Kara Eidson

Kara Eidson has pastored in rural, suburban, and urban settings. She holds degrees in psychology from Missouri State University and an MDiv from Duke Divinity School. After ordination in 2010, Eidson served four years as The United Methodist campus minister at The University of Kansas. She currently serves United Methodist congregations in McLouth and Oskaloosa, both located in Kansas. Eidson and her husband love spending time tending to their garden with their small flock of chickens and two goats. Eidson's first book, A Time to Grow: Lenten Lessons From the Garden to the Table, was published by Westminster John Knox in 2021. Her second book, Stay Awhile: Advent Lessons in Divine Hospitality, was published by WJK 2023. Her third book with WJK, is now available: The Advent Tree: Meeting Jesus In God's Big Story.