IBR Women
Started in 2014, IBR Women seeks to encourage networking and camaraderie among Christian women biblical scholars who are IBR members.
Upcoming Events
Women Scholars’ Breakfast
Due to COVID-19, the breakfast is cancelled this year. Plans are underway for another IBR Women Scholars’ digital event in the Spring. Stay tuned.
IBR will be hosting its seventh annual IBR Women Scholars’ Breakfast at SBL on November 21 in Boston, MA. This event is designed to provide an opportunity for women IBR scholars to connect with other women for mutual support, networking, and advancement in scholarship.
In 2014 we had over 40 women attend and, in 2019, this number increased to 100! We anticipate this annual breakfast will continue to foster a greater sense of community and solidarity with other women in the field.
All current IBR women scholars will receive an email invitation in September. Numbers are limited, so please be prompt with your RSVP. For more information, please contact Beth Stovell at women@ibr-bbr.org.
Members are now able to make a donation specifically to support our IBR Women’s Breakfast. [UPDATE THESE INSTRUCTIONS] After logging in to your account, simply click on “Donate to IBR” under Member Functions, and then select “Women’s Breakfast” under “Choose a Project.”
Summer Writing Retreat
June 2021
Due to COVID-19, the IBR Women Scholars’ Summer Writing Retreat has been postponed to June 2021.
The Institute for Biblical Research would like to congratulate the following women scholars who will be joining Lynn Cohick (Denver Seminary) and Beth Stovell (Ambrose University, Canada) for the IBR Women Summer Writing Retreat at The Hideaway in Colorado Springs, CO:
- Amanda Beckhuysen, Calvin Seminary
- Aubrey Buster, Wheaton College
- Carmen Imes, Prairie College (Canada)
- Catherine McDowell, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Christine Palmer, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Jeannette Hagen Pifer, Biola University
- Jennifer Jones, Liberty University
- JoAnna Hoyt, Dallas International University
- Julianne Burnett, Asbury University
- Madison Pierce, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- Rebekah Eklund, Loyola University Maryland
- Sarah Baker, University of Texas-Austin
- Sarah Harris, Carey Baptist College (New Zealand)
We hope this writing retreat will be a time of fellowship, connection, and productive academic writing. We are thankful to the Imago Dei Fund for funding this retreat.
We’re on Facebook
Our Facebook group is a private discussion forum for women who are IBR members.
Recent IBR Women News
History of IBR Women
IBR Women began as the vision of Carol Kaminski and Beth Stovell in 2014. At that time, women comprised only 7.7% of the over 500 IBR members. We developed a IBR Women Scholars’ Breakfast with the goal to connect current women IBR members for mutual support, networking, and advancement in scholarship.
The first breakfast had 30 women on the list and by 2019 we had over 100! A recent grant with the Imago Dei Fund has allowed us to expand our work with IBR Women beyond our breakfast to a retreat, seminars, and social media presence. We look forward to a bright future for IBR Women!
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