Bio
Christina Hubbard (b. 1979, Joplin, Missouri) is an artist and poet whose work explores creative identity, womanhood, and wholeness.
She holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies with a concentration in Christianity and the Arts from Regent College (Vancouver, BC). Christina received a BA in English from William Jewell College (Liberty, MO) and a certificate in Christian Spiritual Formation from the Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation.
As an internationally published writer and entrepreneur, Christina’s work focuses on the power of community and creative practice to transform a person's spirituality. Originally trained in writing and music, she is a self-taught photographer exploring black and white portraiture through poetic storytelling.
Her recent solo exhibition Martyrs in Monochrome: The Witness of Women, Christian Resilience, and Photopoetry and corresponding chapbook Water in Her Tender Leaves explore how early Christian women’s narratives influence belief, virtue, and modern faith practice. Her work asks questions about courage, connection, and sacrifice to redefine current understandings of suffering, family, and resilience.
Education
Publications
MA in Theological Studies, concentration in Christianity and the Arts (2021-2025)
Regent College (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Integrated Project in the Arts and Theology (IPIAT) completed
Certificate in Christian Spiritual Formation (2018-2021)
Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation (Denver, Colorado)
BA, English: Writing (1997-2001)
William Jewell College (Liberty, MO)
Oxford Overseas Study Program, (Spring 2000)
summa cum laude
Books
Christina Hubbard, Water in Her Tender Leaves, (Published by the author, forthcoming 2025).
Christina Hubbard, Five Ways to Love Like You Mean It, ebook, (Published by the author, Amazon Kindle, 2016).
Articles
Christina Hubbard, “Humility for the Artist-Leader,” Institute for Marketplace Transformation, imtglobal.org, 2022.
Christina Hubbard, “The Risk Worth Taking,” Woman Alive. Originally published at SheridanVoysey.com, 2019.
Christina Hubbard, “Used Up, All for Good,” Thryve Magazine, Harmony No. 7, 2016.
Christina Hubbard, “What Forgiveness Feels Like,” Proverbs 31 Ministries, December 26, 2016.
Christina Hubbard, “When Her Burden Is Yours: Fighting for Friends on Our Knees,” (in)courage, June 29, 2016.
Book Chapters and Sections
“Humility for the Artist-Leader, “ in Working Blessedly Forever Vol 3: The Spirituality of Marketplace Theology, Paul Stevens, (Wipf & Stock, forthcoming 2025).
Poetry
Christina Hubbard, “The Once Timid Tiger,” Kelly Johnson, March 2018.
Christina Hubbard, “Say It Better (to the Seafaring Songmaker),” Breathe Conference, September 18, 2017.
Christina Hubbard, “Sydney,” The Faithful Creative, Issue 1, 2017, pp.19-20.
Christina Hubbard, “Come By Here, My Lord,” The Warrior and the Flower, November 17, 2016.
Christina Hubbard, “This Is What We Do,” AltarWork, November 17, 2016.
Christina Hubbard, “The Hungry Table,” Sweet to the Soul Ministries, November 17, 2015.
Special Projects and Honors
Brehm Center Artist Residency, faciliator (2025) and participant (2024), program at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California.
Martyrs in Monochrome: The Witness of Women, Christian Resilience, and Photopoetry, solo art exhibition, Dal Schindell Gallery, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, April -May 2025.
Regent College academic scholarship, recipient, 2022-2024.
Creative and Free podcast, creator and producer, a podcast about spiritual formation and the arts, 2020-2021.
Mapping the Geography of Grace workshop, workshop participant, led by Robert Benson, Canton, Mississippi, sponsored by the Collegeville Institute, Collegeville, Minnesota, 2019.
The Mountain Laurel literary magazine, poetry contest judge, North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina, 2019.
Thirty Day Writing Challenge, host, Five Minute Friday bloggers group, sponsored by Kate Motaung, 2016.
Emerging Leader Program, essay winner, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 2001.
Scholarships in ministry and music, recipient, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 1997-2001.
Writing Fellow Tutor, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 2000-2001.
Professional Experience
Creative and Free; freelance writer, speaker, and community designer, 2015-present.
From the Inside Out Spiritual Formation Online Course, course facilitator, Renovaré, Denver, Colorado, 2024-2025.
Kathi Lipp Ministries, LLC, graphics and social media intern, 2022-2023.
Red House Writers Collective, member, writers and speakers group, 2022-2023.
The Forge, member, creative entrepreneurship group, 2019-2021.
Compel Training, group facilitator, Proverbs 31 Ministries, online training for writers and speakers, Matthews, North Carolina, 2015-2019.
7thYear Leadership Investment Intensive, mentee, led by Dr. Alicia Britt Chole, Branson, Missouri, 2018-2019.
Writing Team, member, Heartland Community Church, 2016.
Story Team, team leader, Shoal Creek Community Church, Pleasant Valley, Missouri, 2011-2013.
Technical Writer, Cerner Corporation, North Kansas City, Missouri, 2002-2005.
CCM Magazine, Intern, Nashville, Tennessee, 1999.
Talks and Retreats
2025
“Martyrs in Monochrome: The Witness of Women, Christian Resilience, and Photopoetry,” artist talk in conjunction with the solo exhibition Martyrs in Monochrome, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 9.
The Art of Lent Retreat, co-leader with Nancy Bartelt, Redemption Church, Olathe, Kansas, March 29.
2024
Advent Bible study, leader, online event study ofThe Weary World Rejoices by Kate Bowler, Creative and Free Collective, December.
“Perpetua & Felicitas,” sermon in Saints series, Redemption Church, Olathe, Kansas, November 26.
The Embodied Hope Retreat, retreat leader and writer, Creative and Free, an online event, September 28.
2023
The Art of Advent Retreat, co-leader with Nancy Bartelt, Redemption Church, Olathe, Kansas, December 6.
“Jane Kenyon,” sermon in Saints series, Redemption Church, Olathe, Kansas, November 15.
The Art of Lent Retreat, co-leader with Nancy Bartelt, Redemption Church, Olathe, Kansas, March 25.
“Humility for the Artist Leader,” Academic Symposium presentation, sponsored by the Regent College Student Association, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 17.
2022
“Flannery O'Connor,” sermon in Saints series, Redemption Church, Olathe, Kansas, November 14.
Fall Women’s Bible Study, leader, study of Women in the New Testament by Lynn Cohick through SeminaryNow.com, Redemption Church, Olathe, Kansas, October.
2018
“The Grace Cycle and Belovedness,” retreat workshop session, Sacred Space Retreat, Pleasanton, Kansas, Oct. 27.
“Expanding Platform through Collaboration,” and “Two Poets, Shared Suffering, and the Poetry of Hope,” conference presentations, Breathe Christian Writers Conference, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Oct. 12.
“Living with Creative Courage,” presentation, Creative Spring Social, R7 Reclaimed, Grandview, Iowa, Apr. 15.
2017
“Say It Better Poetry Workshop,” conference presentation, Breathe Christian Writers Conference, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Oct. 7.
“Dreamcatcher,” and “Trust and Joy on the Writing Path,” presentations, Five Minute Friday Bloggers’ Retreat, Kansas City, Missouri, July 21-22.
2016
“Writer's Community Workshop Confirmation: Writing Beyond Words,” workshop presentation, Heartland Community Church, Olathe, Kansas, Mar. 3.
2010
A Night of Poetry and Story, solo poetry reading, Shoal Creek Community Church, Liberty, Missouri. Mar. 28.
