Esther Press Gatherings

“And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

- Esther 4:14B

We believe gathering together as sisters in Christ ignites unity and passion for flourishing in the fullness of who God created us to be with courage and confidence. Whether it be at one of our conferences, local group gatherings, or online Bible studies and book clubs, we value community and want to support and equip you to answer God’s call.

Esther Press gatherings are designed to help you …

Connection

Form friendships with other Jesus-loving women

Support

Find the encouragement you need to move forward

Courage

Be inspired to step into your calling with confidence

Bible-based Learning

Discover new and compelling insights from God’s Word

Fun

Laugh, learn, and make memories you’ll never forget

Worship

Connect with God on a deeper level than ever before

est.HER Conference

A gathering where our Esther Press community experienced God’s presence through heartfelt worship, glean insights from powerful Bible teaching, and connection with a community of like-minded, Jesus-loving women.

Speakers Included:

Lisa Harper

Lisa Harper has been featured on numerous television and radio programs and is a regular on TBN’s globally syndicated Better Together show, as well as the host of “Lisa Harper’s Back Porch Theology” podcast on AccessMore. She’s spoken at hundreds of national and international women’s events, as well as in churches around the world, and invested locally, leading the same weekly neighborhood Bible study for 15 years. If you can’t find her teaching, studying, hiking, or riding her motorcycle, she’s probably in a coffee shop sipping a mocha and typing away on her computer, working on one of her books, 15 of which have been published—including the recent best-selling devotional, Life—or filming one of her 7 well-received Bible study video curriculums, including Job: A Story of Unlikely Joy and How Much More: Discovering God’s Extravagant Love in Unexpected Places.

Babbie Mason

The name Babbie Mason is synonymous with excellence in Christian ministry. The recipient of two Dove Awards and numerous nominations for the Dove, GRAMMY, Stellar, and Emmy awards, Babbie’s music is a mainstay on Christian radio, television, internet, and the silver screen. Babbie was recognized for her contributions to Gospel music upon her induction into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2010. She has recorded 26 solo projects, authored 8 books, and written countless songs for herself and artists such as Larnelle Harris, Cece Winans, Ron Kenoly, Helen Baylor, and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. Babbie has toured the globe, appearing at Billy Graham Crusades, Bill Gaither Homecoming events, Women of Faith Conferences, Bishop T.D. Jakes’s Potter’s House, and Dr. Charles Stanley’s In Touch, and she has graced the stage with three American presidents, Carter, Ford, and Bush. Embracing the spirit of entrepreneurship, Babbie pours into the lives of the next generation of songwriters, music artists, and authors as an instructor in the college classroom, where she teaches at Lee University, LaGrange College, and her alma mater, Spring Arbor University. She hosts her own TV talk show, Babbie’s House, and she runs an internet radio station, online 24/7/365 at www.babbiemasonradio.com. Babbie Mason and her husband, Charles, make their home in Georgia.

Lisa Whittle

Jesus is everything. This is the heart, the passion, and the leadership approach of author, speaker, and podcast host Lisa Whittle. Her love runs deep to see people pursue Jesus for life, grow deep roots of faith, and walk strong in the midst of a world that so often seems to have gone crazy. Lisa is the best selling author of 8 books and several Bible studies, include Your God Knows, Jesus Over Everything, and The Hard Good. She is a sought-out Bible teacher for her wit and bold, bottom-line approach. Lisa founded the online communities Ministry Strong for ministry leaders and Called Creatives for writers and speakers, and is the host of the popular Jesus Over Everything podcast. She’s a wife, mom, lover of laughter, good food, and The Bible, and a self-professed feisty work in progress. You can find her on Facebook [Lisa Whittle], follow her on Instagram [@LisaWhittle] and Twitter [@LisaRWhittle], and visit her ministry community at www.lisawhittle.com.

Alli Worthington

About Alli

Alli Worthington is the bestselling author of five books. She is a speaker, podcaster, and business coach. Her goal is to help women reach the next level. Alli’s no-nonsense, guilt-free take on business, family, and balance led to appearances on The Today Show and Good Morning America. Alli, her husband, Mark, and their five sons live outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with a very pampered golden retriever. You can connect with her at AlliWorthington.com and on Instagram @AlliWorthington

Beth Guckenberger

About Beth

Beth Guckenberger lives with her family in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she serves as co-executive director of Back2Back Ministries. Beth lived in Mexico for fifteen years and has raised eleven children. She is the author of twelve books and speaks regularly at conferences, youth gatherings, and church services.

Lina AbuJamra

About Lina

Lina AbuJamra is the founder of Living with Power Ministries. She is a pediatric emergency-room doctor by profession and is passionate about empowering people with biblical truth. A popular Bible teacher, blogger, and conference speaker, she is the author of three books. She reaches listeners through weekly podcasts and a daily Morning Minutes devotional and is engaged in providing medical care for Syrian refugees in the Middle East. You can hear Lina on Moody Radio hosting Today's Single Christian and find her boosting her faith all over social media. Lina is single and calls Chicago home.

Tarn Cross

About Tarn

A leader to leaders, Tarn Cross is an energetic, engaging, and compelling speaker who is passionate about teaching people how to navigate this unique time in God’s Kingdom. God has called her to preach under a powerful prophetic anointing, illuminating what He is wanting to do through His Church in this critical hour. Over the course of more than 30 years in ministry, Tarn has traveled the world speaking to and training leaders from the slums of Uganda where she worked as a missionary, helping rescue and rehabilitate the most marginalized and disadvantaged of society, to halls of government where she and her husband mentored leaders in the political arena. Reaching widows, orphans, former child-soldiers and prisoners, the wealthy, well-known, prominent and powerful, Tarn's dynamic message and gift to preach and teach has seen her stand on numerous platforms across the world. Her heart is anchored in championing others and raising them up to influence the world around them. Born in New Zealand, married to Matt and mother to three children, Tarn currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tammy Trent

About Tammy

Tammy Trent has been ministering to audiences around the world through her music and speaking since signing her first record deal in 1995, and in early 2023 she became the new co-host on LIFE Today TV alongside Randy Robison. She says, “One of my greatest privileges on this journey of hope is to be able to remind others that we can never interpret our numbness as God's absence in our lives.”

Ginny Owens

About Ginny

Ginny Owens’s unique musical style and inspirational lyrics have transcended genre definition and taken her to diverse venues, including the White House, the Sundance Film Festival, Lilith Fair, and the National Day of Prayer in Washington, D.C. Ginny has also been an adjunct professor at her alma mater, Belmont University, served as a worship leader, partnered with non-profits, and authored two books.

Sarah Kroger

About Sarah

Sarah Kroger is a Nashville-based, catholic worship leader and songwriter who has released five albums: Your time (2011,) Hallelujah Is Our Song (2013,) Bloom (2019,) Light (2020,) and her latest live album, The London Sessions (2023.) She is part of the multi-cultural trio Village Lights as well as the female collective FAITHFUL, two enterprises that are a testament to her prolific creativity and talent.

Special Guest: Patsy Clairmont

About Patsy

Patsy Clairmont has authored over 35 books and has been a professional speaker for more than 40 years, reaching millions of people with her message. Patsy is one of the founding speakers for the Women of Faith conferences, training hundreds of speakers and leaders for the platform. Patsy remains an avid book reader and has a voracious love for words.

Host: Susan McPherson

About Susan

Susan McPherson is an author acquisitions editor for David C Cook Publishing and their Esther Press imprint for women. She is dedicated to encouraging and equipping women to courageously stand strong in the truth of God’s Word through her work leading the women’s community for Esther Press. She loves Jesus, coffee, college football, and her life as a wife and mother in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. Follow her on Instagram, @susan.mcpherson3/ or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-mcpherson-349186a5/

Cynthia Yanof

About Cynthia

Cynthia Yanof is a wife, mother, podcaster, blogger, and everyday girl who is ridiculously committed to not taking herself too seriously. Cynthia aspires to help make the world a place where authenticity and laughter reign supreme and perfection is rightfully booted to the backseat. She hosts the popular MESSmerized podcast and loves speaking, writing, foster care, and hanging out with her husband and three kids.

Sharon Jaynes

About Sharon

Sharon Jaynes, author of 25 books and popular conference speaker, has been encouraging and equipping women through ministry for over thirty years. From the time she met Christ as a teenager, she fell in love with God’s Word and has had a passion to bring God’s truth to today’s woman. Through the years, she has taught various Bible studies, served as a counselor at Charlotte Pregnancy Care, and mentored women from all walks of life. Her mission is to encourage, equip, and empower women to walk in courage and confidence as they grasp their true identity as a child of God and co-heir with Christ. For ten years, Sharon served as vice president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and co-host for their daily radio feature. She is the co-founder of Girlfriends in God, a ministry that seeks to bring the body of Christ together as believers across racial, denominational, and generational boundaries.

Donna Pisani

About Donna

Donna is a pastor, Bible teacher, communicator, and mentor with forty years of experience in ministry; she is passionate about helping people connect to their unique, God-given purpose and live fully in their leadership gifts. Donna has a master's degree in leadership from Southeastern University and a DMin with a focus on women in leadership from George Fox University. For much of their ministry, she and her husband have mentored leaders to facilitate a healthy church culture where men and women partner in leadership. Together, they founded Capital City Church and recently transitioned the church to merge with National Community Church. She co-founded The Circle of Twelve, a mentoring group for women who lead with their husbands. She is the author of The Power of Not Yet: Living a Life of Endless Possibilities, but one of her greatest joys is family time with her six adult children (four by birth, two by marriage) and her two grandchildren.

Denise Caldwell

About Denise

Denise Caldwell is a multi-platform influencer and TV host with more than a decade of experience styling Hollywood’s elite and consulting with commercial fashion and beauty brands.She has been involved in styling over 1,200 fashion and beauty makeovers forElle, Glamour, Essence, SELF, FOX, NBC, and E! News to name a few. She finds joy in empowering women to be their best self, finding unique style solutions, transforming everyday wardrobe essentials, and showcasing red-carpet trends suitable for every day while amplifying women- and black-owned businesses and young designers. Promoting women to be bold and unapologetic in creating and amplifying their personal appearance with confidence, regardless of size or shape, is the mission that drives her. In 2021, Denise founded Dress Up for Your Dreams!, a confidence building camp to help young girls use style as a tool to impact their personal dreams and goals.

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