Short Version:

Elissa Bjeletich Davis is an author and podcaster who loves Orthodox ministry for all ages. She writes for children and adults, works on curriculum projects, teaches Sunday school, and speaks at women’s and family retreats. She and her husband, Chris, live in a house full of kids (though less so everyday!) near Austin, Texas.

Long Version:

Elissa Bjeletich Davis is an Orthodox Christian author and podcaster. Her latest book is The Art of Myrrhbearing: Encountering Christ Through Serving Others (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2025). She is the co-author of Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2019) and also of Blueprints for the Little Church: Creating an Orthodox Home (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2016), and a contributor to The Grace of Being There: Single Mother Saints in Our Lives (Park End Press, 2022) and Behold a Great Light: A Daily Devotional for the Nativity Fast through Theophany (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2023). Elissa is the author of Welcoming the Christ Child: Family Readings for the Nativity Lent (Sebastian Press, 2017), and In God’s Hands: A Mother’s Journey through Her Infant’s Critical Illness (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2013). Her popular Ancient Faith Radio podcasts include: Light Streams In, Everyday Orthodox, Raising Saints, Dear Parents, You’re Not Alone (with Christian Gonzalez) and Tending the Garden of Our Hearts (with Kristina Wenger).

Elissa directs and teaches Sunday church school at Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Austin, Texas, and has contributed to several national curriculum projects. She completed her Masters of Theological Studies in 2025, and serves on the Advisory Board of Youth Equipped to Serve (YES), a ministry of FOCUS North America. She and her husband, Chris, live in a house full of kids near Austin, Texas.