Lisa is a speaker and Bible scholar whose passion for Starbucks coffee and motorcycles is rivaled only by her desire to help others understand the relevance of the Old Testament in everyday life. She combines sound biblical exposition with easy-to-relate stories and a comedic wit helping women understand and apply God’s Word to their lives in churches, conference centers, living rooms and coffee shops across the country. Impatient with Bible studies that only brush the surface of how God’s Word applies to women’s lives today, Lisa decided to take a whole new approach. "The On the Road series is an "out of the box" kind of Bible study. It isn’t a verse-by-verse curriculum or an exhaustive commentary. Although it’s basically a Bible- study-disguised-as-a-book, it’s not formatted like a classical study. It’s intentionally informal. "Blanks" have been replaced with questions to wrestle and wonder with so readers will move toward God instead of just memorize facts about Him. And the DVD component facilitates honest interaction, whether you’re reading it with a friend in Starbucks or with a large group of well-dressed women in church." Before she officially hit the road, Lisa served as the director of Women’s Outreach for Focus on the Family, where she was the creator and driving force behind the organization’s Renewing the Heart conferences, which ministered to more than 200,000 women between 1997 and 1999. She also served for several years as the director of women’s ministries at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville. Now a highly sought-after speaker at women’s retreats, conferences and other events around the country, Lisa is on the road more than 30 weekends a year, and has been featured on radio and television programs such as Midday Connection, Janet Parshall’s America, Focus on the Family, and Life Today. She is also working toward her Master’s degree in Biblical Studies at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. |
Eva Whittington Self's story is one of God's faithfulness, regardless of our circumstances. Her poignant testimony, which involves being paralyzed by a hit-and-run driver as a young woman, has inspired the hundreds of thousands of people who've heard it. She worked with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for over ten years and has taught countless high school and college students about the never-ending mercy of the Messiah. She's been featured on Focus on the Family's radio broadcast, as well as their national Renewing the Heart women's conferences, and continues to be a very popular speaker and Bible teacher at numerous retreats and events around the country. Thomas Nelson published her first book entitled, May Bell's Daughter, in 1998. Eva is currently working on a collection of stories about women in scripture. She and her husband, Andrew, and their daughters, Abigail and Audrey, live in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. |
"Worship is my lifeline...in the craziness of my life, whether it's in real crisis or the ‘fire drill’ of getting my boys to school in the morning, focusing on the Lord through worship helps keep everything in perspective." -Kim Hill The latest offering from the Grammy nominated, multi-Dove award winner Kim Hill is a beautiful reflection of a heart tempered by worship titled Surrender. Worship Leader magazine says, "Surrender is filled with redemption and tinged with doubt, yet it's God's perfect deliverance that resonates throughout making it among Hill's best work." This is the fourteenth national release for the twenty year music veteran and Hill continues to offer what we’ve come to expect: a fresh perspective, great content and the deep, resonating vocals that is synonymous with her name. Surrender is her fourth worship CD, which was followed up her by her much anticipated holiday offering Real Christmas. In 2006, Kim released Broken Things which was a return to her rock roots with lyrics that highlighted the divine mercy she received while journeying through a difficult divorce and embarking on life as a single mom. Broken Things reminded many fans and critics of Kim’s early work on her Grammy Nominated CCM classic CD, Brave Heart, as evidenced by the following radio interview. "Empowered, loved, lifted-up, redeemed; these are the words that come to mind when listening to Kim Hill’s powerful new CD, Broken Things. This CD is aimed at those who need encouragement- the lost, broken, forgotten women who have been discarded or shamed because of a failed relationship, or simply because of their own insecurities." (Deep Impact Radio quote 2007) Kim was ignited with the desire to lead others in worship when Focus on the Family asked her to lead worship at their inaugural Renewing the Heart national women’s conference held in Nashville, TN in 1997. She went on to lead worship for the rest of the conference series, impacting over 200,000 women during the four year run. "I’d always been a solo artist, so to encourage an arena filled with 20,000 women to sing with me to an ‘audience of One’ - rather than just sit there and listen - was an amazing experience," enthuses Hill. She’s had the opportunity to lead thousands of women across America in worship since then, as well as several African women at a multi-denominational event in Nairobi, Kenya Kim continues to be a "favorite" for organizations such as the MOPS National Conference, Moody Bible Institute, Billy Graham’s Training Center at The Cove as well as for noted speakers and authors Max Lucado and Angela Thomas. Kim has also been giving a lot of attention to her own conference series, Every Woman’s Hope, which was created with longtime friend and former Focus Women’s Director, Lisa Harper. Juggling the responsibilities of recording artist, worship leader, and single mother of two very active boys, Hill has found comfort and clarity in worship and encourages others through her music to do the same. "I think the trials of life help us see what really matters...they essentially illuminate our dependency on Christ and make His grace and mercy taste even sweeter. My personal journey has made me realize how desperate I am for the Lord to help me every moment of every day." |
LISA HARPER
EVA WHITTINGTON
SELF
KIM HILL