‘A Better Ally Didn’t Exist.’ Jen Hatmaker Remembers the Generosity of Rachel Held Evans

There is a wilderness space in which misfits who flummox the Christian status quo gather. That wilderness has lost a hero--one who challenged the hierarchy behind the city walls, the patriarchy under the steeples. She insisted women, people of color, the LGBTQ community and the poor were the real elders of the church. A better ally didn't exist. She was Rachel Held Evans, prophet and preacher, author and friend, generous beyond all comprehension.

There is a wilderness space in which misfits who flummox the Christian status quo gather. That wilderness has lost a hero--one who challenged the hierarchy behind the city walls, the patriarchy under the steeples. She insisted women, people of color, the LGBTQ community and the poor were the real elders of the church. A better ally didn't exist. She was Rachel Held Evans, prophet and preacher, author and friend, generous beyond all comprehension.