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
Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and her husband Doug have served on the pastoral staff of four churches and are currently copastors of spiritual formation at Highrock Covenant Church in Arlington, Massachusetts. As certified Enneagram instructors, they enjoy resourcing spiritual leaders and pastors through spiritual direction and teaching the Enneagram. Adele is the author of Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Invitations from God, and coauthor of True You.
Mindy Caliguire is founder and president of Soul Care®, a spiritual formation ministry. She serves as the director of transformation ministry for the Willow Creek Association. Mindy is a frequent speaker and retreat leader, working with groups such as the Spiritual Formation Alliance. Her books include Faith Books Spiritual Journaling (with Sharon Soneff) and Write for Your Soul: The Whys and Hows of Journaling (with Jeff Caliguire).
Diana Calvin is Connections Minister at Trinity Fellowship Church in Richardson, Texas, where she loves to help people connect in small groups and adult ministries. Formerly she served as Director of Women's Ministries at Trinity for over ten years. She is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, where she frequently serves as a resource for women's ministry students. She is an experienced international missionary and lives in Mesquite, Texas with her husband and daughter.
Suanne Camfield is women's director at Christ Church of Oak Brook as well as a writer and speaker. She previously served as development director for Caris, a pregnancy resource and counseling center. She was also an assistant editor and publicistat InterVarsity Press and the blog manager for FullFill, a nonprofit focused on mobilizing women to invest their influence in the world for God's purposes. She is a founding member of the Redbud Writers Guild.Suanne frequently teaches to communitiesof all ages at her church, preaches an occasional sermon, and speaks at a variety of other women's events. She has written for Strangely Dim, Her.meneutics, Kyria, MomSense, Gifted for Leadership and was a contributor to the Every Day Matters Bible and the MOPS devotional Always There. Suanne and her husband Eric, a pastor at Christ Church of Oak Brook, live in the Chicago suburbs with their two children.
Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace and an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). She formerly served as the senior director of advocacy and outreach for World Vision US on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. She is the author of Social Justice Handbook and Just Spirituality, and coeditor of Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice.
Anna Marie Carey (BS, University of Northwestern, St. Paul) is a songwriter, copywriter, and video producer. She is also the worship director at The Gathering Community Church in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Anna lives in the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
Carolyn Carney is the national director of spiritual formation for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She has a master of arts in spiritual formation and leadership from Spring Arbor University and serves as a spiritual director and retreat leader. She has led prayer groups and intercessory prayer training for more than thirty-five years. Carolyn lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with her husband, David, and their exceptional dog, Keeley.
Sharron Carrns writes studies and training programs to accompany fiction and nonfiction books, devotionals, ministry resources, and corporate training. Her work includes the Weekend Features for the Hope in the Mourning Bible edited by Tim Beals and Shelly Beach. She is a contributing author to many books, including Faith Deployed . . . Again by Jocelyn Green.
Robbie F. Castleman is professor of biblical studies and theology at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She previously served for several years as a staff member with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She has written a number ofBible studies and books, including Story-Shaped Worship (IVP Academic).
Helen Cepero (M.Div., North Park Seminary) trains spiritual directors at the C. John Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction at North Park Seminary and is co-program director of the Spiritual Direction Formation Program at the Journey Center in Santa Rosa, California. She is a spiritual director for the Academy for Missional Wisdom, and a consultant with the Transformational Listening Center. She is an adjunct instructor at North Park Theological Seminary and Multnomah School of the Bible. A frequent retreat leader, she is ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church. She is the author of Journaling as a Spiritual Practice. She and her husband, Max, live in Anchorage, Alaska.
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.