NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR & CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER
Lysa TerKeurst is President and Chief Visionary Officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is also eight-time New York Times bestselling author of I Want to Trust You, but I Don’t; Good Boundaries and Goodbyes; Forgiving What You Can’t Forget; It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way; Uninvited; and more. Her books, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes and I Want to Trust You, but I Don’t, won the ECPA audiobook of the year in 2024 and 2025. Lysa was also recently awarded the Champions of Faith Author Award and has appeared on the Today Show many times as one of the leading voices in the Christian community.
Each year, Lysa is a featured keynote presenter at events all across North America and online, including the Global Leadership Summit. She has a passion for equipping women to share their stories for God’s glory through Proverbs 31 Ministries’ annual She Speaks Conference and her writers training program called COMPEL Pro. Connect with Lysa on social media @lysaterkeurst or at lysaterkeurst.com.
Theology: The Essential Connection You Need To Make (Thursday Session)
Special Keynote Message
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR & CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER
Lysa TerKeurst is President and Chief Visionary Officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is also eight-time New York Times bestselling author of I Want to Trust You, but I Don’t; Good Boundaries and Goodbyes; Forgiving What You Can’t Forget; It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way; Uninvited; and more. Her books, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes and I Want to Trust You, but I Don’t, won the ECPA audiobook of the year in 2024 and 2025. Lysa was also recently awarded the Champions of Faith Author Award and has appeared on the Today Show many times as one of the leading voices in the Christian community.
Each year, Lysa is a featured keynote presenter at events all across North America and online, including the Global Leadership Summit. She has a passion for equipping women to share their stories for God’s glory through Proverbs 31 Ministries’ annual She Speaks Conference and her writers training program called COMPEL Pro. Connect with Lysa on social media @lysaterkeurst or at lysaterkeurst.com.
Theology: The Essential Connection You Need To Make (Thursday Session)
Special Keynote Message
Director of Theological Research, Proverbs 31 Ministries
Dr. Joel Muddamalle holds a Ph.D. in theology and serves as the Director of Theological Research at Proverbs 31 Ministries. He is a co-host of the Therapy & Theology podcast with Lysa TerKeurst and licensed counselor Jim Cress. Joel serves on the preaching team at Transformation Church in Indian Land, South Carolina, and is a frequent speaker for conferences and events. He just released his second book, The Unseen Battle: Spiritual Warfare, the Three Rebellions, and Christ’s Victory Over Dark Powers. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Joel and his wife enjoy a full house with their four children and German Shepherd dog, Lady. If he doesn’t have a theology book in hand, you can be sure he’s driving one of his kids to sports practice or doing his best to keep up his hoops game on the basketball court. You can connect with Joel on his Substack to grow in your understanding of the Bible and theology.
Theology: The Essential Connection You Need To Make (Thursday Session)
Leading With Clarity and Courage in an Age of Deception: Understanding Spiritual Warfare and Discernment
Director of Theological Research, Proverbs 31 Ministries
Dr. Joel Muddamalle holds a Ph.D. in theology and serves as the Director of Theological Research at Proverbs 31 Ministries. He is a co-host of the Therapy & Theology podcast with Lysa TerKeurst and licensed counselor Jim Cress. Joel serves on the preaching team at Transformation Church in Indian Land, South Carolina, and is a frequent speaker for conferences and events. He just released his second book, The Unseen Battle: Spiritual Warfare, the Three Rebellions, and Christ’s Victory Over Dark Powers. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Joel and his wife enjoy a full house with their four children and German Shepherd dog, Lady. If he doesn’t have a theology book in hand, you can be sure he’s driving one of his kids to sports practice or doing his best to keep up his hoops game on the basketball court. You can connect with Joel on his Substack to grow in your understanding of the Bible and theology.
Theology: The Essential Connection You Need To Make (Thursday Session)
Leading With Clarity and Courage in an Age of Deception: Understanding Spiritual Warfare and Discernment
Author, Speaker, and Leadership Consultant
Cindy Bultema is a speaker, author, and leadership consultant with over 25 years of ministry experience. She is passionate about helping women gain clarity in their calling and communicate with confidence and integrity. Cindy is the author of Red Hot Faith and Live Full, Walk Free, and she has written curriculum for adults and children. She speaks and coaches from a place of hard-won faith, having walked through single parenting, addiction recovery, and tragic loss with God’s sustaining grace. With a background in Bible teaching and leadership development, Cindy equips communicators to steward their message with wisdom and courage. She lives in Michigan with her husband and enjoys spending time with their four adult children. Visit Cindy’s website at cindybultema.com, or connect with her on social media @CindyBultema.
Seeing Your Story Clearly: Clarity, Timing, and Stewardship Before You Share
Author, Speaker, and Leadership Consultant
Cindy Bultema is a speaker, author, and leadership consultant with over 25 years of ministry experience. She is passionate about helping women gain clarity in their calling and communicate with confidence and integrity. Cindy is the author of Red Hot Faith and Live Full, Walk Free, and she has written curriculum for adults and children. She speaks and coaches from a place of hard-won faith, having walked through single parenting, addiction recovery, and tragic loss with God’s sustaining grace. With a background in Bible teaching and leadership development, Cindy equips communicators to steward their message with wisdom and courage. She lives in Michigan with her husband and enjoys spending time with their four adult children. Visit Cindy’s website at cindybultema.com, or connect with her on social media @CindyBultema.
Seeing Your Story Clearly: Clarity, Timing, and Stewardship Before You Share
Founder, Broken Crayons Still Color
Toni Collier is the founder of a global women’s organization called Broken Crayons Still Color and helps women process through brokenness and get to healing and hope. Toni is a speaker, host of the Still Coloring podcast, and author of several books: Don’t Try This Alone, Brave Enough to Be Broken, and a children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color. Toni is teaching people all over the globe that you can be broken and still worthy or feel unqualified and still be called to do great things. Learn more at ToniJCollier.com.
The Messy Middle: How To Tell Your Story While You’re Still Living It
Founder, Broken Crayons Still Color
Toni Collier is the founder of a global women’s organization called Broken Crayons Still Color and helps women process through brokenness and get to healing and hope. Toni is a speaker, host of the Still Coloring podcast, and author of several books: Don’t Try This Alone, Brave Enough to Be Broken, and a children’s book, Broken Crayons Still Color. Toni is teaching people all over the globe that you can be broken and still worthy or feel unqualified and still be called to do great things. Learn more at ToniJCollier.com.
The Messy Middle: How To Tell Your Story While You’re Still Living It
If you’ve ever met Megan Fate Marshman or heard her speak you know that she’s hope, energy, joy, and sincerity all stirred together. Megan is determined to use her life to spread hope, share truth, and celebrate others. She holds a Doctorate of Ministry, and she serves as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church and the Director of Women’s Ministries at Hume Christian Camps. She also shepherds women at Arbor Road Church in Long Beach, California. She invests her time in people, writing books and Bible studies, and exploring all over the globe, teaching and sharing the love of Jesus.
She released the book and study guide Relaxed (2024) and Beautiful Word Bible Studies: John (2022, Harper Collins), authored the book and Bible study Meant for Good (2020, Zondervan), SelfLess (2017, David C Cook), and co-wrote the book 7 Family Ministry Essentials with Dr. Michelle Anthony (2015, David C Cook). Megan lives in Lakewood, California, with her two boys, Foster and Jedidiah.
If you’ve ever met Megan Fate Marshman or heard her speak you know that she’s hope, energy, joy, and sincerity all stirred together. Megan is determined to use her life to spread hope, share truth, and celebrate others. She holds a Doctorate of Ministry, and she serves as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church and the Director of Women’s Ministries at Hume Christian Camps. She also shepherds women at Arbor Road Church in Long Beach, California. She invests her time in people, writing books and Bible studies, and exploring all over the globe, teaching and sharing the love of Jesus.
She released the book and study guide Relaxed (2024) and Beautiful Word Bible Studies: John (2022, Harper Collins), authored the book and Bible study Meant for Good (2020, Zondervan), SelfLess (2017, David C Cook), and co-wrote the book 7 Family Ministry Essentials with Dr. Michelle Anthony (2015, David C Cook). Megan lives in Lakewood, California, with her two boys, Foster and Jedidiah.
Founder, Entrusted Women
Kia Stephens is the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. A contributing writer for iBelieve.com, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Crosswalk, she is a recurring speaker at She Speaks and the Entrusted Women’s Conference. Kia has also been a featured guest on several podcasts including The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast, Java with Juli with Dr. Juli Slattery, The Alli Worthington Show, Better Together with Barb Roose, the Sister Circle with Chrystal Hurst, and the Captivated Podcast with Stasi Eldredge.
Kia is the author of Overcoming Father Wounds. As a writer, speaker, and business owner, Kia is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women one word at a time. She offers practical advice for writers, speakers, and ministry leaders at varying stages of their journey. When she is not writing or speaking, which she often calls her side-gig, she is working her full-time job as a wife of 22 years and a mama to two teens. Learn more at KiaStephens.com.
The One Thing Every Writer Must Do — Saturday Morning Devotion
Act Like a Writer, Think Like a Business
Founder, Entrusted Women
Kia Stephens is the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. A contributing writer for iBelieve.com, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Crosswalk, she is a recurring speaker at She Speaks and the Entrusted Women’s Conference. Kia has also been a featured guest on several podcasts including The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast, Java with Juli with Dr. Juli Slattery, The Alli Worthington Show, Better Together with Barb Roose, the Sister Circle with Chrystal Hurst, and the Captivated Podcast with Stasi Eldredge.
Kia is the author of Overcoming Father Wounds. As a writer, speaker, and business owner, Kia is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women one word at a time. She offers practical advice for writers, speakers, and ministry leaders at varying stages of their journey. When she is not writing or speaking, which she often calls her side-gig, she is working her full-time job as a wife of 22 years and a mama to two teens. Learn more at KiaStephens.com.
The One Thing Every Writer Must Do — Saturday Morning Devotion
Act Like a Writer, Think Like a Business
Author and Bible Teacher
Nicki Koziarz is a four-time bestselling author and Bible teacher known for teaching truth about faith, family, and the messy middle of obedience. She and her husband, Kris, live just outside Charlotte, North Carolina; they have six kids and are constant learners of real-time life lessons on their farm. In 2023, after more than five years of paperwork, prayer, and perseverance, they brought home their three adopted sons from Haiti — officially completing a family that is full, stretched, complicated but always hopeful about what’s to come.
Nicki spends her days writing, speaking, coaching writers, and helping women build a faith that doesn’t collapse when life gets complicated. Her teaching blends Scripture, story, and hard-won wisdom, challenging women to stop watching where God is moving and start joining Him there. She has been featured by Lifeway Women, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Life Today, and national podcasts and radio programs, and she continues to speak across the country while creating new projects for women who want depth.
The Transition to Transformation
Author and Bible Teacher
Nicki Koziarz is a four-time bestselling author and Bible teacher known for teaching truth about faith, family, and the messy middle of obedience. She and her husband, Kris, live just outside Charlotte, North Carolina; they have six kids and are constant learners of real-time life lessons on their farm. In 2023, after more than five years of paperwork, prayer, and perseverance, they brought home their three adopted sons from Haiti — officially completing a family that is full, stretched, complicated but always hopeful about what’s to come.
Nicki spends her days writing, speaking, coaching writers, and helping women build a faith that doesn’t collapse when life gets complicated. Her teaching blends Scripture, story, and hard-won wisdom, challenging women to stop watching where God is moving and start joining Him there. She has been featured by Lifeway Women, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Life Today, and national podcasts and radio programs, and she continues to speak across the country while creating new projects for women who want depth.
The Transition to Transformation
Speaker and Author
Sharon Jaynes is an international conference speaker and author of 26 books, including When You Don’t Like Your Story: What if Your Worst Chapters Could Be Your Greatest Victories?, The Power of a Woman’s Words: How the Words You Speak Shape the Lives of Others, and Enough: Silencing the Lies That Steal Your Confidence. She writes for Encouragement for Today Devotions and is a frequent guest on radio programs such as Focus on the Family, television such as Takeaways with Kirk Cameron, and podcasts such as Dr. Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages. Sharon is a storyteller who loves weaving stories and biblical principles to encourage and empower women to walk in courage and confidence as they grasp their true identity as a child of God and a co-heir with Christ. She can often be spotted at Chick-fil-A drinking sweet tea or Starbucks ordering a skinny latte with whipped cream. She and her husband, Steve, call North Carolina home. They have one adult son who lives in Chicago, 767.5 miles away. Yes, she’s counted them.
The Power of Your God Story
Speaker and Author
Sharon Jaynes is an international conference speaker and author of 26 books, including When You Don’t Like Your Story: What if Your Worst Chapters Could Be Your Greatest Victories?, The Power of a Woman’s Words: How the Words You Speak Shape the Lives of Others, and Enough: Silencing the Lies That Steal Your Confidence. She writes for Encouragement for Today Devotions and is a frequent guest on radio programs such as Focus on the Family, television such as Takeaways with Kirk Cameron, and podcasts such as Dr. Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages. Sharon is a storyteller who loves weaving stories and biblical principles to encourage and empower women to walk in courage and confidence as they grasp their true identity as a child of God and a co-heir with Christ. She can often be spotted at Chick-fil-A drinking sweet tea or Starbucks ordering a skinny latte with whipped cream. She and her husband, Steve, call North Carolina home. They have one adult son who lives in Chicago, 767.5 miles away. Yes, she’s counted them.
The Power of Your God Story
Pastor, Speaker, and Author
Sharon Hodde Miller leads Bright City Church in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, Ike. She is the author of multiple books, including Free of Me and The Cost of Control, and she has a Ph.D. on women and calling. She speaks all over the country every year but always loves to come home to her three kids! Learn more at sheworships.com.
From Garden to Glory: Understanding the Bible as Story (Thursday Session)
Pastor, Speaker, and Author
Sharon Hodde Miller leads Bright City Church in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, Ike. She is the author of multiple books, including Free of Me and The Cost of Control, and she has a Ph.D. on women and calling. She speaks all over the country every year but always loves to come home to her three kids! Learn more at sheworships.com.
From Garden to Glory: Understanding the Bible as Story (Thursday Session)
Bible Teacher, Theologian, and Author
Oghosa Iyamu, daughter of Nigerian-born parents, is a Bible teacher, theologian, and author of Forever Welcomed: A Study on God’s Impartial Love for All with Moody Publishers. She studied at Dallas Theological Seminary and later earned her M.Div. from Southwestern. Oghosa has written “Verse of the Day” devotionals for the Bible app YouVersion and has contributed to platforms such as Lifeway, Christianity Today, and She Reads Truth. Find out more at oghosaiyamu.com.
Reading the Bible in Living Color: 7 Cultural Clues for Better Bible Study (Thursday Session)
Bible Teacher, Theologian, and Author
Oghosa Iyamu, daughter of Nigerian-born parents, is a Bible teacher, theologian, and author of Forever Welcomed: A Study on God’s Impartial Love for All with Moody Publishers. She studied at Dallas Theological Seminary and later earned her M.Div. from Southwestern. Oghosa has written “Verse of the Day” devotionals for the Bible app YouVersion and has contributed to platforms such as Lifeway, Christianity Today, and She Reads Truth. Find out more at oghosaiyamu.com.
Reading the Bible in Living Color: 7 Cultural Clues for Better Bible Study (Thursday Session)
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Amanda Bacon lives in North Carolina with her husband, Jeremy, and their eight children, ages 14-25. She has worked on Lysa TerKeurst's content team and book projects at Proverbs 31 Ministries for nearly a decade and also serves as Executive Assistant to Lysa and Meredith Brock, our CEO. Amanda facilitates the early reader groups for each of Lysa's books, manages Lysa's website, and coordinates Lysa's teachings for COMPEL Pro Writers Training. Amanda is an author and communicator who loves encouraging women with biblical Truth and authenticity, as well as those impacted by trauma, having discussions about healthy relationships. When she isn’t relaxing with her family or serving at her home church, you can find her reading, writing her first novel, wandering outdoors, and watching British television. @amanda_bacon_.
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Worship Pastors at New Life Church
Kyle and Lauren Smith are worship leaders and songwriters from Colorado Springs. Formerly with Vertical Worship, they’ve written songs, recorded, and traveled while leading worship for the past 10 years. They released their own worship album in November 2022 and recently released several songs with New Life Worship’s new album, God Is.
Kyle and Lauren are passionate worshippers of Jesus, and that bleeds into the lyrics they write and the music they compose. You may have seen them on the road with Lysa on one of her book tours over the last few years, and they are so excited to join the Proverbs 31 Ministries team again for She Speaks 2026.