Rev. Dr. Bethany Fox loves experimenting with ways to bring more gifts and voices into church, and following the Spirit together to make our community into a place of deep belonging and transformation. Chat with her about new ways of doing and being church that are creative and meaningful. Let’s get curious and creative as we do justice, love kindness, and follow Jesus together!
Bethany’s preaching is warm, invitational, and rooted in real life. She weaves together Scripture, theology, and everyday stories in a way that feels like a shared conversation rather than a lecture. Her sermons make space for hard emotions like grief, doubt, and lament, while gently leading listeners toward hope. With a voice that is both pastoral and prophetic, she invites the congregation to see what God sees, feel what God feels, and take concrete steps toward living as God’s people in the world.
Her book Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church (IVP Academic, 2019) examines how Jesus’ healing in the Gospels, too often used in ways that wound people with disabilities, might point a way toward real healing and mutual thriving. She is active in the 1001 New Worshiping Communities movement as a leader, instructor, and coach. She enjoys performing stand-up comedy around LA and connecting to God through the witness of God’s good creation.
She received her BA from UCLA in Philosophy and Russian Literature, MDiv from Columbia Theological Seminary, and PhD in Christian Ethics from Fuller Theological Seminary. She lives with her husband their two rescue dogs (Bob and Ziggy, father and son), and they enjoy making music together, going to trivia nights, and exploring all the fun neighborhoods around LA.