Linda Shepherd

Linda Evans Shepherd shares refreshing encouragement as she teaches audiences how to walk away from their worries and walk, hand in hand, with the Lord. Linda uses humor and drama as she shares her experiences and dramatic testimony. She says, "I love watching the audience pray with me as they give their burdens to God. It's like seeing everyone get an instant face lift as they lose 20 pounds each."

Linda is a best selling arthor, an international speaker, media personality, the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association founder and president of Right to the Heart, co-founder of Jubilant Press and publisher of Right to the Heart of Women Ezine.

She's been married twenty-eight years to Paul and has two teens. She's authored and coauthored over 20 books including Share Jesus Without Fear and The Pot Luck Club.

Gail Hayes

Inspirational! Empowering! Passionate! That’s how others describe Dr. Gail Hayes. In her 20’s, Dr. Gail experienced the loss of two children. Then in her 40’s, she discovered the miracle of second chances. She conceived and her first child was born when she turned 41 and her second when she turned 43. Gail realized that second chances are gifts that we sometimes miss because we do not believe that we deserve them.

Author, Daughters of the King, Finding Victory Through Your God-Given Personal Style

http://www.daughtersoftheking.org

http://www.drgailhayes.com

http://www.preciousprettypowerful.com

http://www.locketandpocketsocket.com

http://www.dontgiveyourpoweraway.com

Books:

• Daughters of the King, Finding Victory Through Your God Given Personal Style
• The Focus Purpose Pointer™
• My Vision Journal
• Boss Manager, Taking Care of Business Where You Do Business
• Twelve Ways to Walk in Destiny
• Twelve Ways to Build a Powerful Team
• In the Royal Court
• The Precious! Pretty! Powerful! Collection for Girls
• The Mighty! Awesome! Powerful! Collection for Boys
• Drip! Drop! And Other Season Sounds for Children

Karen Porter

Author/Speaker

Karen Porter is a national retreat and seminar speaker, author/co-author of six books, and successful businesswoman.

Her newest book project is “I’ll Bring the Chocolate: Satisfying a Woman’s Cravings for Friendship and Faith.”

Karen is a frequent guest on regional and national radio/TV programs. She contributes to national magazines like Focus on the Family, Discipleship Journal, American Taste. She has also written curriculum for Lifeway Resources.

Business/Professional

Karen served as VP of International Marketing of a major food company in Texas for more than 30 years. In that position she traveled around the world and her varied experiences (including dinner with Fidel Castro) contribute to the richness and depth of her writing and speaking.

Karen founded kae creative solutions a communications consulting firm. Services include: concept, creation, and copy for corporations including annual reports, ad copy, direct mail, marketing materials. She also provides coaching for aspiring writers and speakers.

Personal

Karen’s marriage to George is her greatest achievement, but she’d love to talk to you about her five grandchildren! Karen’s a people person, plain and simple and you’re going to love to laugh with her and maybe even cry a little as she shares her joys and struggles.

Jennifer Kennedy Dean

Jennifer Kennedy Dean is Executive director of The Praying Life Foundation and a respected author and speaker.

She is the author of numerous books, studies, and magazine articles specializing in prayer and spiritual formation.

Widely recognized as an unusually gifted communicator of the deep truths of God’s Word, Jennifer speaks all over the country calling God’s people to discover the difference between “a prayer life” and “a praying life.”

Jennifer was widowed in 2005 after 26 years of marriage to Wayne Dean, her partner both in life and ministry. They are the parents of three grown sons:

Brantley is a graduate student at Duke Divinity School.

Kennedy works for Eli Lilly and has given Jennifer her first daughter-in-law. Kennedy and Sara live in Sioux Falls, SD.

Stinson is a senior at Central Missouri State University where he is quarterback for the football team and will be married in May.

Jennifer makes her home in Marion, KY.

Bonnie Keen

Bonnie Keen is a founding member of the critically acclaimed recording trio First Call. Over a span of twenty plus years she has been awarded three Dove Awards, five Grammy nominations, and an Emmy nomination for her work as a recording artist, author and speaker. Penning several number one contemporary Christian songs with First Call, she has recently covered new ground as a solo artist writing for her three cds: Marked For Life, God Of Many Chances and her latest 2007 release of Evidence of Love.

As a survivor of divorce, single parenthood, and clinical depression, Bonnie’s story has graced the covers of “Today’s Christian Woman” and “Virtue” magazine. Her first three books allowed her the chance to speak hope to others from her first hand experience of God’s mercy to messy situations. Blessed Are the Desperate, God Loves Messy People, and A Ladder Out of Depression openly reveal Bonnie’s journey from despair to hope. Her ongoing passion remains to say ‘do not give up’ to hopeless people of faith who may find themselves discouraged when life turns upside down.

As a multi-dimensional communicator, using interactive video, music and speaking, her testament of God’s faithfulness has taken her on various media tours including appearances on The 700 Club, 100 Huntley Street, TBN, Moody Broadcasting, and The James Robison Show.

As a sought after keynote speaker Bonnie blends pieces from her books, and music with her message which makes her presentations unique. Yet nothing brings her more joy than talking with women off the platform and hearing how her story blends with theirs on the level field of shared faith in Christ.

Bonnie lives with her ‘miracle’ Brent (a five time Grammy award winning, horse loving, and renaissance husband) on their farm outside of Franklin Tennessee. Her children, Courtney and Graham continue to follow their dreams both in Tennessee and New York. Whether singing in the studio, or writing on book/article or song, one could say, “Bonnie’s suitcase is never far from the door.”

Bonnie Keen
www.bonniekeen.com
"For God Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let you down, relax my hold on you! Assuredly not." Hebrews 13: 5-b Amplified Bible

Rhonda Rhea

Rhonda Rhea speaks at special events across the country. She is a humor columnist and author of riotously fun books such as Who Put the Cat in the Fridge, I’m Dreaming of Some White Chocolate, High Heels in High Places and other fun titles, including the soon-to-be-released, Purse-uit of Holiness. She is a radio personality and in addition to a weekly radio appearance, she has a recurring role on Focus on the Family’s “Weekend Magazine,” as well as other Focus on the Family ministries. Rhonda is a pastor’s wife and mother of five, three in college and two at home. She lives in the St. Louis area where she says she spends much of her time enjoying all her teenagers and the rest of the time wrestling her car keys from them.