ENNEAGRAM
Type 7 – The Enthusiast
Passionate, curious, optimistic, adventurous, thoughtful

MYERS BRIGGS
INFP
Introversion – Intuition – Feeling – Perceiving

STRENGTHSFINDER
1. Input – I crave to know more, collecting and archiving all kinds of information.
2. Strategic – I create alternative ways to proceed, quickly spotting relevant patterns and issues.
3. Ideation – I am fascinated by ideas, finding connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
4. Individualization – I am intrigued with the unique qualities of each person and have a gift for helping people thrive.
5. Connectedness – I have faith in the links between all things and believe there are few coincidences in life.

Mara Richards Bim is a writer, spiritual director and candidate for ordination at Royal Lane Baptist Church where she serves as the Justice & Advocacy Fellow.

Previously, she had a 20-year career as an award-winning theatre artist and was the founder of the nationally-acclaimed Cry Havoc Theater Company which operated in Dallas from 2014-2023. In 2020 Mara received the Holloway Family Foundation’s Visionary Leadership Award and in 2021 she was named one of D Magazine’s “78 Women Changing the Face of Dallas.”

After watching the rise of Christian nationalism for years, in 2021 Mara enrolled at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology. She completed her third-year internship with Faith Commons under the mentorship of Rev. Dr. George Mason (retired, Wilshire Baptist Church) and Rabbi Nancy Kasten. Mara graduated with the degree of Master of Divinity (MDiv) and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction in 2024.

Mara is a Clemons Fellow at Baptist News Global where she regularly writes on the intersection of religion and politics, with a particular focus on the threats posed by Christofascism. She is also an active volunteer with Christians Against Christian Nationalism and Texas Impact. In June 2025 she joined the staff at Royal Lane for a two-year fellowship as the first Justice and Advocacy Fellow in the newly-launched Prophetic Leadership Program.

Mara lives in North TX with her family.