Mary Frances Bowley is a pioneer in connecting passionate Christian women with those unnoticed by the church and the world. She has served as a women's ministry leader for ten years and is founder and executive director of Wellspring Living, a holistic recovery program for women. Mary Frances and Wellspring earned the national Daughters of the American Revolution Community Service Award in 2005 and have been recognized in books such as F alling in Love with Jesus , The Externally Focused Church, and Why Men Hate Going to Church , as well as by Leadership Journal magazine.