Our Vision

To gather, cultivate, and empower a vibrant and diverse movement of Christian women writers who—in community—create and influence culture and faith.

Our Mission

Redbud nurtures a network and community of women who create rather than merely consume. We are a group of writers, communicators, and storytellers, who write, speak and collaborate to empower women to use their voices to be world-changers. We are committed to fostering community by meeting regularly, connecting through social media outlets, and networking through our various channels of influence. Redbud provides women with space, needed support, and tools to be effective writers and communicators in today’s world.

Our Values

Redbud encourages members to live out the wisdom traditionally attributed to St. Augustine of Hippo: “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; and in all things, charity.” We hold these values as a guild:

Faith

As a community of Christ-following women, we recognize the wide diversity of theological convictions existing today and throughout history. We believe by creating in community our faith journeys will continue to develop. We encourage all Redbud Writers Guild members to uphold their individual faith traditions and honor one another. Through simple spiritual offerings, our guild is committed to helping our members commune with God and nurture a life of creative authentic flow rather than working from a place of pressure and hustle.

Women

We value the feminine perspective too often silenced or dismissed in our world. Redbud offers an environment of mutual support and mentoring that empowers women to use their voices and steward  their influence. 

Collective

We celebrate and respect our unity amidst our diversity. We believe being part of a collective voice helps to amplify our individual voices. In our diversity, we work to foster community and interact in public friendship around deep thought. We work to empower, elevate, and give space for the voices, stories, and words of women to show up in their full expression and identity. Redbud offers a safe space for women of color to come, join, contribute  and help grow our shared influence. 

Respect 

Understanding we are all people in process, we covenant with one another to respect each other’s differences and to approach any tensions with a spirit of faith, hope, and love. We never represent Redbud in a way that might be harmful to another member. We covenant to always speak well of one another, especially in public circles. We are committed to promoting each other’s work. As a covenant group, we see ourselves as a fellowship, a close-knit community. We take our mission and vision seriously, and we strive to present Redbud and its members in this light.

Diversity

Redbud Writers Guild values the voices of all Christian women. We, therefore, acknowledge and lament the existence of systemic racism in our world, in our country, and many of our Christian spaces. We are committed to the flourishing of all women, including Women of Color, who have been underrepresented in Christian writing and publishing. We celebrate our diversity while making every effort towards unity. We believe being part of a collective voice helps to amplify our voices. We create space for Women of Color to show up, support one another’s stories, and find belonging and mentorship for discerning their writing path.