Come and Behold is the first women's seminary founded since 1920. In the early twentieth century, women's theological seminaries were largely absorbed into male-led institutions. While this integration advanced equality, it also resulted in fewer women educators — today, women represent less than one-third of full-time seminary faculty. As a result, many theological questions central to women — embodied discipleship, caregiving vocations, relational leadership, and trauma-informed pastoral care — are frequently underrepresented in theological curricula.

Between 2003 and 2019, weekly church attendance among women declined from 48% to 31% — a 17-point drop, far steeper than the 6-point decline among men. Gen Z women now attend church less frequently than Gen Z men: 28% versus 40% weekly. These trends point to an urgent need: intentional theological spaces where women's God-given perspectives are valued and formed — not only for their own spiritual growth, but for the Church's fuller witness and vitality.