BIO

Elizabeth is an ordained minister who worked in congregational ministry through the Alliance of Baptists and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship for 25 years. She served congregations in Alabama, Virginia, and Louisiana, culminating in New Orleans as the Senior Pastor of the historic St. Charles Ave. Baptist Church from 2013-2023. Since leaving parish ministry, she has worked as a writer, consultant, teacher, and public speaker. 

Since 2023, Elizabeth’s freelance life has ranged from creating Beyond Religion, a podcast about unconfined spirituality, to working with national nonprofit Partners for Sacred Places to entering the college classroom as an instructor of college freshmen. As an adjunct consultant, she supports and coaches communities of faith in living out their unique callings through the transformational stewardship of brick-and-mortar resources. She was privileged to teach INT 101: Understanding Self & Other in Mercer University’s Spring 2026 term. She dedicated several  hours each week talking with Mercer freshmen about some of her favorite topics: justice, storytelling, empathy, writing, and human connection.

Elizabeth has been married to Nathan Lott for 25 years, and they are parents to two remarkable young adults–Turner is a rising college junior and Jay is a rising high school senior.