Just before the inception of Chapter 7 Ministries, the founder Tasha Renee had one crazy idea…how glorious would it be if every woman she knew operated in the full potential of their gifting? Through her own walk in life, she realized that, that is rarely the case, and that there are so many women placed in situations or environments that have caused them to hide their gifts. This can be due to lack of encouragement, unbelief, or their own insecurities.

Then she came upon a Bible Study by Priscilla Shirer that she led with her church’s small group called Gideon, and it was in this study that Chapter 7 Ministries was born. In the study, Gideon, like several others in scripture, finds his name being changed to better represent who he was and it was the people surrounding him that changed it. He went from being called Gideon in Judges 6, to Jerubbaal, meaning contender of Baal (a false God that was worshiped at that time) in Chapter 7. This is one example where having the right people around, helped change the trajectory of a person’s life, as Gideon goes from a feeble man in hiding, to a mighty warrior conquering nations.

During this study, Tasha found herself surrounded by women, who like the people surrounding Gideon, helped her to change her name to the one that God always intended for her. Rather than seeing her as not good enough, or less than, these women told her over and over again that she was good enough and that God would help her do great things. It took a little time, but she finally believed it, and once she did life started to change for her. Having experienced this, Tasha wanted a space where every woman entering would be encouraged by others to fully operate in their gifting. She then successfully created this space with events like the Arise! Gatherings now hosted by the umbrella organization Arise International Ministries. It was through these gatherings that Chapter 7 was born.

Chapter 7 is a sisterhood of women with a similar vision of encouraging and uplifting other women. Welcome to the the community!