Sisters in Training

The Women’s Ministry of Moody Theological SeminaryLaura Hunt–Michigan.
Women's Ministry Calendar This calendar includes the SIT event schedule and other opportunities for the women of MTS–Michigan.
About SIT Coffee Houses
MTS–Michigan Prayer Guide 

SIT Leader Bios
Bethany Reedy
Lindsey Immelman
Diana Zarb
Nicole Johnson
Kristen Uppendahl 

Vision/Mission 

Sisters in Training is a community of women at  MoodyTheological Seminary–MIchigan which compliments the MTS–Michigan mission statement by helping women to grow in maturity in Christ and to seek out their place in kingdom work. 

Values
 Competencies—Members of SIT will…

Mentoring
 ~Find powerful friendships with older and more experienced women who will model life and ministry. 

~Develop into Titus 2 women themselves so that they will in turn be able to mentor others.  

Application
 ~Integrate their intellectual lives with their spiritual lives in order to promote growth of the whole woman.

~Provide accountability for excellence in incorporating seminary studies into life and ministry.

Service
 ~Discover their natural and spiritual giftedness and ways to put that into practice in the church and the world.

~Give to one another, the MTS–Michigan community, the church, and the world through ministries of hospitality and compassion.

Prayer
 ~Grow in intimacy with and dependence on Christ through a personal and corporate prayer life.

~Learn to discern the leading of the Spirit for life and ministry.

Personal Growth
 ~Find healing in their personal lives, which will enable them to minister more effectively to others.

~Spur one another on in spiritual formation and growth in maturity in Christ.
 

Theme Verses

Luke 10:38-42

“As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

Main areas of need

The women of SIT affirm the excellent education that we have received at Michigan Theological Seminary.  We affirm the mission and values of MTS–Michigan, and desire to support it.  However, we see unique needs and desires in the lives of women as a minority group on the campus.  The main areas of need that the leadership of SIT has identified are as follows:

Women need other Women—Women need to interact with other women.  Women need to fellowship with a community of other women.  Women need to be mentored by other women.  Women need older, godly, more experienced women who have gone on the path before them to guide them as they move forward into life and ministry. 

Women need to discern their gifts and calling—In a confusing time, women need to hear from the Lord about who they are in Christ and how God wants to use them for His kingdom.  Women need confirmation from other godly men and women about their giftedness and life mission.  Women need support and encouragement to fully pursue their calling and to value the contribution of singleness or marriage to ministry.

Women need healing in their personal lives before they can minister to others—Seminary can often promote intellectual growth alone, and only community can help to heal past wounds and form a new spiritual identity that can support the important work being done in the classroom.