Who is Nancy Guthrie, and why her Bible teaching draws a wide audience

Nancy Guthrie is a Christian author and Bible teacher known for connecting biblical theology to everyday suffering, grief, and hope. In recent years, her work has continued to circulate widely through conference teaching, workshops for women, and a long-running Bible-teaching podcast—making her a familiar name in many evangelical churches and study groups.

Early ministry and a defining loss

Guthrie’s public ministry is closely tied to personal tragedy. She and her husband experienced the loss of two children, a story she has spoken about publicly for years. That experience became the foundation for some of her earliest writing and teaching, aimed at people walking through deep grief and long-term hardship.

Rather than offering quick fixes, her work typically emphasizes endurance, prayer, and the conviction that Christian hope is anchored in God’s promises rather than immediate outcomes.

Nancy Guthrie’s work as a Bible teacher

Nancy Guthrie is widely recognized for helping readers trace major themes across the Bible—how the storyline from Genesis to Revelation shapes the way Christians understand their lives now. A key feature of her teaching is “biblical theology”: reading individual passages in light of the Bible’s unified storyline and its focus on Christ.

She has also developed structured workshops—often designed for women’s ministry settings—that train participants to read Scripture with greater confidence and to teach it with clarity.

Books she’s known for

Guthrie has written multiple books that fall into two main lanes:

• Suffering and hope: Her early work is shaped by grief, addressing how faith holds up under sorrow and how believers can pray and trust God in seasons that do not quickly resolve.

• Big-picture Bible themes: She has also written books that trace recurring themes through Scripture—showing how motifs like creation, exile, sacrifice, and new creation connect and culminate in the hope Christians expect.

If you’ve seen her name on hymn-based or devotional-style projects, that fits her broader focus: helping people bring rich theology into prayer, worship, and daily endurance.

Education and church context

Guthrie pursued formal theological training to deepen her teaching, completing graduate-level study in theological studies. She also teaches regularly within a local church context, which is often reflected in the practical tone of her writing—built for small groups, Bible studies, and Sunday-school style learning.

What’s next on her calendar

Public listings indicate she remains active as a conference speaker into 2026, including scheduled multi-day events in June 2026 in Indianapolis. For readers who follow her work, these appearances tend to spotlight two themes: (1) helping Christians read the Bible as one story, and (2) applying that story to suffering, loss, and long-term trials without pretending they’re simple.

Sources consulted: Nancy Guthrie (official website), Downline Ministries, Crossway, TGCW26 event site