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2018 Spring Praise & Worship Night





Carol Kent is a bestselling author and international speaker. With vulnerable openness, irrepressible hope, restored joy, and a sense of humor, she directs you to choices based on God’s truth. Carol says, “When God writes your story, you will be in for the adventure of a lifetime!” She is the president of Speak Up Speaker Services, a Christian speakers’ bureau, and the founder and director of the Speak Up conference, a ministry committed to helping Christians develop their speaking and writing skills. She and her husband, Gene, have founded the nonprofit organization, Speak Up for Hope, which benefits inmates and their families. Carol holds a master’s degree in communication arts and a bachelor’s degree in speech education. She was a featured speaker at Women of Faith, Women of Joy, and Extraordinary Women arena events.