- Priscilla Shirer
Priscilla Shirer, a speaker and author, has spent more than a decade addressing major
corporation s,organization s, andChristian audiences across the United States and around the world. Most recently Priscilla has focused on teaching theBible to women through an expository teaching style. (2)The daughter of Tony Evans, senior
pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church inDallas, Texas , Priscilla grew up well acquainted with the Bible. (1) As a freshman at theUniversity of Houston , sheintern ed with a Christian radio station. Soon listeners were calling the station, inviting Priscilla to speak at their Bible study groups and other events. (3) After graduation, Priscilla began hermaster’s degree work atDallas Theological Seminary . Soon she was invited to lead a weekly Bible study at theZig Ziglar Corporation and then to join its speaker team. (1) Priscilla has worked as anindependent contractor forCBS and hosted a local television show, but recently she has focused solely on Christian ministry opportunities. She callsAnne Graham Lotz , daughter ofBilly Graham , her mentor in ministry. (3)Priscilla is married to Jerry Shirer, former
Hilton Hotels executive. Together the Shirers established Going Beyond Ministries, a speakers' bureau of Bibleteacher s, including Priscilla. (3) Now the parents of two young boys, the Shirers share ministry and family responsibilities. While Priscilla continues to minister full-time, Jerry manages her schedule and other business aspects of Going Beyond Ministries. (1)Priscilla speaks around the
United States atchurch es and other events, including theLifeWay Christian Resources -sponsored Going Beyond conference and Deeper Still: The Event, where she shares the stage withBeth Moore andKay Arthur . (4) She is the author of several books, including "He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear from God". (2)Sources
(1) [http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/files/lwcF_corp_factsandtrends_06MarchApril.pdf Facts and Trends magazine: "Distractions found to be God’s call to refocus"]
(2) [http://blog.christianitytoday.com/giftedforleadership/2007/01/priscilla_shirer.html Gifted for Leadership]
(3) [http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A%253D162034%2526M%253D200665,00.html Speak: Priscilla Shirer]
(4) [http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0%2C1703%2CA%25253D160737%252526M%25253D200858%2C00.html? LifeWay Christian Resources events]Selected bibliography
He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear from God, ISBN 978-0802450074
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God Speaks, ISBN 978-0802450098
And We Are Changed: Encounters with a Transforming God, ISBN 978-0802433114
A Jewel in His Crown: Rediscovering Your Value as a Woman of Excellence, ISBN 978-0802440839External links
[http://www.goingbeyond.com/home.asp Going Beyond Ministries]
[http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/ LifeWay Christian Resources]
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