Writer, Educator & Advocate
"Open your mouth for the mute,
For the rights of all the unfortunate."
(Prov. 31:8)
My heart ministry is to give voice to all marginalized persons, especially women, and most especially incarcerated women. I do so through writing, active missional outreach, and speaking venues that include classes, churches, and conferences.
I also have a strong calling for the triune ministry of hospitality, community building, and creation care. This often involves hosting events at which I feed my guests from the products of my urban farm.
Academic Articles
by Linda Lee Smith Barkman, PhD
January 2020: “Supporting Indigenous Women Missionaries: An Alternative Paradigm for Mission in the Barrios of Tijuana,” In Missiology.
November 2019: "Reign of Christ Proper." In Missional Preacher Commentary, American Society of Missiology. https://www.asmweb.org/missionalpreacher.
September 2019: “Lessons from Prison.” In Shepherd Heart Ministry Consulting.
June 2019: “Pentecost.” In Missional Preacher Commentary, American Society of Missiology. https://www.asmweb.org/missionalpreacher.
February 2019: "The Schizophrenic Woman in the Back of the Room." In Medium.com.
January 2019: “The Toilet Tissue Church.” In Medium.com.
December 2018: “Nativity of our Lord.” In Missional Preacher Commentary, American Society of Missiology.
September 2018: "Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost." In Missional Preacher Commentary, American Society of Missiology.
Autumn 2018: “Muted Group Theory: A Tool for Hearing Marginalized Voices.” Priscilla Papers, 32:4 (2018) 3-7.
April 2018: "Fourth Sunday of Easter." In Missional Preacher Commentary, American Society of Missiology.
October 2017: Review of Called to Witness: Doing Missional Theology by Darrell L. Guder. In Evangelical Review of Theology: A Biblical Forum, 41:4 (2017) 380-81
September 2017:“Toward a Missional Theology of Prison Ministry.” 5 (2017) 38-53.