Carol McLeod Press Kit

Short Bio

Carol is a best-selling author, popular speaker, and noted podcaster who teaches women to cultivate joy in all seasons of life with the life-changing Word of God. “I’m just a girl who is head over heels in love with Jesus ... who is passionately addicted to His Word ... and who finds all the joy I need in time spent in His presence." Her popular “The Significant Women Podcast with Carol McLeod” is ranked in the top 10% of all podcasts globally, and her YouVersion devotionals have been downloaded over 4 million times. Her 15th book, “Meanwhile: Meeting God in the Wait,” a Bible study on the life of Joseph, has become the cornerstone of a flourishing prison ministry with strategic partnerships in multiple states. Learn more about Carol McLeod at carolmcleodministries.com.

Fun Bio

Carol is a Christmas-aholic, loves ACC basketball, and burying her toes in the sand at the beach! Like all post-menopausal women, she is overly fond of chocolate and enjoys a good read. She doesn't like cleaning her house and is an expert in carry-out dinners. She hates to shop … loves to jog … and somehow finds time in her busy life to hang out with small children. She is the kind of woman you could laugh with over lunch, cry with over disappointment, and celebrate with over a victory!

Long Bio

Carol McLeod is a best-selling author, beloved Bible teacher, and popular speaker at women’s conferences and retreats, where she teaches the Word of God with great joy, enthusiasm, and spiritual depth. Known for her passionate and practical biblical messages—infused with her special brand of hope and humor—Carol encourages women in every season of life to walk boldly with purpose, even through seasons of pain and waiting.

A prolific author who loves digging for treasure in the Word of God, Carol has written 18 books, including Today Is a Verb, a devotional that challenges readers to live out their faith with intention each day. With warmth and wisdom, Carol invites readers to embrace a lifestyle of action, rooted in biblical truth and daily obedience.

Carol has also written three in-depth Bible studies, each with its own video teaching series to enrich personal or group study. Overflowing: Living Abundantly in a Broken Culture unpacks the riches of the book of Colossians, while Timeless: The Living and Enduring Word of God explores the enduring truths of 1 Peter. Meanwhile: Meeting God in the Wait follows the life of Joseph and highlights the transformative work God does in seasons of waiting.

Meanwhile has also become the foundation of a life-changing outreach initiative. In 2023, Carol McLeod Ministries began donating thousands of copies of Meanwhile to women in prison—a powerful mission made possible through strategic partnerships and generous donors. This Bible study is changing lives and bringing the hope of Christ to women behind bars.

Carol’s other works include award-winning devotionals like At Home in Your Heart—which won second place in the 2023 Selah Awards—and Rooms of a Mother’s Heart, a Blue Ridge Writer’s Conference Director’s Choice Award winner. Her teaching DVD The Rooms of a Woman’s Heart received a prestigious Telly Award for excellence in religious programming.

As a devotional writer for the YouVersion Bible app, Carol has penned 25 plans with over 4 million downloads, including her most popular, 21 Days to Beat Depression. Her blog, Joy For the Journey, has been named among the Top 50 Faith Blogs for Women, and reaches over 16,000 people each week.

Carol is the joyful host of The Significant Women Podcast with Carol McLeod, rated in the top 10% of all podcasts globally, where she shares personal stories, dynamic hope, and wisdom gleaned from the ordinary days of uncommon lives. The podcast’s mission is simple: to remind women everywhere that their story matters, and when Jesus is involved, every life can be a significant representation of all that He is.

A graduate of Oral Roberts University and the school’s first Women’s Chaplain, Carol was honored as ORU’s 2021 Alumna of the Year for Distinguished Service to God. Today, she serves as President and CEO of Carol McLeod Ministries, a multi-faceted ministry that includes books, teaching, podcasts, prayer ministry, and outreach to the incarcerated and unreached.

Carol and her husband, Craig—her college sweetheart—have been married for 44 years. Together, they’ve spent 38 years pastoring churches across America. Craig now serves as the North American Director for Global Partners, training pastors and planting churches in unreached areas around the world. The McLeods are the parents of ten children—five in heaven and five on earth—and the proud grandparents of what Carol lovingly calls “The 10 Wonders of the World.”

Carol’s life is a radiant testimony to the faithfulness of God in joy and sorrow, and her voice is one that women everywhere trust to speak truth, life, and unshakable hope.