Ashley L. Allen
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Administration, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009
Dissertation: “A Study of Selected Factors Related to Mentoring in Women’s Ministry Leaders in Selected Southern Baptist Churches”
Master of Arts in Christian Education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003
Bachelor of Journalism in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, 2000
RESEARCH INTEREST
Ashley Allen is interested in research projects in women's ministry, leadership, administration, discipleship, and team dynamics.
Dr. Allen serves as chief of staff, managing editor for Seminary HIll Press, and associate professor of women's ministries at Southwestern Seminary. Coming to Southwestern Seminary with more than a decade of denominational ministry experience, Allen served as the inaugural director of women’s ministries for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina from 2009 to 2021. In her role there, she developed and provided key oversight to statewide women’s ministry in the areas of evangelism and discipleship.
She has also served as an adjunct professor of women’s ministry at Southwestern Seminary, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Allen has served at Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, and First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, and has been a plenary session speaker and breakout session leader for Christian ministries, Baptist state conventions and conferences, as well as serving as corporate chaplain for Marketplace Ministries, Inc. She also worked for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
She is the author of several resources, including co-authoring Responding Well: A Guide for Women’s Ministry Leaders to Help Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Allen also contributed to the Shapers of the Southwestern Theological Tradition. Additionally, she has written for and contributed to numerous publications, including the Southwestern Journal of Theology, as well as writing Sunday School curriculum for LifeWay. She is also the theological appraiser and a contributor to LifeWay’s Journey magazine, a daily devotional publication for women.
Allen has also led and participated in mission trips to Boston, New York City, the Republic of Moldova, Peru, and Argentina.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – Fort Worth, Texas
- July 2024 – Present: Assistant to the President
- July 2021 – Present: Assistant Professor of Women’s Ministries
- June 2021 – Present: Managing Editor of Seminary Hill Press
- June 2021 – July 2024: Director of News and Information
- January 2007 – May 2009: Adjunct Faculty in Administration and Women’s Programs
- August 2005 – May 2009: Graduate Teaching Assistant
- August 2003 – December 2003: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Lifeway Christian Resources – Nashville, Tennessee
- September 2021 – Present: Theological Appraiser
- May 2021 – Present: Freelancer
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina – Cary, North Carolina
- August 2009 – March 2021: Senior Consultant of Embrace and Women’s Evangelism and Discipleship
- January 2016 – 2019: Project Manager of Patterned
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary – Wake Forest, North Carolina
- Spring 2015 – Fall 2017: Adjunct Professor of Women’s Ministry
- Spring 2011 – Fall 2014: Guest Lecturer, Biblical Women’s Institute
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – Louisville, Kentucky
- June 2011: Adjunct Professor of Women’s Leadership
Marketplace Ministries, Inc. / Marketplace Chaplains, USA – Dallas, Texas
- April 2004 – July 2009: Corporate Chaplain
First Baptist Church Dallas – Dallas, Texas
- June 2002 – August 2003: Women’s Ministries Intern
Hyde Park Baptist Church – Austin, Texas
- August 2000 – November 2000: Communication Specialist/Desktop Publisher
“Collaboration for Christ.” Southwestern Journal of Theology, Spring 2025.
“The Sacredness of Life in a Culture of Death.” Southwestern Journal of Theology, Spring 2022, read here.
Spiritual Leadership for Leadership (SBTC, April 2022)
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Women’s Ministry Leadership
Meet Ashley Allen
When asked who positively influenced Ashley Allen, assistant professor of women’s ministries at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, her answer is almost a “Who’s Who” of Southern Baptist women, many of whom are closely connected to the institution. Today, she is influencing the next generation of women’s ministry leaders...