Shelley Leith's messages are the right blend of
convicting truth and common-sense practicality, delivered with disarming humor
Highlight Reel (5 min)
“Shelley’s got it all…witty, comical, engaging, yet still so relevant, practical, and anchored in truth.” Dr. Dave Currie, President, FamilyLife Canada”
“Stop, Drop, and Roll” (90 sec)
“Shelley’s ‘Stop, Drop & Roll’ lesson is my biggest takeaway. It is a simple yet profound way to make the people in your life feel wanted, loved and important. I am definitely going to implement this with my children, my parents, family, friends, co-workers, and students I work with.” Bonnie, Boston, MA
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Speaking Topics
Keynote Addresses
Art of Flourishing in the Season You’re In
Based on Psalm 1:3, learn how to bear fruit in six seasons of life.
Your Day at the Inner Beauty Spa
Discover the Holy Spirit’s beauty regimen in Romans 12:1-2 for 8 character makeover goals.
What NOT to Wear
Take a quiz to discover what masks you wear, then learn how to take them off and get real.
Character-Based Retreat Sessions
Session: Confidence
Based on Philippians 4:8, learn to replace 8 types of false selves with your true self.
Challenge: Think of yourself the way God thinks of you
Session: Self Control
Discover 10 stress-relieving self-control strategies from the way Jesus handled a very stressful day in Mark 6
Session: Humility
This study of the Theology of Mirrors unveils the secret to becoming humble.
Challenge: Remove your veil of pride and reflect God to the world
Session: Courage
Learn from Abraham and Isaac how to replace fear behaviors with courage behaviors.
Challenge: Obey, and let God take care of the consequences
Unconventional Parenting Messages
- Stop Parenting Like a Whack-a-Mole
- Time Management and Other Oxymorons
- 35 Parenting Ideas from a Nurturing-Challenged Mom
- How to Communicate with Teens, Like, Totally
Marriage: His & Her & God's View
Greg & Shelley Leith served on the FamilyLife Weekend to Remember speaker team. They have a 20-year ministry of giving couples his view, her view, and God’s view on how to make marriage work.
The Perfect Storm
Powerful forces are converging against your marriage and threatening to take it out. Identify your threats, whether they’re outside from the culture or difficulties, or from within your own heart.
How to See Your Mate Through Rose-Colored Glasses
God’s design for marriage works! Learn how looking at your mate through God’s rose-colored glasses makes it possible for two very different people to achieve oneness.
Bonus Material: Take a quiz to see how well you know your mate
Conflict: How to Fight Fair and Remain in Love
Learn how to lovingly confront, how to stay connected during a conflict, and how to give and receive forgiveness.
Bonus Material: Do a project together to improve how you deal with conflict
About
Shelley’s humor-laced messages arise from her experiences as a formerly-reluctant mother of 5, her quirky methods of propping up her self-esteem and her marriage of two strong-willed people. She is the co-author of a book for women, Character Makeover and a curriculum for teen girls, Head to Soul Makeover.
Dressed for Church, Jason (5), Ryan (7), Heather (2), Shannon (8), Carson (4)
Her Motherhood Journey
Step 1: Shelley and Greg got married.
Step 2: They had 5 children.
Step 3: Shelley faced her fears about motherhood.
After having five kids in six years, Shelley was faced with a choice… keep doing lots of outside activities to look like an awe-inspiring mom, or start being a mom to her children. Shelley had to overcome her need for approval and her fear of feeling trapped by motherhood to learn from God how to thrive as their mother. She began a journey of learning to do that thing other mothers seem to do naturally – nurture her children.
A National Church Coach
Shelley used her business and Bible degrees from Biola University in her role Saddleback Church where she headed the creation of the world-renowned 40 Days of Purpose Campaign, which has been done in over 30,000 churches in the U.S. in conjunction with a church-wide study of Rick Warren’s bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life. From there she became the national church coach for HarperCollins Christian Publishing, where she was the featured trainer of church teams, helping them implement year-long Bible engagement experiences for all ages called THE STORY and BELIEVE.
Shelley & Greg find the perfect Coke can on their anniversary
They're Their Better Half!
Shelley and Greg, with the power of the Holy Spirit, have broken a long chain of generational divorces and are still going strong! Greg is the CEO of Convene, a membership organization that empowers Christian CEOs to maximize their business performance with eternal perspectives. Their home is in Southern California.
She's All About Character
Out of Shelley’s years of proactive character-based parenting, her books on character development were born. First she co-authored Character Makeover: 40 Days with a Life Coach to Create the Best You, a book for women who want to develop eight character qualities to become more like Christ. People asked for a book like it for teenagers, so Head to Soul Makeover: Helping Teen Girls Become Real in a Fake World was born, which teaches the same eight character qualities through the metaphor of eight different television reality shows.
