About Ronna Detrick, M.Div.

Confessions & Beliefs. 

• I confess that I am ravenous for smart, sophisticated conversations about women, faith, and God that don’t cause my skin to crawl or my claws to come out or my defenses to go up.

• I confess to the alchemy-like miracle that happens when you and I can talk about your faith (or lack thereof). Epiphanies will transpire, angelic hymns will be heard, and reformation/transformation will pour forth.

• I confess that I find God when I write and speak about these things; more truthfully, God finds me.

• I believe that the world is praying for a deeper, richer wisdom. I believe this prayer is answered through womens’ incarnate brilliance and beauty. 

• I believe that when women’s stories change, everything changes – philosophies, religions, systems, structures, beliefs, politics, leadership, homes, children, commerce, planetary alignment, whole worlds.  Did I mention that everything changes?

When Ronna Detrick speaks, you can see her pulling down wisdom from St. Theresa to Simone de Beauvoir…to give you a gem of grace – or grit. And, she can write – like a poet on a practical mission. Like a feminist with faith. (Danielle LaPorte. Read our whole conversation.)

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About me, Ronna Detrick, M.Div.
Truth-Teller. Prophet. Hope-er. Speaker. Writer.

I talk about faith because I doubt. I talk about God because I hope. And I create sacred spaces for community, conversation, and congregation because I believe you are praying for the same.

I am privileged (and called) to have rich, winsome, tender, and strong conversations about God. Not trying to convince or “save” you; rather, listening to your stories and offering you new ones; wondering together about a way of believing in God that does not embarrass you or require you to swallow everything but the kitchen sink when it comes to doctrine or dogma. This (and then some) is Spiritual Direction.

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Ronna is my go-to source for taking my exploration of trust and faith into action. Ronna’s work is a deep gift to you…(Dyana Valentine, of the Woke Up Knowing Experience)

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(Another confession)

It has not always been easy for me to find God in my own life (and sometimes seemingly impossible) – especially when times are darkest. To have a Spiritual Director, a wise woman with whom I could entrust my stories, my words, my tears and my celebrations has been grace incarnate. Some days, talking with her was the smallest (and most delicious) taste of god that nourished my oft’ waning ability to believe, to have faith, to continue to hope.

I’m trained (the M.Div. degree). I’m certified (as a Spiritual Director). I’m experienced (more than 20 years of it). Even more, I’m compelled and convicted by this: when you can safely voice your doubts, your longings, and your fears about belief in or (lack of) understanding of God, you will step into a life that is expansive, intimate, and powerful. You will step into an experience of yourself that is whole, gorgeous, and beyond-imagination. And you will recognize that you are not alone.

It’s taken me a while to figure this out.

I started with a B.A. in Business and Communications and a human resources career – strategic conversations about people’s skills and struggles. Later, I moved into nonprofits and work that offered me a lens on the world that informs my hunger for social justice. I moved to Korea. I met a man. I moved home. I got married. We moved – a lot. I agonized and grieved over infertility. I gained a wealth of experience as a pastor’s wife and (eventually / miraculously / ongoing) as a mother. I went back to school and got my Master of Divinity degree. I got hired into a leadership position by that institution. I got divorced. I got ordained. I got laid off. And I launched my own business. This business. This calling.

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I’m still figuring things out, learning, growing, aching, desiring. These experiences are but a part of my story. The stories of others (past and present) graciously and generously inform and transform my own. And God’s story? This is the one I seek to understand, find myself in, and tell.

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Ronna writes like a woman on fire with faith and love. I learn something about myself every time I read her work. (Jennifer Louden, best-selling author, blogger, coach)

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• If you feel like you’re reading a version of your own story, hearing language that has haunted you, and have more doubt than certainty about God, welcome.

• If you can palpably feel a growing longing for spirituality (especially one that makes sense), and a God that is relevant to you as a woman, welcome.

• If you believe that there is beauty and value to be (re)claimed in the ancient, sacred stories of women (and you’re famished to find them), welcome.

• If you have a story of spiritual harm and wonder if there is ever a way to return to creeds, texts, and the God who inhabits them, welcome.

Ronna Detrick is a writer, feminist, scholar, mama, friend, renegade, and conversation-sparker (and sustainer). She wrestles faith and feminism. She leaps tall buildings in a single bound. She does it with grace. (Kelly Diels,Cleavage– Copywriter & Blogging/Writing Wisdom Galore)

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A community of faith.

• My congregation. Make it yours. Twice-monthly Sunday Services ~ Sacred space and smart conversation that matters.
• My sermons. Inspiration. Truth. (Un)orthodoxy. Some of my most popular blog posts ~ A taste of communion and grace.
• My offering(s). Spiritual Direction. It’s time. Important, transformational conversations about God…about you ~ 1:1 or in writing. Learn more.
• My blessings and benedictions. Testimonies. Great things other people say about me ~ Beautiful praise.
• My sanctuaries. Contact me. ronna@ronnadetrick.com | Follow me.
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My prayer:

May you know vast spaces, rich beliefs, and beautiful relationships that provide glimpses of God’s beauty and grace every single day. 

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