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Mom…author…wife…speaker…

Diana Davis uses God’s Word and personal stories to encourage women to “keep on shining!” Diana is an accomplished writer and popular speaker for women’s events. She especially enjoys encouraging pastor wives, women’s ministry leaders and deacon wives. She shares gleanings from her life experience as a mother, pastor’s wife and women’s ministry leader.

A graduate of Dallas Baptist University, Diana was awarded DBU’s prestigious Ruth Award for outstanding Christian service. She is working toward a master’s degree in theological studies from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. She has a heart for growing churches and training women to evangelize and minister within their communities.  Her mission trips to Cuba, Ukraine, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Spain, and the U.S. have given her a heart for the nations. 

She is involved in ministry with her husband, Dr. Stephen Davis, who is Executive Director for the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana. They travel regularly across Indiana, worshipping with churches and assisting with ministry. 

Diana’s style of speaking is inspirational and informational.  She enjoys sharing the “how-to’s” of ministry, intertwined with examples, Scriptures and personal stories.

Speaking Experience:

Diana has been busy with speaking engagements this past year. She led the national conference track at Glorieta Baptist Conference Center in NM for deacon wives. She also led state-wide training or women’s events in Maryland, Delaware, South Carolina, Michigan, Indiana, Florida, Wisconsin and North Dakota. She led church or associational conferences in Hawaii, Indiana, and Kentucky. She and Steve led the regional retreat for missionaries in the central region of Mexico for two years, and a marriage retreat for church planters in Ukraine.

BOOKS:  If you plan to order one or both of Diana’s new books for your event attenders, they may be ordered through LifeWay.com or Ingram Distributors for a drop-shop at the event location. 

Fresh Ideas for Women’s Ministry, by Diana Davis, B&H Publishing Group, 2008. ISBN 978-0805447231. Part resource book, part planning tool, this book challenges church women’s groups to create a vibrant, worthwhile women’s program.

Fresh Ideas-1000 Ways to Grow a Thriving and Energetic Church, by Diana Davis, B&H, ’07. ISBN 978-0-8054-4492-6.  Freshen up how your church does church. It’s the perfect book for church volunteers, pastors and staff.  (In its third printing)

Ø    Fresh Ideas for Deacon Wives (working title), by Diana Davis, is scheduled for release spring ’09.

 

“Let’s Do Lunch,” a booklet by Diana, published by State Convention of Baptist  in Indiana, is available as a free download on this website.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

Diana’s “Fresh Ideas” syndicated column is featured in the Indiana Baptist, Florida Baptist, Illinois Baptist, and ten other Baptist state publications.

Her column, “Fresh Worship” is featured regularly in Let’s Worship Magazine.

Her column, “He Said/She Said” is featured regularly in Deacon Magazine. She co-authors this column with her husband, Dr. Steve Davis, Executive Director for the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana. 

Her articles have been featured in Rick Warren’s Pastors.com, Facts & Trends magazine, On Mission magazine, LifeWay website, PastorsToday.com, Leading Adults magazine. She has over 200 published articles.

 

 Some favorite speaking topics:  

 

Women’s event:

  • Keep on shining! - Challenging women to light their world for Christ

Pastor Wives Event: In a retreat setting or conference, Diana intersperses interactive discussions among pastor wives with short talks about topical wisdom and encouragements.

  • “No Miniblinds in a Fishbowl” 

Deacon Wives - Diana has enjoyed speaking to deacon wives from individual churches, associations of churches and national training events for deacon wives.  Her practical advice and spiritual encouragement challenges deacon wives to make a positive difference in their homes, their church and their world.

  • A Deacon Wife Can Make a Difference

For Women’s Ministry Leaders - Diana’s experience in women’s ministry leadership equips her to help church leaders begin or improve a purposeful women’s ministry.  She enjoys consultations with an individual church’s women’s ministry officers or with pastors, or group conferences for multiple churches to challenge them in women’s ministry. Some possible topics:

  • “Ready. Set. Sit?”  Diana encourages women’s groups to do more than sit and soak! She gives ideas for hands-on ministries, missions encouragement, and personal and spiritual growth classes to create a vibrant women’s program.
  • “Lighting a Missions Fire in your Women’s Ministry” - Diana shares dozens of tips to add missions education and action to your current women’s program.
  • “Adding the “M” to Your Women’s Ministry” - Without “ministry,” your Women’s Ministry is just…women’s!  Diana challenges women to actively share Jesus and impact their community as part of their women’s ministry program.
  • “Planning a One-Year Women’s Ministry Calendar” - Diana teaches women’s ministry leaders how to make a one-year calendar to elevate their effectiveness.
  • “If They Don’t Know, They Won’t Come” - Tips and on-going methodologies for publicizing a quality women’s program. 

Diana and her husband, Steve, live in downtown Indianapolis. They enjoy Colorado vacations, hiking, eating Mexican food, and walking their Sheltie. Steve is the Executive Director for the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana.