Meet Beverly Hislop, D.Min.

Executive Director,
Women's Center for Ministry

Associate Professor of Pastoral
Care to Women
, Western Seminary



Bev Hislop founded the Women's Center for Ministry
at Western Seminary in Portland OR, in 1996. She also
established and developed the unique Pastoral Care to
Women (PCW) programs and courses offered at Western
Seminary.

Formerly, Bev developed and taught a women's ministry module at
Moody Bible Institute in South Florida; established and directed women's ministries in five churches (west and east coast of America and overseas); and hosted a weekly radio program, "Western Connection for Women," for women in ministry and ministry wives.

Bev established a ministry to pastors' wives, Just for Pastors' Wives. She has been a pastor's wife and involved in women's ministries for over 30 years. Currently, Bev serves on the board of Network for Women in Leadership.

Shepherding Women in Pain is Bev's newest book, a vital resource for pastors, women's ministry directors and all who have a heart for helping hurting women. (It is due to be released April 2010.) Bev is also the author of Shepherding a Woman's Heart and was a major contributing author to Women's Ministry Handbook. Bev earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Bev teaches pastoral care to women courses in the Master of Arts Specialized Ministry in Pastoral Care to Women at Western Seminary in Portland OR, San Jose and Sacramento, CA.

Bev and husband, Jim, have two married children and six living grandchildren.

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Hear her heart: Open letter from Bev

Shepherding Women - resources and blog