Patricia Holbrook: Keynote Speaker
Patricia Holbrook is the president of Soaring with Him Ministries, a faith columnist, international speaker and the author of Twelve Inches – Bridging the Gap Between What Your Know About God and How You Feel.
Her passion for challenging her audience’s faith and walk with God has quickly made her ministry’s website a popular place for people from over 20 countries. Patricia has been a faith columnist for the Atlanta Journal Constitution since 2012. She is a guest writer for Christian magazines and popular blogs, such as LifeLetter Cafe, and a content contributor for iDisciple, the popular app, engaging more than 160,000 subscribers daily around the globe. Patricia’s sense of humor and practical, uncompromising Bible teaching has also made her a sought-after speaker at women’s events in the United States and internationally.
Patricia is originally from Brazil and has lived in the United States since 1999. She lives in Georgia with her husband Steve, their two daughters and their miniature Schnauzers Jingle Bells and their new addition, Minnie. She is currently attending Covington Seminary, where she is enrolled in their Master’s program in Bible Studies.
Jennifer Rosania: Guest Speaker
After growing up in a single-parent household and seeing her mom almost killed and permanently debilitated in a car accident and two bouts of cancer, Jennifer Rosania believes that everything that happens to us is not only a tool in Jesus’ hands for us to know Him more intimately, but also to help others heal from their woundedness. Her call to ministry was born out of 2 Corinthians 1:3–4, which says, “Blessed be the…God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction.”
In her role as Director of Product Content at In Touch Ministries, Jennifer assists Dr. Charles Stanley with his books. She received her undergraduate degrees in Literature and Psychology from the University of Central Florida, and her Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where she is currently working on her Ph.D.
Katy Anderson: Guest Speaker
Katy Anderson spends most of her waking moments thinking about how she can keep exploited and at-risk girls safe from human traffickers. Twelve years ago on a day that would forever change her life, Katy learned that little girls, some as young as 10, were being forced to marry men double or triple their age.
Today, Katy is the Associate Director of International Ministries for She Is Safe, a global organization that believes the girl child is a gift of God and works to keep girls and women free and equipped.
Katy holds a Master of Theology Degree in Women’s Ministry from Dallas Theological Seminary, and lights fires in the hearts of others when invited to speak on the plight and promise of oppressed women and girls at local churches across the U.S.
A Californian by birth, Katy lives in Alpharetta with her husband Greg; children Brayden, Zachary and Avery.
Acacia Slaton: Testimony
Acacia’s voice, experiences and books are going to make an impact on society in general because although the problems she experienced has happened to many other women and men, most people don’t wish to speak about it. Many people feel it best to move on and forget about what had happened to them and leave it at that. Not Acacia. She’s passionate about her faith in Jesus Christ.
Professionally Acacia has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master of Arts degree in counseling. Her several years of working in the counseling field has equipped her to emphatically work with a diversity of people on personal problems and difficulties.
Acacia’s charismatic personality will ignite a passion in believers to persevere in their walk with Christ and to fight the good fight of faith. Learn more about Acacia’s books and ministry at acaciaslaton.com
Amy Carney: Testimony
Amy Carney is a wife and mother. She serves at First Baptist Atlanta in the Music Ministry, Middle School Ministry, and Women’s Ministry.
From captivity that nearly killed her to complete freedom, her passion is to beckon in the lost with the love of Jesus and to stir up believers to walk in victory and live out their identity as children of God. Her longing is to see the oppressed set free and to promote united worship in the church, thus manifesting the wholeness that faith in Jesus brings . Her heart’s desire is that we would have full knowledge of the love of Jesus and the abundant life that He has called us to. Ephesians 3:20, 4:13-14.
