Taylor launched BibleEquipping in 2020 to continue the work she had been doing for more than a decade training women to study and teach the Bible, and to do it with people she loved. Today she enjoys teaching, leading, and coaching she gets to do through BibleEquipping. Still, she stays awake at night dreaming and praying for new ways to equip women to serve the Church. And, let’s be real, sometimes dreaming about flowers to plant in her garden.

Previously, Taylor launched and directed the Women’s Training Network for The Gospel Coalition and co-founded The Verity Fellowship for Western Seminary. Her experience includes living overseas, training women internationally, and working in the local church. She cares deeply about supporting and encouraging Bible teachers so they can serve their local churches and communities even better equipped.

Wendy has spent the last years raising kids in Toronto with her husband, Kiernan, and making disciples with her local church. At Grace Toronto, she wrote curriculum, taught, and led small communities that walked with one another toward Christ and toward others. She resigned from this work to study and to do other fantastic things like being a Nana, gardening, and writing about terrible passages in the bible that magnify the God who collects our tears, writes our tossings in His book, and transforms the broken-hearted.

Stephanie serves as Director of Women’s Groups at Hope Bible Church Oakville. She is passionate about multi-generational discipleship in the local church, and cares deeply about how biblical and theological truth transforms us to live as Great Commission-people. She is a learner, currently working on a Masters in Theology.  She is grateful to be a wife of 20 years, and mom to two teens. 

Jennifer Holmes is a Biblical Counsellor and Director of Hope Care Centre in Calgary, Alberta. She is on the board of the Canadian Biblical Counselling Coalition. She is also a writer, speaker, and podcaster, working out what it means to be a Christian living with mental and physical illness. You can find her work on her website, jensnewsong.com 

Karen Heska currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario and is an active member at James North Baptist Church. She is a wife to David and mother to Rachel, Rebekah, Kaleb and Pushkar. Karen graduated from the nursing program at McMaster University and from the women in ministry program at Heritage Seminary. She has worked with Serving in Mission (SIM) in Niger and South Sudan and is passionate about discipleship, especially helping women to know and love His Word. 

Deanna Spoelstra is a Senior Associate with Cline Consulting. She believes that people are at the heart of every organization and, for over a decade, has served in non-profit settings to lead change and innovation. Deanna is a natural coach and facilitator and offers professional expertise in team leadership, conflict resolution, employee engagement and stewardship.   

Elisabeth Aubut is passionate about discipleship and leadership development among French-speaking young women in Quebec. She serves as a missionary with Fellowship International, as a deaconess for women’s development at her local church in Montreal, as the leader of the Bercail (discipleship house project), while finishing her master’s degree in biblical counseling with SEMBEQ. To learn more about her ministry, please visit www.elisabethaubut.com.  

Kimberley McGibbon is the Ministry Centre Director of Send Relief Hamilton, where she leads efforts to care for refugees and vulnerable neighbours in the heart of the city. A pastor’s wife and ministry leader, Kimberley stepped into this role with a desire to see the love of Christ expressed through practical compassion. When the Centre launched in January 2023, it began in a 10×20 office serving just one family. Today, it operates from a larger space and serves over 250 refugees and vulnerable individuals with gospel-rooted care. Kimberley is passionate about hospitality, justice, and equipping the church to meet needs in Jesus’ name. A mother of four adult children, she longs to see Isaiah 61:1–4 lived out in her city and across Canada, bringing good news, healing, and restoration through Christ.

Faye is a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orillia, where she lives and serves. She has been married to her husband, Andrew, for 29 years and is a proud mom and “Gigi.”

For the past 30 years, Faye has worked in the Communications and Law Enforcement sectors, where she has written policy, developed training, facilitated sessions, and taught adults. She has also faithfully applied her teaching gifts in the church for over 35 years, ministering to children, teens, young adults, and women.

A first-generation Christian, Faye came to Christ at the age of 17 and is continually seeking to grow in her faith and service to God. She is deeply grateful for the many women who have discipled and mentored her throughout her journey—an investment that has inspired her own passion for discipling and mentoring young women within the church.

Faye also has a heart for the lost and is committed to making disciples both locally and globally. She has participated in short-term mission trips, teaching women and children in Belize, Southeast Asia, and the Dominican Republic.

Eben Kamusuvise is a Senior Consultant at the Send Relief Ministry Centre in Hamilton, where she walks alongside refugees with compassion and gospel hope. Originally from Namibia, she came to Canada as an asylum seeker in 2011. Her journey to Christ began in a park in Mississauga, where a local church first met her physical and emotional needs. That experience now fuels her deep empathy and commitment to equipping churches to serve vulnerable neighbours in the same way. Eben, who is married with two adult children, equips churches and volunteers to provide practical, consistent support to refugee families through celebrating milestones, showing up in hard times, and sharing the love of Christ in everyday moments.

Derek Hisson is the associate pastor at James North Baptist Church in Hamilton. He is married to Fiona Hisson and is a father of 3 kids. Derek has a bachelor’s degree from McMaster University in religious studies and he was ordained by the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches this past year.  

Debbie grew up in Pennsylvania in the United States. After coming to know the Lord Jesus Christ at the age of 19, she pursued studies at Maryland Bible College & Seminary, where she met her husband, Claude Hurteau. They married in 1990 and have been living and working in Quebec since 1991. They have four adult children, three daughters-in-law, and five granddaughters.  

Debbie serves alongside her husband, pastor in the Fellowship association of Québec (AEBEQ). She has been the Women’s Development Director for the AEBEQ since January 2024. She has been involved with Sola Femmes Scriptura alongside Angie and Valérie since its founding in 2022. Currently, she is pursuing studies at Northwest Baptist College & Seminary in the Master of Biblical Leadership program. 

Debbie is passionate about biblical literacy, mentoring women, and developing strong and inclusive faith communities where brothers and sisters serve together for the glory of God. She is known for her compassion, dedication, and ability to inspire others to reach their full potential in Christ. In her free time, Debbie enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.  

Rachel Nichols is a lover of the outdoors, a passionate home cook, and a firm believer in the power of good conversation, especially around a kitchen table or over a great cup of coffee. She’s an avid reader, a dedicated runner, and her daughters’ biggest cheerleader. 

Rachel serves as the Women’s Ministry and Prayer Director at Forward Church in Cambridge, Ontario. She is deeply committed to helping women grow in their love for God and engage meaningfully with others in every stage of life. With a background in Leadership and a postgraduate certificate in Women in Ministry from Heritage College & Seminary, Rachel’s heart is to encourage and equip women on their discipleship journey

Laura Ross has been married to Ian Ross since 1996 and is mom to 5 beautiful kids ages 18-26. She loves to read, stay active, spend time with her family, travel, and garden. She is the Founder of SEEDS – Supporting Every Eve’s Daughter Safely, which provides housing and programs for survivors of sexual exploitation in the Waterloo Region.