Kara Werner

Kara is a public school teacher and serves as the founding pastor of Gospel Outreach Church. She was ordained through SWIM International, an organization that supports women in ministry. She now serves on their board. Kara has her PhD in Leadership from Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary.

Kara’s dissertation is titled Identity Formation of Females Who Serve in Full-Time Ministry in the Christian and Missionary Alliance in North America, and she also authored the books, A Year of Listening: Becoming Aware of God’s Daily Whispers, Empowered by God: Commentary on the Book of Acts with Application for Today, PLEASE Engage! A Guide for Bold and Effective Evangelism, and Biblical Female Leaders: A Survey of the Diverse Roles of Women in the Bible.

Kara is an adjunct professor at Manna University where she teaches Strategic Leadership and Change, Contemporary Leadership Issues, and Christian Leadership Development in the MA in Christian Leadership program.

Kara has been happily married to her husband, Steve, since 1998. They have two adult daughters, Hannah and Alyssa.