Jenna Lucado Bishop

Growing up, I don't remember a week when I didn't hear how much Jesus loves me, didn't read the Bible as a family, didn't listen to Christian music in the car.  I was a preacher's kid.  So I was at church every Sunday and Wednesday night, went to church camp, played hide-and-go seek in the baptistry. Yet, even with parents who taught me about Jesus and loved me so well, it took me a while to claim faith in Jesus Christ for myself.

 

I quickly joined the wrong crowd at school, tasted the partying life, the "popular" scene and dated the wrong guys. Yes, I got baptized at 10-years-old and had a sweet, innocent faith.  But it wasn't until I was 16, that this faith in God turned into a lifestyle.  When popularity and boys just stirred more drama than joy, I finally decided to look at this faith thing for myself.

 

I started a personal relationship with Jesus that changed everything - the way I saw myself, the way I saw others, the way I saw God.  Ever since then, I've been on a faith adventure.  Some seasons dry and some so doused with joy, I can't drink it all!  To share the love and wholeness I have found in Jesus with young women is a humbling reminder that He can use us, our stories, our brokenness and turn it into something beautiful.

 

Jenna pulls much of her speaking content from her three books:

Redefining Beautiful: What God Sees When God Sees You Presentations based on Redefining Beautiful include topics surrounding the idea of self-worth, healthy self-image, knowing God specifically as a Father, fighting the labels that the world gives us, and defining ourselves by the names God calls us.

From Blah to Awe: Shaking Up a Boring Faith Presentations based on From Blah to Awe include topics surrounding the idea of a dry faith problem, how to stop being a bored "church" girl, how a relationship with Jesus can really be an adventure, what a relationship with God looks like, and the importance of spiritual disciplines.