Meet Karen Porter

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Karen's Bio:

Karen Porter is a popular national retreat and seminar speaker. She also teaches a weekly Explore the Bible class and serves as special advisor to women's ministries and she is Vice President of International Marketing of a major food company in Texas and travels worldwide.

Karen Porter is co-author of Bible Seeds, A Unique Bible Study Devotional and co-author-compiler of Bible Seeds For Enriching Your Character (Both Starburst Publishers). She authored Secrets of Planning a Big Event (Jubilant Press) and her work is featured in Intimate Moments with God and Intimate Encounters with God (Both Honor Books). She contributes to numerous national magazines such as Focus on the Family, Discipleship Journal, and Godly BusinessWoman and to curriculum for Lifeway Resources.

Her marriage to George is her greatest achievement. Her children: Cherry, Craig, Brett, and Kathryn, love God and have a zest for life that thrills Karen and is only surpassed by her outrageous love for grandchildren Ashton, Garrett, Gracen, Clayton, and Gabriella.

Karen's Speaking Topics:

• I'LL BRING THE CHOCOLATE - A Girlfriends Guide for Sweet Friendships. The presentation examines 8 things that girlfriends can give to each other.

• CONNECTING THE DOTS - Learn five comforting facts about our God and face five challenges to become all He wants you to be.

• WHAT I LEARNED AT 107.5 FM K-STAR COUNTRY RADIO! - Discover the secrets of grace, peace, and joy in this clever presentation taken from country western song titles.

• GLAMOUR SHOTS AND OTHER DISGUISES - A fun look at our physical disguises and a serious look at the spiritual masks that steal our joy.

• WHY CAN'T YOU BE NORMAL, LIKE ME? - You will understand yourself and those around you much more as you laugh your way through these lively stories about the four personality types.

• SWEET D. R. E. A. M. The Sweet D.R.E.A.M. - conference is a one or two day event that will take your women's ministry to a new level. In this comprehensive workshop, ladies take five tests that evaluate what you've Done, the Real you, how your are Endowed, what you Adore, and what Motivates you. Women's ministries often conclude the event with a ministry fair allowing women to get involved in the areas where they have discovered God's dream for them.

Meeting Planners Say:

• Karen Porter is a people person, plain and simple. After you meet her, you will quickly discover that her joy is not only genuine, it is absolutely contagious! -- Event Planner

• Karen has great wit and wonderful stories of how to handle relationships, kids, spouses, business relationships and how to help others grow in love and genuine Christianity. -- Steve Bradley, Senior Pastor, Stone Bridge Church

• Karen involved herself in our small group format and before the event was over, our ladies felt like they had made a new friend. -- Martha Fisher, Women's Ministry Director

• Karen really touched our lives with her humor, enthusiasm and compassion at our church retreat. She not only went above and beyond in order to make our retreat a success, she became our friend. I highly recommend Karen for your retreats. She is definitely a blessing from God. -- Caren Lowry, Event Planner

Karen Says:

God has given me an active sense of humor. And its a good thing because so many funny things happen to me. I love to weave fun and laughter into my presentations.


Gospel Presentation?

Yes I present the gospel in every message sometimes as a major point and sometimes it is woven throughout the presentation. I am convinced that unless we get our relationship to Jesus right, we have failed. I am always sensitive to the varied traditions of the groups I speak to and I work with the meeting planner regarding the group's perferences as to altar calls, show of hands, response cards, or counseling so that everything is done in good taste.

Why Karen Speaks:

I cannot not speak! Like Jeremiah "....his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot." Jer 20:9

Karen's Goal:

My goal is changed lives - that those who attend will not leave the same as they came. I always pray that when a conference is over and weeks or months have passed, those who attended will say, "I can't remember that speaker's name, but God changed my life that weekend." A fellow AWSA shared that prayer with us on the loop one day and I have adopted it as my hope, too.


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