Based on Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer’s book, A Church Called Tov, this event will help everyone thrive together. 

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Several years ago, I attended a conference designed for women leaders in the church. It was a flashy event with brilliant keynotes and, as expected, I left energized and fired up. I did all the conference things. I waited in line to stalk certain keynotes and then I drove home with my female colleagues in a car filled with hope and estrogen. I’m not sure if it was caffeine or camaraderie but we returned to the office that following week with fresh energy, vision, and ideas.


As with all things hyped up and event driven, the buzz eventually wore off and our new ideas dissipated. As time went on, many of the women I met at that event left their churches and ministries. I’ve been in ministry for twenty years and the litany of leadership anxiety and ache that women carry is still growing.


Even in churches that boldly proclaim support for women leaders, it gets messy. Old habits are hard to break, and organizations do not instantly become amicable to women just because one is suddenly in a senior role. Power dynamics are always at play and the risk of creating a toxic culture is high. Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer write about these toxins in their book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture that Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing ([link removed]) . Together, they speak about the intersection of power, celebrity, and the church.


Tov is a beautiful image that also models for us how to build goodness cultures that honor and support women.

These are the questions behind our new event, “Tov for Women: Creating Cultures Where Women Can Thrive.” Northern Seminary ([link removed]) ’s new, Center for Women in Leadership ([link removed]) and Missio Alliance are thrilled to partner together and invite you to join us for this unique conversation.

Missio Alliance has long been a champion for women on their leadership journeys and I can think of no better teammate with which to join our voices with than the remarkable team at Missio.


This one-day event will feature honest dialogue with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer alongside other ministry leaders like Helen Lee, Shamara Burton, and more. We won’t have much hype or flash or maybe any swag, but we are eager to come together and dive straight into the deep end together.


We hope you will join us for this event (and yes, guys, we would love to have you join us, too!).

With peace and hope,


–Rev. Tracey Bianchi
Center for Women in Leadership at Northern Seminary


** When:
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Friday, October 22, 2021

Online event: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
In-person event: 9:00 AM -3:00 PM (includes afternoon lunch, additional session, networking)


** Pricing:
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Online event = FREE
In-person event = $25 per person (includes meal, extra session, networking)


** Location:
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Northern Seminary, Lisle Center 410 Warrenville Road Ste. 300, Lisle, IL. 60532
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