Women in the Word: a WORKshop

October 17-18, 2025

Beholding & Reflecting God’s Glory in a Broken World, Erika Moore, Bible Teacher

This year, our large group sessions will be led by Bible teacher Erika Moore, who will guide us through Scripture to explore the connection between God’s glory and His presence. We’ll reflect on how God’s glory is revealed in unexpected places and sometimes absent where we might assume it would be. As we journey through passages, we’ll also consider what it means for Christ’s glory to dwell in us and how that transforms our daily lives as believers.

Session 1: Beholding God’s Glory in Unexpected Places (Ezekiel 1)
This session explores instances in Scripture where God’s glory appears in surprising and unlikely places. Ezekiel’s vision in exile serves as a central example, inviting reflection on how God reveals Himself outside expected categories.

Session 2: Not Beholding God’s Glory in Expected Places (Ezekiel 8-11)
This session turns to sobering moments in Scripture where God’s glory departs from places assumed to be central to His presence. Focusing on Ezekiel’s vision of the glory leaving the temple, we’ll consider what this reveals about God’s relationship with His people and how His presence cannot be taken for granted—even in the places we most expect to find Him.

Session 3: Arise and Shine: Reflecting God’s Glory in our Daily Lives (various Scriptures)
This session explores what it means for God’s glory in Christ to dwell in us. We’ll consider the unexpected implications of this reality for daily life, and reflect on how His presence shapes our purpose, our relationships, and the way we live and relate to others.

Dr. Erika Moore ~ Erika Moore and her husband Jim, their son Philip, Erika’s 93-year-old mom, three horses, and numerous cats live on a farm outside of Syracuse, NY.  Her education includes a B.A. in Political Science [with a minor in Majority World Development] from Wheaton College, and an MAR and a PhD in Hermeneutics and Biblical Studies from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa. In January 2023 she retired from her position of Academic Dean at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pa. where she also served as Professor of Biblical Studies and Hebrew and as Director of the STM (Masters in Sacred Theology) program.  She has contributed to The Everyday Study Bible; The Woman’s Study Bible;  The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery; The New Dictionary of Apologetics; The Dictionary of the Old Testament:  Wisdom, Poetry and Writings; and Presence, Power and Promise:  The Role of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament. She has co-authored, The Psalms as Christian Worship (2010) and The Psalms as Christian Lament (2014) with Bruce Waltke and James Houston. She was one of three Hebrew professors serving on the Coverdale Psalter Committee for the Revised Anglican Prayer Book (2019).

Erika is deeply grateful for the opportunities to help Christians shape their understanding of the Scriptures and their faith and enjoys speaking at retreats.

She is currently writing  commentaries on Ezekiel (IVP, forthcoming 2025) and Judges/Ruth (forthcoming 2027).