Martha Stinton, a California girl, attended high school in Long Beach and graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art History. She received her Master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Dallas Seminary, where she met her husband, Rick. She earned her Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Seminary, with a focus on women’s leadership in the church.

Martha is a retired Academic Dean at Pac Rim Christian University, and currently enjoys teaching at the college.  She is passionate about women leaning into their gifting and calling with confidence, and communicating the history of women’s faith and leadership in the church. Combining her love for art history and the Bible, she has a natural penchant for topics of faith and culture. Martha and Rick’s ever-expanding family includes four married sons and four grandchildren.