Jodi desires to move women into a deeper relationship with Jesus and equip them to use their gifts and lives fully for God. To live the adventurous story He has imagined for each of us.

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She HAS been a church planter and pastor’s wife in the Bay Area who has led women’s ministry and mentors young women, teaching and training them in the Word of God.

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She now resides in Colorado where she writes and edits for Proverbs 31 Ministries and Redemption Press Publishing. Her heartbeat is studying deeply and teaching the Word of God. 

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She has BA degrees in Bible and English from Hope International University, a Master’s degree in Education from Claremont Graduate University, and she has taken several seminary courses at Western and Fuller in Women’s Ministry and Church Leadership.

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She is a contributing author to the books She Writes For Him: Stories of Resilient Faith & Bloom Where You’re Planted: Stories of Women In Church Planting, Volumes 1, 2 & 3. She is also published with Upper Room, InCourage.me, and Encouragement for Today (Proverbs 31  Ministries).

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She speaks to women of all ages, including teen girls. While her current favorite topics to speak on are women mentoring women and how to live a better story, her passion for teaching Scripture drives every message she delivers.