Paula McGee earned a Master of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Center and a Master of Arts in Religion from Vanderbilt University. She recently received her Ph.D. in Women’s Studies in Religion at Claremont Graduate University. She is a recipient of the 2009 Fund for Theological Education dissertation fellowship and one of the few women ordained in the Baptist Church.

At the University of Southern California, McGee and her twin sister teamed up with Cheryl Miller and Cynthia Cooper to win two back-to-back National Championships in 1983 and 1984. After college she embarked upon a professional career that included a tryout with the Harlem Globetrotters and a season with the Dallas Diamonds of the Women's American Basketball Association. She also played five seasons in Italy and Spain where she learned both the Spanish and Italian languages. She started a sports management agency and represented her twin sister in the inaugural season of the WNBA. She was also the co-founder of Christian Business Success Network, a nonprofit organization that specialized in training and providing support for Christian business leaders. McGee ended her successful sports career in order to pursue her life’s calling to preach.

Today, McGee is a dynamic preacher, writer, and inspirational speaker.  She is a freelance writer and served for three years as the Book Editor for the National Baptist Voice Magazine.  She founded the Paula McGee Ministries, Inc and served as President and CEO from 1998 through 2003. She served as Dean of Chapel at Fisk University in Nashville 1998-1999 and was Assistant to the Pastor at Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Nashville 1993-1996.

McGee was instructor at the United Methodist Course of Study during three summers and was Adjunct Professor at the University of LaVerne during the fall of 2006. She also held teaching positions at LaSierra University, Pomona College, and Victor Valley Community College.

She has two published sermons, a book review and other publications. She has presented at academic conferences that include the American Academy of Homiletics and the Western Commission for the Study of Religion. She has also presented several classroom lectures and other public presentations.  She is very involved in community service and is a member of several professional organizations.