Ingrid Faro
Ingrid Faro (PhD, MDiv) is Interim President and Professor of Old Testament at Northern Seminary in the Chicago area. She previously served as Dean of Academic Affairs at Northern, Dean of Theology at the Scandinavian School of Theology in Sweden, and Director of Masters Programs at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where she also taught Hebrew and Old Testament. Ingrid is an international speaker and the author of Redeeming Eden: How Women in the Bible Advance the Story of Salvation with Joyce Koo Dalrymple, Demystifying Evil, co-author of Honest Answers, Evil in Genesis, co-author of forthcoming volume As We Forgive: A Biblical Theology of Forgiveness, as well as author of numerous articles, chapters, and reviews. Prior to her work in theological education, Ingrid was an entrepreneur and president of an insurance consulting group serving 1,000 agents in 35 states. Ingrid has two children and four grandchildren.
CBE’s 2026 International Conference Speaking Session
Keynote Session | Saturday, August 8 at 9:30 am | Location: O’Hare III
God’s Design: Man and Woman as Sacred Space in Genesis 2
The creation story in Genesis 1 tells us that humanity as male and female was placed on the earth to represent and rule together as God’s partners in the world. Genesis 2 then provides imagery that helps us understand what this calling looks like in practice. First, Genesis 2:15 presents humanity as priests appointed “to serve and to protect” God’s garden tabernacle. Second, Genesis 2:18–20 makes clear that this work was never meant to be done alone but together, alongside a strong and corresponding partner (ezer kenegdo). Third, Genesis 2:21–22 describes humanity as man and woman constructed as two sides (tsela) of sacred space. This often-overlooked image offers a powerful vision of God’s design: men and women created for collaborative strength, working and serving together as equal partners, rightly relating to one another in order to uphold the worship and presence of God in the world.
This in person session will also be available for LIVE virtual viewing.