Do you want to minister to the women around you, but find yourself stuck in a rut? Are you bored with "the way you\'ve always done it" when it comes to serving others in your church, community, friendships, or family? The Whole Woman looks at what it means to care for another woman holistically--heart, soul, Mind and strength--as an extension of loving God.
Christy Thornton (MA, PhD) is the Director of the ThM program, and Associate Director of PhD studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological.
She holds a Master of Theology degree from Gateway Seminary in Ontario, CA, and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Ministry degree.
Prior to coming to Lifeway, she served as the Women\'s Missions and Ministries Specialist for Oklahoma Baptists and taught women\'s ministry courses at Oklahoma Baptist University.
She has also contributed to Lifeway\'s Advent and Easter studies and is the co-host of the Lifeway Women\'s Marked podcast.
She is the author of Ministry to Women: The Essential Guide to Leading Women in the Local Church, the Bible study Living By Faith: Women Who Trusted God, and is a contributor to The Whole Woman: Ministering to Her Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength .
King (ThM) is the Manager of Magazines/Devotional Publishing and Women\'s Ministry Training for Lifeway Christian Resources.
Kelly D.
She is a frequent contributor to the IMB and has written for Lifeway, the Baptist Press, the Biblical Recorder, SEBTS, and other online resources.
Lesley and her husband Scott served eight years overseas with the International Mission Board (IMB) before coming back to the states to work in full-time ministry and education.
Lesley Hildreth (MA) is the Women\'s Discipleship Director at The Summit Church.
She teaches adjunctively and directs Thrive: A Minister\'s Wife Certificate Program at NOBTS.
Tara\'s ministry focus is training and equipping women for ministry, particularly ministry wives.
She is the mother of four children and has been a pastor\'s wife for over 20 years.
Tara Dew (MEd, EdD) serves in ministry alongside her husband Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS).
Her ministry focus is preparing women for ministry leadership.
She and her husband Jody, along with their two children live in the New Orleans area where Jody serves as Senior Associate Regional Dean for Extension Centers and Associate Professor at NOBTS.
Emily Dean (MDiv, PhD) serves as Assistant Professor of Ministry to Women at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College.
Missie and her husband William were church planters for eight years in Philadelphia before moving to Wake Forest, NC.
Missie Branch is the Assistant Dean of Students to Women at Southeastern and is focused on discipling and equipping women for ministry.
They live in the RDU area and worship at The Summit Church.
She is married to Tony, who serves as Executive Director and staff counselor at Bridgehaven Counseling Associates.
She teaches in the Ministry to Women degree programs at Southeastern, with her ministry focus being college-aged and adult women.
Higgins (MDiv, PhD) is an Assistant Professor of Ministry to Women and Associate Dean of Graduate Program Administration at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS).
Julia B.
Kristin is the co-author of The Gospel for Disordered Lives , set to be released in October of 2021.
Her focus is counseling children, teens, and their families.
Kellen (MA, EdD, PhD) is an Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS).
About author(s): Kristin L.
Join the authors of The Whole Woman, and find out how you can best serve the women around you.
The contributors of this book come from all sorts of backgrounds (professors, ministry leaders, convention leaders, and others) but have one thing in common: they love to see women grow in their walks with the Lord.
It also provides some action steps that you can immediately put into practice.
The book explores how we might care for the emotions, motivations, desires, thoughts, and relationships of ourselves and others.
Do you want to minister to the women around you, but find yourself stuck in a rut? Are you bored with "the way you\'ve always done it" when it comes to serving others in your church, community, friendships, or family? The Whole Woman looks at what it means to care for another woman holistically--heart, soul, Mind and strength--as an extension of loving God
