Meet the 2024 Speakers
Each year we are blessed to be able to host speakers from around the world who are on fire for the Lord and Excited to share what the Lord has placed on their heart for you! Meet this year's dynamic speakers below!
Each year we are blessed to be able to host speakers from around the world who are on fire for the Lord and Excited to share what the Lord has placed on their heart for you! Meet this year's dynamic speakers below!
Ruth is a mom, grandma, teacher, blogger, disciple of Christ and lifelong student of the Bible. The seasons of her life have taken her to 4 continents to be a part of God's Kingdom work. She sometimes reads or listens to the Bible being read in Spanish or French to see how much she has retained over the years. She loves to be out in nature doing gardening or landscaping, hiking, or just sitting on a bench, listening to the sounds of God taking care of the world like He always does.
Ruth loves Jesus and is a member of the praise team at her church. She loves to smell your coffee while she enjoys drinking her chai.
Connect with Ruth: Planted by Living Water Blog
Karen Ellis has a passion to share her heart for God with women who are determined to leave a legacy of faith for their families.
In her ministry, Warrior Women Blog, she share inspirational posts, prayers, and devotions, to help women enjoy a happier marriage, better relationships, and a stronger faith in God.
Karen graduated from Union University, where she majored in Religion and Social Work, and achieved her Master’s degree from Regent University in Christian Counseling.
Karen lives in Tennessee with her husband, Dwayne. She is a mom to five kids and Gigi to two precious grandkids with another one on the way.
Connect with Karen: Warrior Women Blog | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest
Dr. Chizobam Idahosa is a wife, mother to three beautiful girls, and a dentist specialized in oral medicine. At the core of her identity, she sees herself as a child of the Most-High God and a servant of Christ Jesus. Chizobam is passionate about studying, meditating, and teaching the Word. In 2015, she founded Beautiful in Jesus, a Christian ministry born out of her journey towards inward beauty and maturity through the Word of God. Beautiful in Jesus equips believers with practical truth from the Word so that they can know God more intimately and walk in step with the Holy Spirit as God transforms them into the image of Christ.
Connect with Chizobam: Beautiful in Jesus Blog | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest
Lisa Kimrey, RN, is a speaker and author of The Self-care Impact: Motivation and Inspiration for Wellness. On Mylifenurse.com, Lisa shares Scripture-based encouragement and how to best care for yourself as you serve and care for others. She has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and finds joy in assisting people in improving their self-care to feel better and serve the Lord in extraordinary ways.
You can grab a FREE copy of her Self-care Starter Guide HERE.
You can follow Lisa on Pinterest and Facebook.
Amanda Schaefer is a podcast host, author, and speaker. She carries with her the goodness of looking through a lens of gratitude. The “A Cup of Gratitude” podcast is global, currently reaching more than 102 countries and 1820 cities. As a speaker, Amanda teaches the Bible while challenging audiences to live the way that God intends. She has a way of making scripture come alive through everyday examples. Amanda’s books include, “Crumbled, A Place for Broken People” and “Daily “Instaration”. She is a contributing author in “Life Changing Stories”.
Her books are down to earth and packed with biblical truth. Amanda has also written for “The Brave Women Series”, “The Uncommon Normal Gratitude Series”, “The Love Offering”, and “The Warrior Women Series” and has a new collaborative book project under contract.
Connect with Amanda: A Cup of Gratitude Blog | Facebook | Instagram
Hi! I’m Lisa Ann, a happily married wife for 31 years and a mother to 6 children. For the past 20 years, I have home-educated our children. I received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology in 1992. Before starting a family, I was been employed as a Science Teacher at a Christian school, as an Outdoor Education Specialist for a National Wildlife Refuge, and as a consultant for the Alabama Forestry Commission; all of which paled in comparison to being a “keeper at home”!
I had assurance of salvation in 1996, when I understood and believed that Jesus Christ had died for MY sins. I have been a student of the Bible ever since, and it is my greatest joy to share the gospel and teach others how to study the Bible for themselves.
Connect with me: Youtube | Women's Weekly Bible Challenge Blog
Rosilind, a Pacific Northwest native, is a missionary living in Croatia and married to her Bosnian hero. Together they live in the country with their 2 active boys where she enjoys fruity candles and a hot cup of herbal tea on a blustery fall evening. She holds an Associates of Practical Theology and is passionate about discipling and encouraging women. Her passion for writing led her to author a number of books Bible studies. She is the author of A Little R & R where she encourages women to live for the glory of God. She leads an online Bible study affiliated with Good Morning Girls. You can find her on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.
Meghan is a Writer, Speaker, Course Creator, and Christian Marriage Coach at Restore Amor.
She lives in El Salvador with her husband of 17 years and their five children.
She is passionate about helping Christian women make their marriages thrive and does so by combining her diploma in marriage coaching with her own life experiences to create courses, write books, and coach women.
When she isn’t working Meghan loves spending time cooking and baking with her husband and playing games with her kids.
Connect with Meghan: Restore Amor Blog | Facebook
Enthusiastic. Passionate. Profound. Joy Wendling is a writer, speaker, podcaster, family pastor, certified parent coach, and founder of Created to Play. She has over 20 years of experience in children, youth, and family ministry, as well as a Master’s in Youth, Family, and Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary. Her idea of relaxing is gazing at the mountains from her island home with an ice-cold Diet Coke and a good book.
Joy lives in the Pacific Northwest and enjoys laughing and playing with her five daughters and husband. Get to know her better at Created to Play and on her podcast titled Playfully Faithful Parenting.
A grandmother but young at heart, Gayl enjoys exploring creativity through writing, poetry, nature photography, art, crocheting, and piano. She loves coffee, tea, chocolate, and jeans. Gayl has been married to Steve for nearly 50 years, with 7 children and 14 grands (some have chronic illnesses, and one son is now with Jesus).
Always learning and writing from her heart about life, her desire is to know God better, glorify Him, and encourage others. She blogs at Words, Photos and Art, and is the author of Journey into Light: 31 Days Adventuring with God.