How would you measure your joy today? As my friend, Tara Dew, reminds us: “Jesus wants us to have a joy that is so full, so real, so genuine, so overflowing that we can’t keep it to ourselves!” But, sometimes, our joy is tied to our circumstances because we don’t really understand joy.
Tara Dew is a national speaker, author, and Bible teacher. She and her husband have been married for 25 years and have been blessed with two sets of twins: Natalie & Nathan and Samuel & Samantha. Her primary ministry is to her family, as many hours of each day are spent homeschooling their four children. But she is also a President’s wife, serving the students, staff, and faculty of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and teaches as an adjunct professor in the Ministry to Women program.
She directs and teaches in THRIVE: A Ministry Wives Certificate Program at NOBTS. Her first book, Overflowing Joy, was released in February 2024 and her second book, Overflowing Peace, in 2026. Through all of the ministry opportunities, two of Tara's passions have remained the same: women and God’s Word!
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