Alyssa Bell

Alyssa Bell is an ordained minister (PCUSA), a certified spiritual director and adjunct professor, as well as the author of Calm and Quiet My Soul: A Holistic Approach to Spiritual Care for the Mothering Pastor (2023). She completed her Doctor of Ministry degree in Leadership and Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary in 2021 and has a heart for walking alongside people as they encounter Jesus' radical love. Alyssa enjoys living in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two daughters.  

Articles by Alyssa Bell

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Alyssa Bell

Embodied Spiritual Formation for the Mothering Pastor

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Sherin Swift

Nine Lessons For Christian Leaders (Who Also Happen To Be Female)

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Eun Strawser

Loneliness is the Penalty for Women Leaders

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Amy Davis Abdallah

How to Celebrate a Meaningful Name Change: ‘Consecrated Woman in Ministry’ to Reverend

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Mandy Smith

The Real Cost of Female Leadership in Dollars (and Friends)