Miranda Stadem-Ward, a native of Northern California, has been serving in professional ministry since 2005. Originally ordained in the Assemblies of God in 2010 after completing her BA of Divinity and Counseling Psychology programs at Bethany University in Santa Cruz, CA, Miranda has been deeply involved in several interfaith and ecumenical ministries throughout the United States, Central America, and the United Kingdom. After experiencing a call to help the Church reach people beyond its walls, Miranda earned her MA of Divinity and additional certificates in the History of the Reformed Church and Anglican Studies at Emory University’s, Candler School of Theology in 2014.
In the following years, Miranda served as a clinical chaplain at Emory University Hospital, on Emory and the CDC’s Ebola Team, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Burning Man Project community. Additionally, Miranda has worked in Corporate Leadership and HR Consultancy for the past 15 years, and currently works for Ralph Lauren in client development.
Miranda lives with her husband Hans, their one-year old son Theo James, and their menagerie of animals in North Minneapolis since 2020.