Hershey, PA • The Giant Center
Friday & Saturday, September 19-20, 2025
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2025 Speakers & Performers
Lysa Terkeurst
Lysa TerKeurst is President and Chief Visionary Officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is also the six-time New York Times best-selling author of Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way, Uninvited, and more. Her devotional, Embraced, won the ECPA Book of the Year for 2019. Lysa was also recently awarded the Champions of Faith Author Award and has often appeared on the Today Show as one of the leading voices in the Christian community. Each year, Lysa is a featured keynote presenter at events across North America and online, including the Global Leadership Network. She also tours state-to-state regularly with Transparent Productions. Lysa is passionate about equipping women to share their stories for God’s glory through Proverbs 31 Ministries’ annual “She Speaks Conference” and her writer training program, COMPEL: Words That Move People. Connect with Lysa on social media at @lysaterkeurst or lysaterkeurst.com
Chonda Pierce
Emmy-nominated® and best-selling comedian, Chonda Pierce, or “the country comic” as Billboard Magazine dubbed her, has been making audiences laugh for more than two decades with her winning combination of fierce wit and southern charm. A stand-up comedian, television hostess, author, and now actress, Pierce has channeled her life experiences into positivity, bringing laughter to audiences around the country. As the RIAA’s best-selling female comedian, her hilarious take on life is easily relatable as she publicly opens up to her listeners about times of darkness and depression in her own life, drawing humor and good from every situation. www.chonda.org
Demi-Leigh Tebow
As a best selling author, speaker, entrepreneur, advocate, and Philanthropic Leader, Demi-Leigh Tebow utilizes her platforms as Miss South Africa and Miss Universe to educate and inspire on a global scale. Always a community-minded leader, Tebow aims to leverage her platform to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. After surviving an attempted carjacking, she founded the #Unbreakable Campaign to educate and empower women by equipping them with the skills and knowledge to be able to handle dangerous situations. Demi-Leigh lends her philanthropic vision to the Tim Tebow Foundation, raising awareness for the fight against human trafficking and supporting children with profound medical needs.
Annie F. Downs
Annie F. Downs is a New York Times bestselling author, sought-after speaker, and successful podcast host based in Nashville, TN. Engaging and honest, she makes readers and listeners alike feel as if they’ve been long-time friends. Co-founder of the That Sounds Fun Network—which includes her aptly named flagship podcast, That Sounds Fun and newest podcast Let’s Read The Gospels—and author of multiple bestselling books including Chase the Fun, That Sounds Fun, 100 Days to Brave and Remember God, Annie is the friend who will shoot straight with you, remind you that God is good, and still manage to make you laugh in the process. https://www.anniefdowns.com/
Elizabeth Woodson
Elizabeth Woodson is a Bible teacher, author, podcaster, and the Founder of The Woodson Institute, an organization that equips believers to understand and grow in their Christian faith. She loves helping people internalize their faith and connect it practically to everyday life. Elizabeth is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Master's in Christian Education. She is the author of the book Embrace Your Life: How To Find Joy When The Life You Have Is Not The Life You Hoped For and From Beginning To Forever: A Study of the Grand Narrative of Scripture. www.elizabethwoodson.net
Shelene Bryan
Shelene Bryan Is a former Hollywood Producer who left her job in Hollywood to start Skip1.org, a charity that builds kitchens and provides food and clean water to children and families in need. She has appeared on the Steve Harvey show, Home & Family and Oprah’s Own show. She is an accomplished speaker, the creator of @thesplashpodcast and is a best-selling author of Love Skip Jump and Ridiculous Faith. Shelene is a wife and mother of two. Shelene resides in Southern California with her husband Brice of 32 years.
Julie Clinton
Julie Clinton is the President of Extraordinary Women Ministries, has spoken to hundreds of thousands of women as host of Extraordinary Women conferences all across America, and has authored five books with Harvest House. A woman of deep faith, she cares passionately about seeing women live out their dreams by finding their freedom in Christ. Julie and her husband, Tim, live in Virginia and have two children, Megan and Zach.
Performances By:
Friday night worship concert with: Chris Tomlin
TIME magazine heralded Chris Tomlin as the “most often sung artist in the world” as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. Along the way, Chris has scored 21 number-one singles, 30 top-ten hits (more than any other Christian artist), and spent a total of 157 weeks at number-one during his career. Chris is also the first Christian artist to reach the billion streams threshold on Pandora. www.christomlin.com
Praise and Worship with: Michael O'Brien
Michael O’Brien was the lead singer of the Christian band, NewSong, for seven years. Sensing that God was placing a strong call on his life to step out and minister as a solo artist, he resigned his position with the band and has now been serving in the music ministry on his own for some 20 years. Michael has built a reputation as an incredibly gifted singer/songwriter with a heart for ministering to the body of Christ. www.michaelo.org
Schedule
Friday:
5:00pm – Gold Doors Open
5:30pm – Doors Open
7:00pm – Conference Opening
7:45pm – General Session with Chonda Pierce
9:30pm – Concert with Chris Tomlin
Saturday:
7:00am – Gold Doors Open
7:30am – Doors Open
8:30am – Conference Begins
9:30am – General Session with Demi-Leigh Tebow and Shelene Bryan
11:15am – General Session with Elizabeth Woodson
12:15pm – Lunch Break
1:30pm – General Session with Annie F. Downs
3:30pm – General Session with Lysa TerKeurst
4:15pm – Conference Ends
Praise and worship with Michael O’Brien
Times and speaker lineup are approximate and subject to change








