Meet
Jane

Jane Hanna Stoudt has built her life and ministry in places many people overlook. Spaces shaped by trauma, PTSD, chronic overwhelm, neurodivergent wiring, and the long, quiet work of healing. She did not study these places from a distance. She lived in them.

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As a woman navigating MS, CPTSD, and a nervous system shaped by decades of trauma, Jane learned early that many traditional approaches to Bible study unintentionally leave wounded and overwhelmed believers feeling unseen. Fast-paced methods, pressure to perform, and spiritualized urgency often made it harder, not easier, to meet God. She longed for a way to approach Scripture without shame, without pressure, and without sensory overload.

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Out of that longing, Jane created The Margins Method, a Spirit-led, simplified approach to Scripture that honors the nervous system while remaining theologically sound. This method invites readers to slow down, breathe, notice God’s character, and engage the Word with attentiveness and honesty. For women who have spent years feeling spiritually “behind,” The Margins Method creates room to connect with God gently and meaningfully, allowing formation to unfold over time rather than through force.

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Teaching has shaped Jane’s life for more than thirty years. She became an ordained minister in 2008. Her work as a Bible teacher has included leading women’s Bible studies, workshops, seminars, and writing Scripture-centered resources that prioritize depth over volume and presence over performance. In her earlier years she taught state computer systems statewide to Law Enforcement agencies. She homeschooled and also worked with special needs children as an RBT for several years. She is also the founder of The Well-Read Bible Project, an initiative rooted in her love of teaching and her conviction that Scripture should be approached with care, wisdom, and patience. Through this work, Jane equips women to read the Bible well rather than quickly, and to encounter God with both heart and mind engaged.

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Before founding this ministry, Jane spent decades fostering and adopting children with special needs and trauma histories. Those years formed a family shaped by patience, perseverance, and a deep belief in the inherent worth of every person. They also taught her to see trauma not as a spiritual disqualifier, but as soil where God’s tenderness often takes root most deeply.

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Jane is currently completing her formal education and is working toward a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in Educational Psychology. While trauma and neurodivergence shaped the timeline of her academic journey, they also clarified her calling. Her work now sits at the intersection of faith, learning, neuroscience, and lived experience, with a particular heart for those who have been overlooked by traditional systems.

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Through The Well-Read Bible Project, Jane helps the Church grow in wisdom and compassion for neurodivergent and trauma-affected women. Her heart beats for those who feel overwhelmed, unseen, or too exhausted to know where to begin. She reminds them that God is not intimidated by their story. He meets them in it.

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Because in the margins, grace is not missing.
Grace is magnified.