Ministry Chick Book

Ministry Chick is your essential guide of what to expect when you’re a woman in the ministry.

Opening Doors for Female Leaders

Welcome to Ministry Chick!

A community of like-minded individuals serving in the trenches of ministry together.

This is our safe place.
A place to be understood.
A place to belong.
A place to learn.
A place to THRIVE.

Melissa Mashburn, Executive Director

Melissa Mashburn is a respected author, speaker, and ministry coach with over 25 years of dedicated service to local churches. Throughout her career, Melissa has contributed her expertise to church staff teams of varying sizes, ranging from 90 to over 44,000 in weekend attendance.

As the Mashburns Consulting Group Co-Founder and the Executive Director of Ministry Chick, Melissa is at the forefront of empowering women worldwide. Leading a community of over 3500 women, she is committed to providing resources and fostering connections to help female leaders thrive in the church. Her latest book, "Ministry Chick: Find Your Community, Own Your Leadership, Take Your Step," reflects her passion for empowering women in ministry.

In her personal life, Melissa celebrates a remarkable 31-year marriage to her best friend, Matt. Having relocated from Kentucky to the vibrant state of Texas, Melissa continues to impact the landscape of ministry leadership significantly.

Want to know more? Learn more about Melissa here.

Melissa Mashburn

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Ministry Chick Book

  • This book is an answer to prayer. If you are a woman in ministry (paid or volunteer) and have ever felt: -alone in your leadership development - the tension of balancing motherhood and your work - the struggle of a misplaced identity - the desire to cultivate community but don't know where to start... Sisters this book is for you. I am forever grateful for the words Melissa Mashburn has written to encourage women in their leadership.

    B.D.

  • If you are a ministry leader in any capacity you need to read this book. Melissa's heart for ministry and helping women in ministry find their way and their voice to follow God's calling on their life is such a blessing. This book has some great tips along with some great take aways for all who read it, men and women.

    Lindy

  • This book is GOLD! As a woman in ministry, I often feel misunderstood. In comes this book… written by a woman in ministry who gets it. She’s lived it and grown from it and has a real heart for helping others live it and grow from it. This book brings up the dirt but then fills your heart with scripture and stories and encouragement to help you not stay there. It’s practical in the best ways. I found myself journaling as I read and writing “yes!!!” in tons of places. This book is a for women in ministry, their leaders and pastors and really anyone who wants to grow as a disciple. It’s not a book that spends page after page debating egalitarianism vs complementarianism. It is not taking one side or another. It presents issues and then presents how we should think or work through things based on what the Bible says. Be encouraged to stay the course.

    Jessie Young

  • This book is a labor of love from someone who genuinely wants to see her sisters in ministry succeed. I have been in ministry for 18 years and have always desired to have a sister like her to run alongside. This book is not about what we do but about who we are and who we are becoming with the call to run wild - together - fighting against becoming anything more or less than who it is God designed us each uniquely to be. You will want all the pastors wives at your church and staff women to read and discuss this book together! Thank you Melissa for talking the talk and walking the walk and truly embodying what it means to celebrate one another unashamedly and pursue all God has for us personally and collectively. Let's go girls!

    Chrissy Maher

  • Ministry Chick is a phenomenal book that encourages women in ministry and validates their seat at the table. Melissa shares from her years of experience as a female leader in ministry and gives insight on how women can flourish in ministry. This book is a go to guide for women navigating ministry as a female leader.

    Michelle

  • Being a female leader in any role within ministry is very complicated. Read this book and you will feel like you are sitting with a girlfriend who gets it and who doesn’t have a chip on her shoulder either. It’s a resource that is refreshing and developing at the same time.

    Stephanie A.

  • Melissa’s years as a woman in ministry have led her to pour out her heart onto the pages within Ministry Chick. Her desire is to see women mobilized, equipped and encouraged to walk out the call God has given them as leaders in vocational ministry and this book is written to do just that. With practical tips, testimonies from women “in the trenches” and personal experience, Melissa reminds women they do not walk alone and that the call to lead is not dependent on the approval of man, but rather obedience to the Lord.

    B.B. Annis

Kadi Cole, Founder

Kadi Cole founded Ministry Chick in 2019 with the launch of her book, "Developing Female Leaders." She is a Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and Leadership Consultant, known for her passion for empowering leaders and organizations. Kadi specializes in transformational leadership and organizational development. She now leads Kadi Cole & Company, working with leaders in business and ministry. Kadi's latest focus is on empowering female leaders in churches.

Kadi Cole