Women's voices are vital in the church, the academy, and the world. IVP's women authors are expert practitioners, gifted writers, and leading voices in today’s most important conversations. We invite you to discover their books and explore more resources that inspire reflection and spiritual growth, including articles, videos, and podcasts where women authors share their stories and insights. Join us in honoring the work of women, learning from their experiences, and broadening our perspectives.
All IVP Women Authors
Hannah Miller King is a priest and writer in the Anglican Church in North America. She writes for Christianity Today and serves as the associate rector at The Vine Anglican Church in western North Carolina. She and her husband, also a priest, have three children.
MelindaJoy Mingo is an ordained minister, professor, cultural capacity expert, and entrepreneur based in Colorado Springs. She is the founder of Je-Nai International Ministry and Significant Life Change, Inc., and has developed multicultural initiatives both at home and abroad. She holds a PhD in global leadership and an honorary doctorate in urban transformative leadership.
Arianna Molloy (PhD, University of Denver) is associate professor of organizational communication at Biola University. Her research focuses on meaningful work, work as a calling, and the connection between humility and burnout in the workplace. She is an award-winning scholar and educator who has published in the International Journal of Business Communication, Communication Studies, and Christianity Today. Arianna is also a consultant for organizations, business professionals, and ministries. Arianna and her husband, Allen, have one son and enjoy running half marathons, traveling the world, and drinking good coffee.
Rev. Erin F. Moniz (DMin, Trinity School for Ministry) is a deacon in the Anglican Church in North America and associate chaplain and director for chapel at Baylor University, where she disciples emerging adults and journeys with them toward healthy, gospel-centered relationships. She is a trained conciliator, mediator, and conflict coach. She enjoys content creation, playing music, being outdoors, and narrating the inner monologue of her two cats. She lives in Waco, Texas, with her husband,Michael.
Lucy Moore is the founder of Messy Church, a rapidly growing ministry now in over twenty countries worldwide. Lucy promotes the movement through training and speaking events. Her books include the Messy Church series, Bethlehem Carols Unpacked, The Gospels Unplugged, The Lord's Prayer Unplugged, Topsy Turvy Christmas, Colourful Creation, and All-Age Worship. Previously, Lucy was a member of Bible Reading Fellowship?s Barnabas team, offering training for those wanting to bring the Bible to life for children in churches and schools across the UK, and using drama and storytelling to explore the Bible with children. A secondary school teacher by training, she enjoys acting, walking Minniethe dog, marvelling at the alien world of her two children, and reading eclectically.
Shayne Moore was formerly director of operations at the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College Graduate School. She is the author of several books, including (with Kimberly Yim) Refuse To Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern Day Slavery. She is also the cofounder of the Redbud Writers Guild.
Sandra Morgan is director of the Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University. She is recognized globally as a leader in the fight against human trafficking. She hosts the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, and she also served by presidential appointment on the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking.
MaryKate Morse is professor of leadership and spiritual formation at George Fox Evangelical Seminary and director of strategic planning at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon. She is a trained spiritual director and serves as a consultant tochurches and organizations. She is also the author of Making Room for Leadership.
Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna is a lay leader in the Presbyterian Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has served as a leader of women's ministries in her denomination and in national and international ecumenical bodies. She founded andleads a nonprofit organization that addresses systemic poverty and violence against women.
Shirley A. Mullen (PhD, University of Minnesota; PhD, University of Wales) served as president of Houghton University for fifteen years. She spent four decades in the work of faith-based liberal arts education in various roles, including professorof history, provost, director of residence life, and president. As president emerita, she continues to write, speak and consult on themes related to her recent publication Claiming the Courageous Middle. Mullen’s earned doctorates in history and philosophy reflect her life-long interest in the Enlightenment and its complex impact on the modern world, on liberal learning, and on the intertwining of Christian calling and the legacy of humanism in the Western tradition. In addition to herwork in the classroom and as an administrator, she has served as president of the Conference of Faith and History, chair of the board of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, and chair of Jericho Road Community Health Center in Buffalo, New York. She currently serves as chair of the board of Fuller Seminary, and is a member of the boards of National Association of Evangelicals and First Amendment Partnerships.
Hear More from Women Authors
In this interview, IVP authors Carmen Joy Imes, Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young, E. K. Strawser, Nijay Gupta, Rob Dixon, and Sandra L. Glahn reflect on Women’s History Month and the importance of hearing women—and what we miss when we don’t. Gilmore-Young and Gupta are hosts of the IVP podcast Hear Women.
What good gifts has God given your children? Amy and Rob Dixon, authors of the IVP Kids book "Penny Preaches," help parents and caregivers discern, embrace, and cultivate the vocational giftings of the children in their lives.