Marina Hofman
Dr. Marina Hofman
Author, Biblical Scholar & Theology Professor, Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL, USA
About the Presenter
Marina Hofman, PhD, is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. A biblical scholar, award-winning author, and speaker, her work focuses on how Scripture forms leaders who can carry influence, pressure, and responsibility without losing their center in Christ.
Bringing together scholarship and real-world leadership formation, Dr. Hofman writes and teaches at the intersection of theology and leadership. She is the author of Women in the Bible: Small Group Bible Study, Everyday Faith for Your Family, Walking Through the Storms of Life with God’s Word, and Christian Leadership Values for a New Generation (gen. ed.).
Her work has received national academic recognition and contributes to conversations in biblical interpretation, leadership, and spiritual formation.
In addition to her academic and writing work, she is co-owner and Director of Professional Services at Castle Quay Books. She regularly engages national and international Christian audiences through media platforms and speaking engagements.
She equips leaders—especially women—to lead with clarity, conviction, and spiritual depth while remaining firmly rooted in Christ.
To learn more and read her story, visit womeninthebible.info.
About the Presentation
What Does It Mean to Lead Like Christ in a Culture of Pressure and Performance Without Losing Your Center?
Entrepreneurial leadership often rewards speed, output, and constant performance—but these same pressures can quietly draw us toward self-reliance and shape the way we lead others. This session explores Jesus’ image of the Good Shepherd as a model for Christlike leadership and his invitation to “remain in me” as the foundation from which that leadership is formed. We will consider how abiding in Christ and leaning into the Holy Spirit forms leaders who exercise their authority, influence, and resources for the flourishing of the people entrusted to their care. This talk offers a biblical and practical vision for leaders who want to grow what they are building without losing their center in Christ.
In a culture that rewards speed, visibility, and constant performance, leadership can quietly become unsustainable. Many leaders feel the demand to produce, grow, and succeed—yet find that the very pace required to keep up erodes clarity, conviction, and spiritual grounding.
This is the tension Dr. Marina Hofman will address in her upcoming session: “What Does It Mean to Lead Like Christ in a Culture of Pressure and Performance Without Losing Your Center?”
In this session, Dr. Hofman reframes leadership around a different center. Rather than building from pressure or performance, she invites leaders to consider what it means to lead from abiding in Christ as the source from which they build, lead, and make decisions.
With particular attention to the realities women face in leadership, this session offers both a compelling vision and practical direction for those who want to grow what they are building without losing what grounds them.
If you are navigating the tension between calling and capacity, growth and sustainability, you won’t want to miss this conversation.