Staff Member since 2026
Fayetteville Discipleship Coordinator
Personally speaking: Before joining the Lightbearers team, Zarah gained experience in both ministry and the business world, including serving with New Heights Church. She also attended the University of Arkansas. Zarah Benjamin resides in Fayetteville AR.
Getting to know Zarah
Q: When/how did you become involved with Lightbearers?
A: I have been good friends with the previous Women’s Discipleship Coordinator, and she had shared with me the heart of the ministry. I admired from afar until I was offered an interview for her position, and have felt the heart of GOD on this ministry deeper than ever. To say the least, I was honored to get to be involved.
Q: What excites you most about the Lightbearers vision?
A: I love how Lightbearers is so bent on doing ministry like JESUS did with our students. Being involved in disciples’ lives, walking along side them truly. We get to be good shepherds, following Christ while others follow us.
Q: What has been the most influential book you've read this past year and why?
A: Honestly, this past year God has been showing me the importance of stories. I read Of Mice and Men for the first time, and I was impacted by the ever pressing reality that we all desire friendship. That was the humble undertone of the book; the necessity of human connection. We were made in the image of the most relational being, GOD. I was moved and convicted by how good it is to need others, and how broken we are without Christ.
Q: How do you like to spend your time when you're not working?
A: I love being outside! Whether it be walking, running, biking, dancing, I love that God gave us the ability to move! And it is even better when I can move in nature. I also enjoy writing, meals with friends, and overpriced coffee.