Twelve Women of the Bible Study Guide: Life-Changing Stories for Women Today

About Amena BrownElisa MorganJeanne StevensJonalyn Grace FincherLysa TerKeurstNaomi Zacharias

Lysa TerKeurst is president and chief visionary officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the author of six New York Times bestsellers including Good Boundaries and Goodbyes Forgiving What You Cant Forget and Its Not Supposed to Be This Way. She writes from her familys farm table and lives in North Carolina. Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com or on social media @LysaTerKeurst. Elisa Morgan is President Emerita of MOPS International Inc. based in Denver Colorado. She is the author editor or coauthor of numerous books including Twinkle Naked Fruit; Mom You Make a Difference! Moms Devotional Bible; What Every Mom Needs; What Every Child Needs; and Real Moms. Elisa has two children and a grandchild and lives with her husband Evan in Centennial Colorado. Amena Brown is an author spoken word poet speaker and event host. The author of five spoken word albums and two non-fiction books Amena performs and speaks at events from coffeehouses to arenas with a mix of poetry humor and storytelling. She and her husband DJ Opdiggy reside in Atlanta GA.       Jonalyn Grace Fincher offers a distinctive voice as a female apologist. Holding a master's degree in philosophy of religion and ethics from Talbot School of Theology as well as double bachelor's degrees in English and history from the University of Virginia she is one half of Soulation (www.soulation.org) a husband/wife apologetics team. For the last three years Jonalyn has been lecturing speaking and writing on how women are distinctly and fully made in Gods image. Her work has appeared in Radiant Fullfill and UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity. She regularly updates her blog (www.jonalynfincher.com) sharing her insights about womanhood and the soul. Jonalyn and Dale love to take walks with their three Welsh Corgis in their new hometown of Steamboat Springs Colorado. Jeanne Stevens serves as one of the lead pastors at Soul City Church in Chicago IL (www.soulcitychurch.com) Before starting Soul City Church Jeanne has been blessed to work with 2 amazing churches. Jeanne was on staff at Willow Creek Community Church from 1995 to 2005 where she served as a Student Ministry Pastor. She was also in leadership at North Point Community Church in Atlanta GA from 2006 ­ 2009. Jeanne has been privileged to be able to write consult and train ministry leaders throughout the country. Jeanne is an engaging communicator and leader that is committed to helping people live and lead from their soul. Jeanne is the author of Soul School and the soon to be released book What lies beneath. Jeanne's greatest joy is her marriage and mothering - she has been married to Jarrett for 14 years they have a 4-year-old son named Elijah William and a 2 year-old daughter named Genevieve Grace Gigi². Naomi Zacharias graduated from Wheaton College. After working in sales for Coca-Cola she joined RZIM and launched Wellspring International an initiative devoted to providing financial grants to international efforts working with at-risk women and children. Naomi has spent time in red-light districts in The Netherlands India and Thailand; foster homes for children affected by HIV/AIDS throughout Asia; hospitals providing surgical treatment for women who have been victims of violence in the Congo; womens prisons in South Africa; displacement camps in Indonesia Uganda and Pakistan; areas of the Middle East offering aid to Iraqi refugees; and areas of Southeast Asia devastated by the tsunami of 2004. Naomi recently met and married her husband Drew in Florence Italy. They currently live in Oxford England. Sherry Harney is an author and a speaker who serves as the Spiritual Formation and Discipleship Director at Shoreline Church in Monterey California. She is also the cofounder of Organic Outreach International. For over three decades Sherry has spoken for local national and international groups and events. She focuses on prayer spiritual formation leadership and organic outreach. Over the past three decades Sherry and Kevin have coauthored and partnered with writers such as Ann Voskamp Max Lucado Nabeel Qureshi Jim Cymbala Miles McPherson Mark Batterson Chrystal Evans Hurst Christine Caine Gary Thomas N.T. Wright Laura Story Craig Groeschel Dallas Willard and many others. Kevin and Sherry have three married sons and three grandchildren.