What’s New
IVPress’ new release! Moms at the Well: Meeting God through the Mothers of Scripture: a 7-week Bible Study Experience https://www.ivpress.com/moms-at-the-well
Read the The Kenya Report by Grace May, Th.D, Director of the Women’s Institute.
From our Partners: Job Opportunity - Director of Women’s Leadership Formation (remote) at Mission Nexus
From our Global Women’s Empowerment Students
Honoring and Hearing Her
Back by popular demand. We are rolling out Women & Men in Leadership again. We’re looking for a strong cohort for this 7-week Summer Intensive (June 19- July 31, 2024). Reach out to Erika Ortalo to apply or Dr. Grace May for more details about the course.
Hear what MA students in Development are saying
“This course helps leaders, both men and women, to cultivate new growth pathways and to raise the awareness that both men and women are equal in the eyes of God. Now, I am better able to challenge both misinterpretations of the Bible and views that oppress women and girl children.”
-Kondwani Chavula
“Before I took the course, I never knew kephale [can] mean source in 1 Corinthians: 11. Like you have a river, where is the source of the river, where is it flowing from?… [In that sense,] man is the source of the woman, and who would argue with that? The woman came from man. The Bible told us that… Now, if it is interpreted “head,” it [can] mean boss, the big man up there with a stick… Without going back to the original meaning… there’s room for every kind of misinterpretation”
-Shade Atanda
“Having a space these 7 weeks to set aside the time to actually think about women and men in leadership and read and understand was super helpful. I don't know that I would have done it on my own without the discipline of taking a class.”
-Sundee Simmons
Women Agents of Change in Cross-Cultural Chinese Contexts
The Institute for China Studies and the Women’s Institute are sponsoring the 2024 Joint Call for Papers on the topic of Women Agents of Change in Cross-Cultural Chinese Contexts. Prize-winning Chinese and/or English papers will receive an award of $3000 for 1st prize and $2000 for 2nd prize. Abstracts due May 31, 2024, 11PM PST.
Contact Dr. Yalin Xin for more details.
Advancing God’s reign together in the power of the Resurrection,
Activities
Dr. Grace May Reconnects with
Dr. Lois Semenye in Kenya
Dr. Lois Semenye is the Director of Spiritual Formation at Amani ya Juu, a ministry to refugee women who have fled to Kenya from different parts of the continent.
Faith and Leadership Journeys of Inspiring Global Women
AN INTERVIEW SERIES PRESENTED BY THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
Study Opportunities
WCIU offers Global Women's Empowerment courses as an area of focus in our M.A. in Development Studies.
GWE 510: WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
This course introduces women leaders who have contributed to the holistic transformation of the world. Using a biographical historical approach, students will survey women leaders from the first century through the present. They will consider the impact of marriage and singleness and analyze case studies focusing on the interplay of culture, politics, and religion on gender equity. Finally, they will critique the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development and potential effects on the next generation of girls. The course culminates with students presenting final projects in areas of interest.
GWE 610: Women & Men in Leadership
This course seeks to establish a biblical and theological basis for women and men leading and using their gifts to enhance societal development, including their religious community. Students will participate in close textual analysis, which is helpful in communities that derive principles and practices of faith from sacred texts. Special consideration will be given to the impact of women and men’s partnership in advancing God’s reign.
GWE 620: Spirituality of Women In Transformational Leadership
A close-knit global cohort of women, under a faculty mentor as spiritual director, will examine our human spiritual needs in connection to the Holy Spirit and Triune God, building habits, including rest, silence and retreats, that nurture our souls. At a masters level this engages conversation between multicultural identities, spiritual practices and faith traditions, sharing in how to develop self-care, so as to thrive long-term in transformative leadership of family, community and nations.
Interested in taking any of these courses?
About Us
MISSION
To equip women to be agents of transformation in their communities and in society
By fostering and disseminating scholarly research and best practices that focus on the intersectionality of women, leadership, and faith
By helping to alleviate the barriers and injustices women leaders of faith face in reaching their God-given potential
By developing partnerships that provide access to resources and training needed for women to flourish and contribute in all spheres of life
By advancing God’s reign through collaborative efforts with marginalized women throughout the world
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