as a Christian Bible teacher, author, conference speaker, and ministry leader, after an earlier career in Christian publishing.

Quick Scoop: What did Nancy Guthrie do for a living?

For most of her working life, Nancy Guthrie has earned her living through Christian ministry and related work.

Main ways she worked

  • Bible teacher and speaker ā€“ She teaches the Bible at her local church (Cornerstone Presbyterian in Franklin, Tennessee) and at conferences around the United States and internationally, including her ā€œBiblical Theology Workshop for Women.ā€
  • Author ā€“ She has written numerous Christian books, especially on suffering, hope, and how to understand the whole storyline of the Bible.
  • Podcast host ā€“ She hosts the ā€œHelp Me Teach the Bibleā€ podcast, produced in partnership with The Gospel Coalition.
  • Retreat and video-series leader ā€“ Together with her husband, she founded and hosts ā€œRespite Retreatsā€ for couples who have faced the death of a child and cohosts the GriefShare video series, a grief-support program used in many churches.

Earlier career before full-time teaching

  • Before becoming widely known for teaching and writing, she worked for about 25 years as a publicist in Christian publishing , working alongside well-known Bible teachers and authors.
  • That long publishing career helped shape her skills in communication and understanding of how to handle and apply Scripture, which later fed into her work as a teacher and writer.

Short, simple answer

She first worked for decades as a publicist in Christian publishing , then became a fullā€‘time Christian author, Bible teacher, conference speaker, podcast host, and retreat leader , which is what she has primarily done for a living in more recent years.

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