Carol McLeod

The president and CEO of Carol McLeod Ministries, Carol McLeod is a popular speaker at women's conferences and retreats. She is the author of many books, including Pass the Joy Please: Passing the Joy of Motherhood from Generation to Generatio, Refined: Finding Joy in the Midst of the Fire, Joy For All Seasons: 52 Weekly Devotions, Rooms of a Mother's Heart: A Sacred Call and an Eternal Purpose, Vibrant: Developing a Deep and Abiding Joy for All Seasons, Significant: Becoming a Woman of Unique Purpose, True Identity, and Irrepressible Hope; StormProof: Weathering Life's Tough Times; and Guide Your Mind, Guard Your Heart, Grace Your Tongue.


Carol hosts a twice weekly podcast, A Jolt of Joy! on the Charisma Podcast Network, and a weekly podcast, Significant. Her weekly blog, Joy for the Journey, has been named in the Top 50 Faith Blogs for Women. Carol also writes a weekly column in Ministry Today. She has written several devotionals for YouVersion, including 21 Days to Beat Depression, which has touched the lives of nearly one million people around the world. Her teaching DVD The Rooms of a Woman's Heart won the prestigious Telly Award for excellence in religious programming. Carol was also the first women's chaplain at Oral Roberts University and served as chaplain on the university's Alumni Board of Directors for many years. Carol has been married to her college sweetheart, Craig, for more than forty years and is the mother of five children in heaven and five children on earth. Carol and Craig also happily answer to "Marmee and Pa" for their captivating grandchildren.