Katherine Abetz became a Christian as a university student. Most of her adult life has centred on family, the sometimes uneasy combination of minister’s wife and lay preacher and, more lately, the experience of living in Poatina, a Christian village. Her role as lay preacher raised the question of women’s leadership in the church. This led her on a theological journey resulting in a doctorate of theology. She has had two books published in the areas of gender, identity, the source of meaning and belonging, arising from her doctoral question: ‘What does it mean for a woman to be created in God’s image?’* She has two songs on Youtube also arising from the doctorate, ‘The Gender Dance’ and ‘The Postmodern Song’.