 She was ordained as a minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and began teaching at Columbia Theological Seminary as the Assistant Professor of Church History (2002-2008) and then Associate Professor of Church History (2008-2016).She is currently the Professor of Church History at Columbia Theological Seminary.Ward, "a self-proclaimed feminist historian," is most widely known for her research on women throughout the history of the Christian church who have been largely ignored, especially in Asia.