ABOUT

FOR WOMEN & FOR THE WORLD

There is a critical gap in Christian women’s discipleship. As our roles in public life have grown, the Church’s vision for women’s work and calling has not grown with us. We find ourselves navigating expectations for our relational roles, complex gender dynamics in the workplace, and social pressure to portray picture-perfect lives, without a biblical framework to guide our leadership or a community of like-minded women to support our goals.

We believe women play a critical role in God’s mission.

Women, Work, & Calling is a movement of individuals and organizations passionate about equipping Christian women for faith-formed influence in public life.

We prepare women to embody a reimagined vision for work – a vision that points to Christ’s own work and the love that heals and renews our world.

Women, Work, & Calling is an international initiative of Denver Institute for Faith & Work.

We convene women for meaningful relationships, cultivate a renewed imagination for work, and catalyze redemptive action across workplaces, industries, professions, and communities.

WWC promotes whole-life discipleship to build the biblical foundation, spiritual health, practical tools, and relational networks women need for influence through their roles.

Our Mission

WHAT WE DO

When women work faithfully, the world will taste the hope and life that Jesus provides.

We envision a day when every woman would understand her God-given influence and have the tools she needs to shape our world through her work.

View our 5-year vision to the left or below.

Our Vision

WHAT WE SEE

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Our Beliefs

THEOLOGICAL STATEMENT

Doctrinally, we serve a range of denominations and align with the tenets of the Nicene Creed, a founding document of the Christian faith.

To learn more about our philosophy of ministry and position on secondary issues, please read our Philosophy of Ministry.

PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY

Our Ecosystem

Women, Work, & Calling is a discipleship ecosystem. In addition to serving individual women, we partner with institutions and organizations that play a formative role in workers’ lives:

Churches | Faith-based Nonprofits | Colleges & Universities | Faith & Work Organizations |
Independently-organized “Women and Work” Groups

Training programs like our Ministry Leaders’ Intensive, discipleship resources, and gatherings like our globally live-streamed annual event contextualize WWC’s approach to vocational discipleship in communities around the world.

Learn more about our discipleship ecosystem and become part of the WWC community.

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Our Team

JOANNA MEYER

Founder & Executive Director of Women, Work, & Calling

Joanna Meyer is the founder and executive director of Women, Work, & Calling, an international initiative of Denver Institute for Faith & Work. In the eleven years she has served at Denver Institute, Joanna also worked as Director of Public Engagement, and host of The Faith & Work Podcast. Before joining the Institute, she worked in global telecom, nonprofit consulting, and campus ministry with Cru. She also served as associate faculty of leadership development at Denver Seminary.

Joanna authored the award-winning book Women, Work, & Calling: Step into Your Place in God’s World (InterVarsity Press) and contributed to Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining His Mission through Our Work (B&H Books).

NAOMI HARTMAN

Public Engagement Coordinator

  • Naomi serves as the Public Engagement Coordinator and primarily focuses on event management and podcast production for Denver Institute. Previously, she has spent her career managing various nonprofit ministry events in both Christian camping and prison ministry spheres. Naomi is passionate about gathering people for a common purpose, and may be more excited about your birthday than you are. Outside of Denver Institute she enjoys live music, comedy and hosting dinner parties with her husband Kyle.

DENVER INSTITUTE STAFF

As an initiative of Denver Institute, its staff share their time and talent with this work. Learn more about these amazing professionals here.

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Our Founding

ABOUT DENVER INSTITUTE

Gifts supporting Women, Work, & Calling are administered by Denver Institute for Faith & Work, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that fuels and champions this ministry. Denver Institute makes sound stewardship a priority. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability and reports its financials on a yearly basis through our impact report.

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