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Cynthia Hester​​

Catalyzing the Conversation on Women, Leadership, and the Church

Dr. Cynthia Hester

Cynthia teaches, writes, and speaks on topics of faith and women, both women in the Bible and church history. She earned her Doctor of Ministry Leadership (D.Min., 2022) and Master of Arts in Christian Education (MACE,  2017, summa cum laude) at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS). Her dissertation focused on biblical, historical, and theological views on women and church leadership. Studying Koine Greek was a key part of her studies.

In 2021, Cynthia founded Theology of Women Academy®. In her online Academy, she teaches the spectrum of orthodox views on women and the church (see Course tab).

A contributing author for the book 40 Questions About Women in Ministry (Kregel, 2023), Cynthia writes for Engage at Bible.org, blogs (see Blog tab), and her writing has appeared in Fathommag.com, Parker County Today, HeartStrongFaith.com, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Cynthia has leadership and teaching experience in the workplace, church, and non-profit ministries, including DTS Spiritual Formation Leader (2022—present, Ft Worth; 2015—17, Dallas), Chair & Chair Emeritus of the Association for Women in Ministry Professions (2019—20, awmp.org), international Bible conference teaching in Ajijic, Mexico, Miragoane, Haiti, and at Kyiv Theological Seminary, Kyiv, Ukraine, and as a minister to women in a Bible church (2011—14).

Married to her Baylor Bear sweetheart Lindsey, they have two married sons and three adorable grandkids and live in Weatherford, Texas.

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Complementarian

Unpacking the Spectrum of Views on Women & Church Leadership

Authoritarian, Libertarian, the Left, the Right…political polling data of United States voters reflects a broad spectrum of beliefs. Similarly, yet in a different context, a spectrum of beliefs exists among Christians on what the Bible teaches about women’s pastoral leadership. If you were polled today, how you answer questions about what women can do in the church, i.e. serve as a pastor, deacon, elder, teach men, perform baptisms, as well as in community life and the home represents your theological framework of women.

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Where are the women?
Leadership

In Church Leadership: Where Are the Women?

“When my daughter was in fifth grade, we visited my home church in Oakland, it was communion Sunday, and the preacher—male—got up and preached the sermon, then after the sermon, 12 men in their dark suits came forward to serve communion. And my daughter—fifth grade—leans over to me and she says, “Dad, where are the women?”

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Book Reviews

New Book Review: The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible

Misunderstood No More. It reminds me of the long-standing admonition, “Begin with the end in mind.” The last chapter of Mary DeMuth’s new book, The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible is aptly titled, “Misunderstood No More.” Through the Bible stories of ten women, DeMuth illustrates the value of enduring the tension and hostility of being blatantly maligned, dismissed, and misunderstood. She writes, “I believe we can grow in our understanding of misunderstanding and, through that learning process, begin to act as Jesus did—with perseverance.” To learn more, read my new book review on The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible.

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Cynthia Hester​​

Theology of Women​

Catalyzing the Conversation on Women, Leadership, and the Church