Cross-Shaped Discipleship of Women

Kristie Anyabwile is a pastor’s wife and the mother of Afiya, Eden, and Titus. Her husband of 24 years, Thabiti, pastors Anacostia River Church in Southeast Washington, DC. Kristie speaks and writes about marriage, motherhood, and ministry. You can follow her on X.

Elicia Horton is a writer, speaker, and Bible teacher. Alongside her husband, D. A. Horton, she co-authored Enter the Ring: Fighting Together for a Gospel-Saturated Marriage. The couple teaches and serves together at Reach Fellowship in North Long Beach, California, and have counseled couples for more than 10 years.

Colleen McFadden trains women Bible teachers with the Charles Simeon Trust. She also serves as the director of Women’s Ministry at her local church, Trinity Community Church, just outside Philadelphia. Colleen earned an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and she serves on the board of Matthias Media, a ministry dedicated to raising up and resourcing disciple-makers. You can find her on Instagram or Twitter.

Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, and children’s books Creative God, Colorful Us and God’s Very Good Idea. She encourages and supports other writers as the acquisitions director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to Thern, and they reside with their two children near Nashville. You can find her at her website and follow her on Instagram.