Grace May

Grace Ying May is the Director of the Women’s Institute at William Carey International University, and an Associate Professor of Biblical Studies. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she has pastored churches in New York City and Boston. In 2011, she co-founded Women of Wonder (WOW!) and served as the Executive Director for seven years. She has taught on the biblical and theological foundations of women in ministry in seminaries in Asia, Africa, and North America. Most recently, she authored “Women Discipling Men” in Christian Egalitarian Leadership: Empowering the Whole Church according to the Scriptures (expected November 2020) and "Appreciating How the Apostle Paul Champions Women and Men in Church Leadership" in The Quest for Gender Equity in Leadership (2016). Grace holds an M.Div from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Th.D (Theology and Missiology) from Boston University School of Theology.

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Selected Publications                                  

Quest for Biblical Leadership, eds. Kyun Jewel Hyun, Grace Y. May, Julius Kithinji, Philomena Mwaura. Wipf & Stock. [2023]

“Women Discipling Men: A Biblical Pattern of Leadership”, a chapter in Christian Egalitarian Leadership: Empowering the Whole Church according to the Scriptures [2020].

“Appreciating How the Apostle Paul Champions Women and Men in Church Leadership, a chapter in The Quest for Gender Equity in Leadership, ed. Jewel Hyun and Diphus Chemorion [2016].

“The Way Forward: Men and Women in the Church,” a chapter in Seeking Harmony: Intergenerational Theology of the Household of God. eds. Sydney Park, Soong-Chan Rah & Albert Tizon [2012].

“Healthy Gender Relations,” a chapter in Growing Healthy Asian-American Churches, eds. Peter Cha, Helen Lee and Steven Kang [InterVarsity Press, 2006].

“The Family Table,” a chapter in Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross, eds. Mark D. Baker and Joel B. Green [Baker, 2006].

“Viewing God through the Twin Lenses of Holiness and Mercy: A Chinese American Perspective,” a chapter in The Global God, eds. Aida B. Spencer and William D. Spencer [Baker, 1998].

“Setting the Record Straight: A Response to J.I. Packer’s Position on Women’s Ordination” an article co-authored with Hyunhye Pokrifka Joe in Priscilla Papers [Spring, 1997].

“Who’s Who? Biblical Models of Women in Leadership,” in Priscilla Papers [Summer, 1993]

“New Testament Female Ministry Role Models,” in Priscilla Papers [Spring, 1993]