SPLENDEUR Magazine was created by founder, Lydia Summer, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic during the summer of 2020. After having lost her job due to the ramifications of the crisis, Lydia dreamed and prayed to the Lord for clarity in the next steps and how to use the talents and gifts He gave her to glorify Him. With a love for writing and encouraging women in the faith, the Lord placed on her heart to start a Christian women's magazine with the intent to share testimonies of women in every career field in how they use their talents to glorify God, in order for other women to feel empowered to do the same in their field of work.

SPLENDEUR is named after the splendor of the wildflowers in Luke 12:27. The flowers of the field do not labor or spin and they are able to grow in the splendor that God created them to be. Should Solomon not have worried, labored, or spun to achieve his goals, he would have been dressed in even grander splendor than the wildflowers. This is God's desire for His children. He has given unique spiritual gifts and talents to every one of His children, and SPLENDEUR desires to equip women of the faith to go out in the world and feel empowered to follow the dreams that the Lord has placed on their hearts, without striving to reach them or worrying about what tomorrow will bring.

The mission of every believer is to go and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19). SPLENDEUR staff believes that disciples can be made in every medium and field of work, as long as we believe that we are empowered to do so in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that we are equipped to use our talents and gifts to glorify God and bring others to know Him to further advance His kingdom.