- Lisa Ryan
Lisa Ryan is an American author and speaker. She has had a career as a television actress, host, reporter and producer. She also held the title of
Miss California in 1985 [http://ww2.intouch.org/site/c.7nKFISNvEqG/b.1166941/k.7884/About_Lisa_Ryan.htm] . She was raised in a Christian home and became a Christian at an early age. She grew up inVisalia, California and studied architecture.Career
In media
While co-hosting the weekly television show "
Guidelines For Living " insouthern California in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ryan concurrently pursued an acting career. She co-starred in "Daughters of Privilege ", anNBC "Movie of the Week", and held a feature role in "Murder, She Wrote ".Ryan appeared in the daytime dramas "
Days of our Lives " and "The Young and the Restless ". [http://www.700club.com/700club/showinfo/staff/lisaryan.asp] Other television shows to her credit are "Living the Life " and "Faith Café ". [http://lisaryan.ambassadoragency.com/client_profile.cfm/cid/46?categories_id=18]From 1996 to the summer of 2005, Ryan worked for "
The 700 Club ", a daily live television broadcast where she has worked as a producer, co-host and featurereporter . As a reporter, she spoke with those who were making an impact in the Christian community whether as singers, authors, or those who had a unique or interesting event occur in their life, leading them toconvert to Christianity.In the fall of 2005, InTouch Ministries with Dr. Charles F. Stanley invited Lisa to join its daily radio and weekly television broadcasts as a co-host, which lasted until late 2006 when Stanley decided to phase out the series in favor of a new Bible study program after the program dealing with the Life Principles Bible. Now pre-recordings of Ryan are sometimes heard on In Touch, although live appearances are no longer available.
As an author
Ryan wrote her first book, "
For Such a Time as This , Your Identity, Purpose and Passion" in 2001. She followed it up with a companionstudy guide , which draws on the biblical example ofEsther to deliver lessons onpurity ,modesty ,beauty ,destiny ,courage and more. Used by teen and 20-something girls forpersonal devotion s,group study ,school curriculum andmentor ingmaterial s. Her second book, "Generation Esther : Young Women Raised Up For Such a Time as This", based on the woman in theBook of Esther , continued the theme of helping girls through their struggles in life as young women growing up intoadulthood . The book highlights several profiles of "modern day Esthers" includingRebecca St. James ,Heather Mercer andDayna Curry .As a speaker
Ryan speaks at girls' and mom's conferences such as
Girls of Grace ,Yada Yada ,Accepted Girls ,BABE , high school and college chapels. Her speakings consist of words to "challenge this generation of women to be counter cultural and revolutionaries in their passion and purpose for God." [http://lisaryan.ambassadoragency.com/client_profile.cfm/cid/46?categories_id=18]External links
* [http://lisaryan.ambassadoragency.com/client_profile.cfm/cid/46 Lisa Ryan Bio]
* [http://www.700club.com/700club/showinfo/staff/lisaryan.asp Short bio as Former Staff Member of 700 Club Website]
* [http://www.700club.com/ 700 Club Website]
* [http://www.intouch.org/ InTouch Website]
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