We all long for relief—from anxiety, shame, failure, stress, discontentment, loneliness, grief, unanswered prayers, relational wounds, and the countless burdens we carry through life. Yet many Christian women find themselves exhausted, striving under weights Jesus never asked them to bear.

We know the gospel is meant to bring comfort, freedom, and rest, but often it doesn't seem to reach the places where we struggle most. When relief feels out of reach, we can begin to wonder where God is and why His promises don't feel more real.

Kristen helps women rediscover the hope and relief found in Christ's finished work rather than in their own relentless striving. Drawing from her signature message, Treadmill Theology and the Gospel of Grace, she explores why the gospel we believe in can be difficult to live out of at the heart level and how God's grace invites us into a life of rest, not performance.

For retreat settings, Kristen can also incorporate themes from Embodied Grace: Integrating Faith and Counseling for Whole-Person Healing and Bearing Burdens in the Body of Christ. Together, these sessions examine God's design for the interconnectedness of body, mind, and soul, explore practical counseling insights through a biblical lens, and equip believers to care for one another with wisdom, compassion, and grace.

Through biblical teaching, practical application, and gospel encouragement, Kristen's desire is to help women experience renewed comfort, deeper rest, and lasting hope as they learn to receive God's grace for themselves and extend it to others.

Knowing who Jesus is for us and who we are in Christ affects how we interpret life, deal with sin and struggles, and our ability to find contentment, rest, and joy.

This topic is ideal for a women’s retreat, for it can be broken up into three parts: The Soul Hole: Looking for Worth in all the Wrong Places, Our Soul Anchor: Rooting Our Worth in Jesus, and The Soul Set Free: Living Out of a Secure Identity.

Busy, over-scheduled lives often lead to reactive parenting focused on the moment. But what our children need most is a long-term, intentional vision. In this keynote, Kristen draws from her book, Parenting Ahead, to equip parents for gospel-centered, foundation-laying parenting. She addresses living redemptively at home, recognizing the idols that shape

This talk equips parents to identify the subtle “idols” of control, fear, approval, and others that quietly shape our parenting. These heart drivers often lead to overparenting or underparenting—both of which research shows can have lasting negative effects on teens and young adults. To loosen the grip of these idols, Kristen points parents to Jesus as the true antidote. As we grow in seeing who he is for us and in trusting him with our children, we are freed to more faithfully shepherd them—helping them understand their own hearts and their need for Jesus.

When your child disobeys, what guides your response—rules or relationship? Many parents wrestle with when to enforce consequences and when to extend grace, often without a clear framework for either. This talk brings clarity by unpacking the biblical distinction between law and gospel and how each shapes the way we parent. With practical examples for every stage of parenting, this talk equips you to move from managing behavior to shepherding hearts—raising children who don’t just follow rules, but know their need for Jesus and trust in His finished work.

This talk offers a compassionate look at one of parenting’s most complex seasons. Kristen helps normalize the mix of emotions that arise, giving parents permission to feel the tears, tension, and tenderness while understanding what’s common in this stage. Participants will explore emerging adulthood and gain clarity on what their young adult needs—and doesn’t need—from them.

Grounded in faith, the session focuses on shifting from manager to mentor, unpacking the motivations behind parenting patterns while offering practical ways to step back without disconnecting and reestablish one’s identity.