Nadia Bolz-Weber
About Nadia Bolz-Weber
Nadia Bolz-Weber (born April 22, 1969) is an American author, Lutheran minister and public theologian. Born Nadia Bolz, she grew up in Colorado Springs in a fundamentalist Christian family and began acquiring tattoos at age 17. Prior to her ordination, she worked as a stand-up comedian and in the restaurant industry, and she became sober in 1991. She served as the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Denver, Colorado, until 2018, and was ordained as a pastor in 2008. Known for her unusual approach to ministry, she speaks at conferences worldwide and has authored several books, including Pastrix, Accidental Saints, and Shameless. In 2021, she was installed as the ELCA Rocky Mountain Synod's first Pastor of Public Witness.
Videos (56)
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0:37Pain Can Be Part of Healing
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16:03Stubbornly accepting gladness in the *ruthless furnace of this world - with Kate Bowler!
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0:35HFASS at Cristo Rey's la pasada
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0:46Know Your People
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0:47There Is Something Wrong With You
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0:35Trees Won't Judge You
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1:00A 1,400-Year Church Breaks Tradition
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15:11Finally...a Conversation About Trees.
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0:39How I Learned to Accept Help
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17:56It Ends Up, We Need People
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0:35He Said “Never Been Better”
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0:36Turning Trauma into Comic Material
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1:24Art, Loss, and Impermanence
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0:38Why Pilgrims Carry a Stone
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1:01Remember What God Has Done
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14:29A Needlework of the word, "disco" may save us
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1:00The Human Paths to the Sacred
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0:14All The Things
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1:08God says I am — reframe fear
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1:06Nothing in Nature Cares About the News
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0:48The Power of a Place of Prayer
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0:42Tiny, Specific Invites Work
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1:49You can’t control life
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16:11Enchanted By Neighborhood Geese and Elephants
90 viewsFrequently asked questions
Who is Nadia Bolz-Weber?
Nadia Bolz-Weber, born Nadia Bolz on April 22, 1969, is an American author, Lutheran minister and public theologian who grew up in Colorado Springs.
Was Nadia Bolz-Weber a stand-up comedian?
Yes. Before she was ordained, Bolz-Weber worked as a stand-up comedian and in the restaurant industry.
What church did Nadia Bolz-Weber found?
She was ordained as a pastor in 2008 and served as founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Denver, Colorado, until 2018.
What books has Nadia Bolz-Weber written?
Her books include Pastrix, Accidental Saints and Shameless, and she speaks at conferences around the world.
What is Nadia Bolz-Weber's role in the ELCA?
In 2021 she was installed as the first Pastor of Public Witness of the ELCA Rocky Mountain Synod.
