The Titled Halo is for women of faith in leadership who know perfectly well that we’re not perfect. This means that the show talks about issues and struggles relevant to women who are pastors, priests, deacons, elders, rabbis, or leaders in some capacity at their mosque. But women of faith in business leadership will also find topics and guests to help them live out their faith in their business and in life in general. Since many more people today than in the past identify as spiritual than religious, it’s important that we understand what that means for people and how to effectively relate to them and even provide ministry and support to them. The pace of life and change in our world has accelerated and will continue to do so. This brings many questions and issues to religious communities and to all aspects of our lives. This is the ongoing challenge and mission that we as women (and men) of faith face today and it is what this show will highlight and bring to you.

Kathleen Panning has a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. She was ordained in 1980 as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She has served in rural and urban congregations, as a solo pastor, on the staff of a very large congregation and in a team ministry with her husband. During her years as a parish pastor, she had the joy of mentoring 14 seminary students for two years each during their theological training and formation. Pastor Kathleen is trained in the Option Process® Dialogue and is a Fascinate® Certified Advisor and a Certified Positive Prime® Practitioner. Since retiring from parish ministry, she has hosted a weekly life radio show for five and a half years and started the Titled Halo podcast two years ago. Pastor Kathleen is also an international speaker and an author. She loves continuing to grow in her understanding of the Bible, meeting and interviewing interesting people, and learning about and practicing the power of gratitude.