Michigan City, IN • March 16, 2024

2024 Speakers & Performers

Lysa Terkeurst

Lysa TerKeurst is President and Chief Visionary Officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is also the six-time New York Times best-selling author of Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way, Uninvited, and more. Her devotional, Embraced, won the ECPA Book of the Year for 2019. Lysa was also recently awarded the Champions of Faith Author Award and has often appeared on the Today Show as one of the leading voices in the Christian community. Each year, Lysa is a featured keynote presenter at events across North America and online, including the Global Leadership Network. She also tours state-to-state regularly with Transparent Productions. Lysa is passionate about equipping women to share their stories for God’s glory through Proverbs 31 Ministries’ annual “She Speaks Conference” and her writer training program, COMPEL: Words That Move People. Connect with Lysa on social media at @lysaterkeurst or lysaterkeurst.com.

Laura Story

LAURA STORY is a wife, mother, songwriter, worship leader, author, artist, and Bible teacher. Her songs—which have won Grammys, Billboard Music Awards, and Dove Awards—include “Blessings,” and Chris Tomlin’s “Indescribable.” She is the author of several bestselling books and Bible studies including When God Doesn’t Fix It and So Long Normal. Laura has a master of theological studies and a doctorate in worship studies, and has served as a worship leader at Perimeter Church in Atlanta since 2005. Her greatest joy is being a wife to Martin and mother to Josie, Ben, Griffin, and Timothy.

Margaret Feinberg

Margaret Feinberg, host of the popular podcast, The Joycast, is an well-liked Bible teacher and speaker at churches and leading conferences. Her books, including Fight Back With Joy and Taste and See: Discovering God Among Butchers, Bakers and Fresh Food Makers, and their corresponding Bible studies have sold more than one million copies and received critical acclaim and extensive national media coverage from CNN, the Associated Press, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and more. She was recently named one of 50 women most shaping culture and the Church today by Christianity Today. www.margaretfeinberg.com

Shelene Bryan

Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs is a New York Times best selling author, sought-after speaker, and successful podcast host based in Nashville, TN. Engaging and honest, she makes readers and listeners alike feel as if they’ve been long-time friends. Co-founder of the That Sounds Fun Network—which includes her aptly named flagship podcast, That Sounds Fun—and author of multiple bestselling books including Chase the Fun, That Sounds Fun, 100 Days to Brave and Remember God, Annie is the friend who will shoot straight with you, remind you that God is good, and still manage to make you laugh in the process. For more about Annie’s work, visit https://www.anniefdowns.com

Julie Clinton

Julie Clinton is the President of Extraordinary Women Ministries, has spoken to hundreds of thousands of women as host of Extraordinary Women conferences all across America, and has authored five books with Harvest House. A woman of deep faith, she cares passionately about seeing women live out their dreams by finding their freedom in Christ. Julie and her husband, Tim, live in Virginia and have two children, Megan and Zach.