Pastor & Author Tracey Bianchi joins the podcast today to talk about Lent, liturgy and why being intentional about Holy Week matters. She also shares vulnerably about how her husband's unexpected health crisis turned her world upside down, what it has taught her -- and is continue to teaching her-- about the messiness of life, letting go of control and living in the hope of Easter Sunday.

Tracey Bianchi has served in the local church for twenty years. She’s led as pastor in Student Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Worship Arts, Adult Ministry and as a regular preacher at Christ Church, located in the western suburbs of Chicago. She is the author of four books and Bible studies on faith-based parenting and formation for women. In 2013, her work was noted by Christianity Today a “One of Fifty Christian Women Leaders to Watch.” Tracey also serves at several Christian institutions of higher education. She’s on the Board of Trustees at Denver Seminary and teaches courses in preaching, worship, and practical ministry at a Chicago area seminary. She earned her BA in History and Political Science from the University of Iowa; her Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary; and is about to earn her doctorate at Duke Divinity School.