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
Nikki A. Toyama-Szeto is senior director of biblical justice integration and mobilization at International Justice Mission (IJM) in Washington, DC. She provides strategic leadership to the IJM Institute for Biblical Justice and IJM's Global Prayerteam to ignite passion for biblical justice among the global church. She previously served as program director for InterVarsity's Urbana Student Missions Convention. She is the coauthor of Partnering with the Global Church and More ThanServing Tea.
Shelley G. Trebesch (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) has served as vice president for capacity development for Prison Fellowship International, as well as assistant professor of leadership and organization development in the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and in Singapore as global director for Membership Development for OMF International. An active consultant, trainer and seminar leader, Trebesch has facilitated complex change processes and developed leadership curricula for churches and organizations around the world. Among these are InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Frontiers, National Evangelical Christian Fellowship of Malaysia, Youth With A Mission (YWAM), Evangelical Association of Chinese Churches, Urbana, Oasis International, Children's Hunger Fund, Prison Fellowship International, Pioneers International and TEAM International. She is the author of Isolation: A Place of Transformation in the Lives of Leaders.
Danielle (Dani) Treweek (PhD, St Mark’s National Theological Centre and Charles Sturt University) is the founding director of the Single Minded Ministry and an adjunct teacher at Moore Theological College, Sydney. She also serves as both the Diocesan Research Officer and a member of the Archbishop's Doctrine Commission within the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia.
Amy Trout (PsyD, Wheaton College) is founder and director of a private practice, Cornerstone Consultants, and chief education officer at Counterpoise (a subsidiary of The Burrell Group).
Laura Sumner Truax is senior pastor of LaSalle Street Church in Chicago, Illinois. She holds degrees in divinity, pastoral studies and spirituality from Loyola University Divinity School and serves as a teaching pastor for World Vision and for theUniversity of Chicago Divinity School. She and her family live in Chicago.
Meghan Tschanz is a writer, speaker, and former missionary who is passionate about empowering women and reclaiming feminism for the Christian faith. She's a prolific blogger, host of the Faith and Feminism podcast, and an avid traveler. She and her husband, Dustin, live in northeast Georgia.
Kathy Tuan-MacLean (PhD, Northwestern) serves as faculty ministry national director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, where she invites and resources faculty to follow Jesus together. She's a mother of three adult children and an overly anxious labradoodle. Since joining InterVarsity in 1990, she has led numerous students and faculty in Bible study, spiritual formation, and leadership development. She is also a spiritual director who has led marriage ministry and women's retreats. In herchurch, you can find her occasionally preaching, often teaching, serving as an elder, and regularly cooking for and hosting gatherings.
Rachel Uthmann is director of training at the International Association for Refugees, where she equips Christians for faithful, sustainable, and fruitful service among people forcibly displaced from their homes by violence or persecution. She is a master facilitator with the Healing the Wounds of Trauma program. She previously served in ministry in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Greece. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Tim, and their family.
Ekemini Uwan (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a public theologian, international human rights activist, and an NAACP Image Award–nominated author. She cohosts the award-winning podcast Truth’s Table and Get in the Word with Truth’s Table. Her writing has been published in The Atlantic and The Washington Post.
Tara Van Dyke is a certified birth doula and childbirth educator who finds great joy in working with couples to strengthen resilience and coping skills for their most challenging and sacred moments in life. She is the author of Welcome to the Adventure: Guidebook for a Positive Birth. She and her husband, David, cohost the With U Podcast, focused on relationships and life transitions, and lead marriage and parenting seminars locally and internationally. She is the mother of four adult children and lives in the suburbs of Chicago.
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.