Date of Award

3-13-2025

Document Type

Project Portfolio

Degree Name

Doctor of Ministry (DMin)

Department

Seminary

First Advisor

Rebecca Park-Hearn, PhD

Second Advisor

Susan Rose, DMin

Third Advisor

MaryKate Morse, DMin

Abstract

NPO Statement

Women with spiritual hunger have lost connection with their feminine goodness, their voice, and their embodied presence due to cultural and religious patriarchy.

Key Insights

The resilience of women is evident in the fact that we have endured so long within the Fundamentalist Evangelical Church—a space that is often hostile, if not outright misogynistic. Women have been conditioned to remain silent, accepting the idea, as John Piper put it, that “masculine Christianity” is God’s original design. However, normalizing Christianity as exclusively masculine creates deep harm and imbalance across spiritual, social, and psychological spheres. This dynamic establishes a rigid hierarchy that oppresses women, denying them bodily autonomy and diminishing their role in both faith and society. The erasure of feminine spiritual power has led to the suppression of women’s voices, reinforcing inequality not only in religious spaces but also in the broader world. When women connect with the Divine Feminine—who has always been present—a transformative awakening occurs. In that moment, they come to know themselves fully for the first time.

Ministry Context

Together with my husband Jerome, I co-lead a nonprofit called The Vining Center in North Carolina. Our sphere of influence is primarily online, and I feel this will be a favorable platform for my Seven Portals of Feminine Formation.

Project Description

This feminine journey is an integrated path designed to empower women to rediscover and embrace their innate feminine creativity, power, and resilience. It is an embodied passage— from lamenting patriarchy to awakening our belovedness and strength in the world.

Seven Portals of Feminine Formation provides historical context on patriarchy, the limiting narratives imposed on women, and the path to reclaiming truth. Through journaling, meditation, and walking through a symbolic garden, participants enter portals—transitional spaces between realms that invite transformation, healing, and self-discovery.

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