Lifeway Women Symposium
July 25-26, 2025
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | New Orleans, LA
3939 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70126
A Biblical Training Event for Women by Lifeway Women Academy
Over 2 days, you'll learn from women Bible teachers including Jen Wilkin, Courtney Doctor, Elizabeth Woodson, and more about how to teach Scripture in a way that’s true to God and His Word and accessible to others. If you love to teach God’s Word, this event will help you walk away better equipped to follow that passion and calling.
Breakout Speakers
Courtney Doctor
Jen Wilkin
Elizabeth Woodson
Dr. Alicia Wong
Dr. Emily Dean
DeeDee Williams
Amy Williams
Dr. Eunice J. Chung
Tina Boesch
Mary Wiley
Jessica McMillan
Lauren Groves
Laura Magness
Andrea Lennon
Tara Dew
At Symposium, You Can Expect
Two days of teaching from leading Bible teachers.
To learn how to study God's Word yourself and teach others to do the same.
Opportunities to connect with women like you (other Bible nerds.)
Registration
To register by phone, call 800.254.2022
Individual
$195
per registration
Add Ons at Registration
Digital Access Card $30
Rewatch the teaching sessions on demand from August 8-October 7, 2025.
Schedule
Friday, July 25
12:00 p.m. Doors Open
1:00 p.m. Event Begins - Main Session #1
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Breakout Session #1
3:30 p.m. Break with Refreshments
3:45 p.m. Breakout Session #2
4:45 p.m. Dinner Break - On Your Own
6:30 p.m. Main Session #2
8:00 p.m. After Party with Refreshments - Optional
9:00 p.m. Event Concludes
Saturday, July 26
8:15 a.m. Doors Open - Light Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. Event Begins - Main Session #3
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Breakout Session #3
11:00 a.m. Break with Refreshments
11:15 a.m. Main Session #4
12:30 p.m. Event Concludes
Stories from Symposium
I had just told my husband that I wanted to go deeper and learn more without uprooting our family and attending seminary. The next day I received the first email introducing the online academy and symposium.
— Sarah
I wanted to hear from the speakers and I felt, as a women's ministry leader, that the content would greatly benefit me in being an effective leader.
— Mary
I appreciate that Lifeway chose solid women Bible teachers for this event, and I have always wanted to hear Jen Wilkin speak in person. As a pastor's wife and a women's ministry leader, I was specifically interested in a solid event that would provide me with encouragement and tools to better study Scripture and teach other women to do likewise.
— Abby
Breakout Sessions
Hotels
NOBTS Providence House - on Campus
$85
Booking Code: LIFE0725
(504)-944-4455 or phdirector@nobts.edu
Keynote Speakers
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. Her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God.
Jen is the author of Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands, Women of the Word, None Like Him, In His Image, and Bible studies exploring the Sermon on the Mount and the books of Genesis, Exodus, Hebrews, 1 Peter, 1,2,3 John, and Revelation. You can find her at jenwilkin.net.
Elizabeth Woodson
Elizabeth Woodson is a Bible teacher, theologian, author, and the Founder of The Woodson Institute, an organization that equips believers to understand and grow in their Christian faith. She loves helping people internalize their faith and connect it practically to everyday life. With over a decade of experience in church ministry, Elizabeth is passionate about creating pathways for discipleship and theological education in the local church.
Elizabeth is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Masters in Christian Education. She is a contributing author for World on Fire and the author of the book Embrace Your Life, From Beginning To Forever: A Study of the Grand Narrative of Scripture, and Live Free: A Study of Galatians. She is also the host of the podcast Starting Place,where she talks about what Christians Believe and how those beliefs connect to our everyday lives.
Courtney Doctor
Courtney Doctor is an author, Bible teacher, conference and retreat speaker, wife, mother, mother-in-law, and “CC” to five darling grandchildren. In 2013, she received a Master of Divinity degree from Covenant Seminary. She is the author of From Garden to Glory, as well as several Bible studies including In View of God’s Mercies, Behold and Believe, Steadfast, and Remember Your Joy.
She currently serves as the Director of Women’s Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She loves her family, coffee, riding horses, reading, and, most of all, Jesus. Her greatest desire in all things is to be able to faithfully study, apply, and teach the word of God and help others to do the same.