Womens Development Track

The Evangelical Spectrum on Theology of Women: A Self-Guided Workshop
2025-09-01 - 2026-06-01 | Online Event
A self-guided series of recorded sessions (below.) Work through it on your own or, even better, with a group!
Because the issue of women and men in the home, church, and society has gained new interest over the last decade, we have attempted to summarize the main issues in the varying positions and practice by evangelicals who all hold a high view of God’s written Word. We hope this can be a good start to an important exploration in your own process of clarity and fluency in this issue as well as a launch into even more amazement at the new life we have in Christ as Image-bearers in male and female of our Creator God!
When it comes to texts that have greatly influenced modern evangelical thought, we are dealing with issues of interpretation of Scripture, for we are agreed on the inspiration of Scripture. And so we can expectantly and graciously engage together in an exploration of what the interpretive challenges actually are in those passages. And the interpretive decisions we all make that impact the way we walk out our faith in the area of men and women in Christ.
Below you’ll find the recorded parts of our online seminar that we normally do as monthly sessions with discussion and interaction interspersed (which we don’t record.) If you have a group with which to listen through these explanations of the interpretive challenges of passages that are most often used to form a position and practice, stop at various points to hear from each other – with an attitude of respectful disagreement and listening to learn:
What was new to me? What makes most sense to me at this point and why? How have I seen this taught or practiced in my sphere of influence? What do I want to think/pray about or study further?
Watch Here:

Overview and Spectrum Summary
Genesis 1-3
Galatians 3, 1 Corinthians 7
Ephesians 5: 21-33, 1 Peter 3:1-9
1 Tim 2: 8 – 15
Review and 1 Cor 11
1 Corinthians 11: 2-16, 14:26-40
Overview Old Testament to the Church

Facilitators:
Heather Althoff currently serves as the Missions Pastor at LifeWay Church in Federal Way, WA. While earning a bachelor’s degree in Classical Greek from Trinity University and a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, Heather developed a deep love for studying and teaching theology. She served as the Community Life Pastor, leading the assimilation and discipleship efforts at LifeWay from 2008-2019. In addition to teaching, she trained small group leaders and wrote discipleship materials. She has a passion for encouraging, training, and resourcing people to develop their relationship with Jesus, know their theology, and live out their calling to share Jesus with others. In 2019, Heather brought these same passions to LifeWay’s missions efforts. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband and two teenage kids.
Don Turner was the President of Global Focus, a ministry that helps local churches strategically enhance their involvement in missions. Now retired, Don’s background is a unique blend of corporate and ministry experience – from the United States Air Force to a Fortune 500 company in the Seattle area as Manager of Strategic Planning and Management Control Systems, and the Assistant General Manager of Management Information Systems. In 1987 Don left the corporate world to accept an invitation to pastoral ministry, first as an executive pastor and then as a lead pastor, a position he held for 21 years. Also having served as an elder in his local church for many years, Don also serves on the Board of IMPACT and has a strong understanding of the church and global missions. He is passionate about helping every church member maximize their impact for God’s global mission.
Wendy Wilson has served in various capacities in leadership training ministry and missions since 1984. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. She brings years of experience in engaging the spectrum of views in the ongoing evangelical discussion about women in ministry and marriage. Wendy lived and travelled abroad with a pastoral training ministry, for 28 years, developing an ongoing process of shepherd training for women. Then She served as the Mission Advisor for Development of Women to the Missio Nexus network of 350 agencies from 2012-2024. In 2015 she became founder and director of a collaborative project she continues to lead, Women’s Development Track, to help agencies and churches bring the full spectrum of gifts of women more fully to bear in accomplishing the Great Commission alongside their brothers – as the Blessed Alliance!
Questions about our process . . or yours? Contact Wendy at wendy@womensdevelopmenttrack.com

Leadership Pathways for Women: A Monthly Online Coaching Cohort
2025-09-11 - 2026-04-09
Leadership Pathways for Women: Growing through our Internal Hindrances
“If your gift is to lead, do it diligently” Rom 12:8
An online coaching cohort for Great Commission women gifted with leading, initiating, and strategic-thinking.
Limited to 12 women – FULL (Registration CLOSED)

Women are making their way into strategic positions of influence and leadership within the church, ministry and missions as we’ve recognized what we are missing without them. They are called by God to serve and flourish in these arenas! At the same time, we’ve seen that a women’s path into leadership is often different than a man’s, involving external and internal challenges that are not all unique to women, but they tend to hinder women in unique ways.
This guided experience of peer-learning involves monthly online meetings around the coaching process, 7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership, developed by Dr Kate Coleman. This 8-part investment brings together hard-won wisdom, biblical insight, and practical tools to empower women in leadership.
Discussions will be facilitated by Wendy Wilson, Exec Dir of Women’s Development Track, with coaching sessions facilitated by Beth Eckstein, Certified Executive Coach (see more about them below). Beth and Wendy will guide us through this process of discovery and peer-learning as follows:
8 Monthly Sessions: Sept 2025 – April 2026, SECOND Thursday of the month, 12:00 – 1:30pm ET
#1 – September 11: Introductions and Overview
Laying the Foundation for a Good Experience – Vision, Vulnerability, and Group Guidelines
#2 – October 9: Hindrance #1 – Limiting Self-Perceptions
Discussion: Identifying Truth and Defeating our Inner Critics
Coaching: Your own Internal Narratives
#3 – November 13: Hindrance #2 – Failure to Draw the Line
Discussion: Life-Giving Boundaries and Practical Boundary Management
Coaching: Your own Relationship to Boundaries
#4 – December 11: Hindrance #3 – Inadequate Personal Vision
Discussion: Discerning and Living into God-given Vision in Every Season
Coaching: Ambition Guilt
#5 – January 8: Hindrance #4 – Rhythms of Work and Rest
Discussion: Worshipping God by Honoring our God-given Limits
Coaching: Neglecting Self-Care
#6 – February 12: Hindrance #5 – The Disease to Please
Discussion: Balancing Relationships and Leadership
Coaching: Security Idolatry
#7 – March 12: Hindrance #6 – Colluding and not Confronting
Discussion: Addressing Conflict with Wisdom and Courage
Coaching: Colluding with Dysfunction
#8 – April 9: Hindrance #7 – Neglect in Family Matters
Discussion: Trusting God with our Nearest and Dearest
Coaching: Self-Reliance over God-Reliance
What you’ll be asked to do: 1) To make the most of our time together, you’ll prepare for our sessions each month by reading one chapter in the book 7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership and watching the videos for each month on your own. 2) At the end of each cohort session you will be given a personal action step to process with the group the next month. 3) And we’ll ask you to commit your best intentions to this cohort to be present and prepared every month!
Cost: $250 + purchase of the book, includes:
1) Full access to the video series on your own. Find previews of the video study here. (An individual subscription costs $250 alone but we can get a group rate through Women’s Development Track AND add the essential cohort learning experience together.)
2) Monthly 90-minute online sessions with your cohort for important processing and coaching as peers per the schedule above.
Registration: Register and pay through the button at the top right of this page (Notation for 7DS Online.) Or Registration online but mail a check made payable to Women’s Development Track PO Box 894 Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816. Your place will be confirmed when payment is received.
Your Facilitators:
Wendy Wilson brings 40+ years in missions, church ministry, and leadership. After 28 years with a pastoral training ministry in which she led the development of shepherd training for women, Wendy then served as the Missio Nexus Mission Advisor for Development of Women from 2012-2024, focusing on growing the participation of women in executive leadership roles for member agencies. In 2015 she founded Women’s Development Track as a collaborative platform for training and mentoring Great Commission women. She brings wide experience in the diverse evangelical discussion and practice around women and ministry, and offers perspective on the growing opportunity for the Great Commission community to steward the giftedness of women thoughtfully, actively and effectively.
Beth Eckstein has over two decades specializing in leadership development and change transformation. She is an accomplished Executive Coach and Facilitator, certified Cultural Intelligence Consultant, and Immunity to Change/Developmental Sprint® Facilitator. Her MA in Organizational Change Management involved specific research in effective leadership coaching during change transformation. Beth spent 25 years in Asia with SEND International in various roles including the Asst Dir of Training and Development as well as the Dir of Women’s Ministry. Having worked with leaders from both non-profit and corporate spaces focused on leadership development and change transformation, she is passionate to see women flourish in whatever sphere of influence they are working in for kingdom impact.
Questions? Wendy@WomensDevelopmenttrack.com
