How God Takes Care of Us When We Step Out in Obedience

One of the themes of this blog is that just because it is God who has called you to ministry does not mean that you can sit back and do nothing to promote that ministry. If God has given you a message, it is your part of your responsibility to spread the news that the [...]

Now’s the Time to Find Speaking Engagements for the Spring

Three weeks ago I was looking at a relatively empty fall and spring speaking schedule. I had reserved some major blocks of time for trips and writing, but it turns out that those things weren’t happening, and I started to get worried. Would I get speaking engagements to cover the time? Or had I lost [...]

Is It “Unspiritual” To Charge a Fee When You Speak?

photo © 2008 Horia Varlan | more info (via: Wylio) I’ve been conducting speaker training for two years now. Most of you who come to this site truly want to speak in the Christian world. You want to speak in churches, at camps, to youth groups. You want to make a difference for God. You [...]

How to Use Photos to Get the Word Out

You’re a Christian women’s speaker. You speak at church events. You do it for the glory of God. So thinking about marketing your speaking ministry sounds weird. Is that really part of ministry? Yes, it is, because if God has given you a message, you should want to get it out there. And you can [...]

When You Feel Like an Impostor

I smiled, hugged, and waved at the women who organized the women’s day as I opened the trunk to deposit my props and books inside. Clicking the unlock button, I climbed in the driver’s side, and turned the car keys as I rolled the window down. One more wave, I thought, as the smile was [...]

Why This Blog?

Sheila Wray Gregoire I’m Sheila Wray Gregoire. I speak. Do you? I didn’t always. I started off writing articles, and eventually books. But I’ve always loved making people laugh, and I love communicating God’s truth. But when I started speaking it was tough. I didn’t have a mentor, and I didn’t have any clue where [...]