Meet Carina Reed, MDiv

We were lucky to catch up with Carina Reed, MDiv recently and have shared our conversation below.

Carina, we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.

I didn’t find my purpose in a single moment, it unfolded over years of saying yes to God, one step at a time. My purpose revealed itself in layers: through prayer, through unexpected assignments, and through a growing burden to see women equipped to walk boldly in their God-given identity. It also came through trials and testing which helped me discover God’s plan and ignore the other options.

For years, I carried this sense that there was “more” to God. I sensed that He was inviting me into new, even when I couldn’t fully see the picture or understand where the path was headed. I just kept following the small instructions He gave me. I became a student of my bible, my life starting shifting, new doors began to open and I no longer wanted the old things and the old goals. My every obedience became a breadcrumb that pointed toward the bigger calling.

The true clarity came when I realized that God wasn’t simply asking me to serve women, He was calling me to build something for them. Something lasting. Something generational. That’s when the blueprint for Trumpets of Tirzah began to take shape. And from that point, my purpose became unmistakable: to help women discover, develop, and walk out their God-given purpose with confidence and biblical authority.

That’s when Trumpets of Tirzah was born, in 2017. And as God grew the understanding of my purpose, and I was able to handle His bigger vision for my life, that is when I launched Tirzah University, which was in January of this year. It’s my assignment from God to create an academic, spiritual environment that forms Christian women into Kingdom leaders who impact culture, families, and the world around them.

So for me, purpose wasn’t found through striving. It was found through listening, obedience, and surrender. I had to trust God enough to build what didn’t exist yet. And my faith had to be mature before that could happen.

My purpose is simply this: to say yes to God and empower women to do the same.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

At my core, I help women discover their God-given purpose with boldness, clarity, and spiritual authority. I’m the Founder of Trumpets of Tirzah, an Apostolic Center for women, focused on building a solid foundation of identity through biblical teaching, discipleship, and leadership development. My passion is to walk with women of all ages, sharpen their skills and understanding, then launch them into the sphere of influence that God has reserved for them. We are a full service organization that offers everything from coaching to blessed anointing oils to earning your Doctorate.

What excites me most about what I do, is watching women awaken to who they truly are in Christ, which is the woman that God intended for them to be. There is nothing more powerful than seeing someone realize that they are called, capable, and deeply needed in the Kingdom. I get to witness transformation every single day—women rediscovering confidence, healing old wounds, stepping into leadership roles, launching ministries, and building businesses rooted in bold faith. It’s an honor to walk alongside them as they discover the blueprint God has written over their lives.

What makes our organization special is that we approach everything through biblical and spiritual understanding. We de-compartmentalize the compartments that women have built, so they become one individual that is whole, healed, and ready to conquer. We don’t separate faith from anything else, we incorporate it into all. Everything we do, our retreats, courses, teachings, events, and even our anointing oils, are designed to help women walk in confident spiritual authority so they can carry out their purpose.

This is why our podcast is in the top 10% globally – we support and equip women in their journey. Our podcast is a quick equipping every Monday morning, and then we do a deeper dive into that topic on Wednesday through live streams. No matter where women live, or what is going on in their lives, we offer a way to equip everyone who is ready to say “yes” to God’s purpose. And each month, we offer both online and in-person opportunities to come into fellowship, ask questions, and learn more about themselves and how it pertains to God’s plan.

Through Tirzah University, we offer degreed programs up through Doctorates. It’s a way for women to gain biblical insight, while pursuing a faith education that will serve them the rest of their days. They learn how to apply faith, they discover treasure in scripture, and they end up discovering a whole lot more about themselves along the way. And for those parents that have homeschooled their daughters, Tirzah University is the perfect next step.

So whether a women is looking for an occasional group to gather with, or she’s looking for her Tribe, we are the place that women can retreat to, get refreshed from, and get launched out of.

My heart is wrapped around creating safe and peaceful spaces where women can grow, be equipped, and discover the extraordinary purpose God has placed inside them. And we’re just getting started.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Looking back, there are three qualities that have been absolutely essential in my journey: discernment, resilience, and obedience. Each one shaped both my personal walk with God and the creation of Trumpets of Tirzah and Tirzah University.

1. Discernment & Listening for God’s Direction

Learning to hear God clearly has been the foundation of everything I’ve built. Discernment helped me recognize the difference between a good idea and a God idea. It allowed me to move with confidence even when the path wasn’t obvious.

Advice:
Cultivate a lifestyle of stillness and scripture. Discernment grows in quiet places, not hurried ones. Spend time daily in the Word, not just reading but also listening in stillness. The more you know God’s voice, the easier it will be to follow His lead.

2. Resilience — Continuing When Everything Says “Stop”

Every major assignment from God will test your resolve. There were seasons when doors closed, resources were limited, or the vision felt too big. Resilience kept me standing. It reminded me that God doesn’t call the equipped—He equips the called.

Advice:
Don’t fear challenges; they are training grounds. When something feels impossible, instead of asking “Why is this happening?” ask “What do I need to learn?” Your future self will thank you for every battle you choose to overcome rather than avoid.

3. Obedience — Saying “Yes” Even When You Don’t See the Whole Blueprint

Obedience was the key that unlocked everything. Trumpets of Tirzah was born from a “yes.” Tirzah University was born from a “yes.” Every expansion, every course, every retreat—each one was simply a step of obedience to what God put on my heart.

Advice:
Start practicing obedience in the small things. If you wait for the big, dramatic calling, you may miss the quiet invitations that build your faith and prepare you for your purpose. Obedience is like a muscle—the more you exercise it, the stronger and more confident it becomes.

Just remember: No one starts out feeling fully ready. We become ready as we grow in discernment, resilience, and obedience. God is not going to show you the end goal, all He asks is that you say “yes” on a daily basis. Where you end up, will be a joy because you journeyed with Him to get there.

Do you think it’s better to go all in on our strengths or to try to be more well-rounded by investing effort on improving areas you aren’t as strong in?

This is such a great question because everyone, every coach and every mentor, has a different perspective. But in looking at the Bible, we see the importance of developing what we might perceive as a weakness. And that is because long ago, usually when we were a child, the enemy lied and told us that we should focus elsewhere. So we allowed people to tell us what we were good at instead of developing the strengths that God gave us.

As an example, a couple months ago I spoke at a Christian Women-in-Business conference. Every time I speak, I always ask a question then offer a biblical explanation as to why their answer is important to unlocking their God-given potential. The question I asked at this workshop was “What were you really good at in Elementary school?” We went through the activation, I talked about strengths, walked them through what their answer meant, and ended with encouragement to press into what their answer was. I had a woman come up to me afterward and say, “I didn’t really have an answer to your question. The only thing I was good at when I was little was disappearing. I learned to hide myself from others.” Now most people might have felt bad for this woman, but I could plainly see what God was setting her up for. So I smiled, and with excitement said, “Wow, you are one of God’s undercover agents! You are the one that can get into places that other people can’t because people think you are harmless, yet you are a powerhouse for the Lord!” Her perceived weakness was not a weakness at all.

See, the enemy came to her and told her that she should hide herself away. The enemy tried to strip her of the value she has in the Kingdom. And all these years that is what she believed. Instead of allowing that to empower her into God’s plan by using it as a strength, she considered it a weakness and always stayed silent – away from conversation and away from being noticed. Yet God gave it to her as a strength, to be used for the glory of His Kingdom. To get her into places where He needed one of His children to be, so His presence could be released in that place. Without her, that wouldn’t otherwise happen.

And scripture is FULL of these kinds of stories: Moses who didn’t think He was leadership quality because of his speech impediment, Esther who was silent about her background, Gideon who felt weak and insecure, etc.

Most weaknesses ARE hidden strengths that we’ve laid down and used as an excuse to keep us from going where God has called us to go. The enemy doesn’t always come as opposition, sometimes he comes with what sounds like good advice. And without discernment, we believe it, and it keeps us from fulfilling our part in God’s plan.

This is much of why Trumpets of Tirzah exists; to help women discover hidden things, like their strengths, that they’ve allowed to go dormant. Yet once they pick them back up again, they are equipped to move forward and become impactful.

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