Shannon Popkin
Christian Speaker
Author and Speaker, Shannon Popkin
Grandville Michigan 49418
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Control Girl to Jesus Girl
Contact Information
| Name | Author and Speaker, Shannon Popkin |
| Website | http://www.shannonpopkin.com/ |
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| Location |
Grandville, MI 49418
United States of America |
Speaking Ministry Details
- Salvation Date
- 1975
- Home Church
- Ada Bible Church
- Relationship to Church
- Regularly Attends
- Available for
- Conferences, Keynotes, Published Author, Retreats, Workshops
- Speaking Experience
- Full Time (over 20 events per year)
- Fee Range
- Works with Your Budget
More About Shannon Popkin
Shannon Popkin loves to blend her gifts for humor and storytelling with her passion for the Truth of God’s Word. Shannon speaks for ladies’ events, retreats, and conferences, encouraging women of all ages to join her on the path from Control Girl to Jesus Girl.
Shannon is the author of Control Girl: Lessons on Surrendering Your Burden of Control from Seven Women in the Bible, and is a contributing blogger at Revive Our Hearts.
Shannon is happy to be sharing life with Ken, who makes her laugh every day. Together, they live the fast-paced life of parenting three teens. When she’s not taking pictures at her kids’ sporting events, Shannon loves to be home, opening her front door to friends and family.
Shannon Popkin Recommendations
Submitted by Eastpointe Bible Church on Monday, May 24, 2021
Sheryl Hodson, Director of Women's Ministry
Shannon did our Ladies Retreat and did a fantastic job! She was insightful and Biblical in her material. She read the group well and adjusted her plans as she felt the Lord leading. Highly recommend!
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Submitted by Hillsdale United Brethren Church on Thursday, Apr 22, 2021
Cheryl Clawson
Shannon Popkin is a speaker who keeps her audience engaged while delivering challenging concepts to ponder. The message is delivered in such a way that was clearly understood by young and old alike, and hit us in a way that we could all relate to in her kind, loving style. Her stories, analogies and Biblical references were spot on with tangible ways to live these concepts out in our everyday lives.
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Submitted by Shores Community Church on Friday, Feb 26, 2021
Veronica Commire Discipleship Director
Shannon is so wonderful! She was witty, energetic, open, and her love for the truth of God’s Word and applying it to her life was evident in her message to the women at our church. Her joy in the Lord is real!
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Submitted by Riverside Church on Wednesday, Dec 04, 2019
Angie Benn - Receptionist - co- leader of the Women's Ministry at Riverside Church
10 10 10!!!!! We loved Shannon and would GLADLY have her back again as a guest speaker!!!! Most definitely!!!
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Submitted by Central Baptist Church on Tuesday, Dec 03, 2019
Sarah Heringer
Shannon is so easy to relate to! Her authenticity and humble attitude bring us to a place of common ground where the Lord can move! The event she did with us was very powerful, especially at the end when we all surrendered something, wrote it down and took the index card to the altar. So powerful! Shannon approaches topics that get to the root of women’s anger, fear and frustration and she has greatly influenced my life. Thank you, Jesus!
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Submitted by G4 Retreat on Monday, Oct 21, 2019
Heather Wilson
Shannon joined us remotely to wrap up the last segment of our 2019 women's retreat and she was AWESOME! She connected to each of us and challenged us to loosen our grip and trust God is in control. She had some great stories, and shared scripture that just hit it home. We highly recommend her!
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Submitted by SpringHill Experiences on Thursday, Oct 17, 2019
Denise Perry - Womens Retreat Director
Shannon was the keynote speaker for our Fall Womens Retreat. During this weekend, 500 women heard her speak at 4 general sessions and two morning devotionals. Her content from her book,CONTROL GIRL, blended perfectly with our theme of Surrender. Shannon’s biblical knowledge, coupled with a sense of humor, warmth yet professionalism proved to be a winning combination. Prior to our event, Shannon was an absolute joy to work with. She made herself very assessable and was quick to respond to any communication request I had. One of our core values at SpringHill is that we are relationally focused. Shannon emulated this value and made herself available throughout the weekend far beyond the podium and merchandise table. She enjoyed spending time with the women at meals, the concert, and other activities on and around the property. It is with great joy that I recommend Shannon Popkin as a speaker to your event ~ you will be blessed in the process of ministering together.
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Submitted by Lake Ann Camp on Tuesday, Sep 17, 2019
Ken Riley Executive Director
Shannon was a great fit for our ladies retreat. The ladies loved her practical insights and Biblical frame of reference. She taught with vulnerability and confidence and the response was tremendous.
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Submitted by Alpine Baptist Church In Comstock Park, MI on Thursday, Sep 12, 2019
Phyllis Muston, Coordinator of Women's Ministry
Shannon has chosen topics that are relevant to all women today and is gifted in sharing those topics, not only in her books, but also in speaking. She has the ability to keep our interest with props and stories but most of all, brings spiritual lessons with Scripture and Biblical principles.
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Submitted by Grace Community Church on Tuesday, Aug 27, 2019
Peggy Campbell, Director of Women’s Ministry
Our ladies loved our evening with Shannon! She’s warm, approachable and willing to share lessons learned from her own life experiences. She challenged us to examine our lives in the area of control through the story of Eve and exhorted us to stop trying to control people and things in our lives. Our attempts at control creates conflict not peace. I think every woman could relate to Shannon’s message and went away more aware of her bent to control and manipulate. The answer is trust God! Surrendering all those areas we seek to control and entrusting them to Him. He is worthy of our trust!
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Submitted by Women Of Maranatha on Wednesday, Jul 24, 2019
Deb Creswell, President
Shannon spoke this summer at our fundraising event for Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference in Norton Shores, MI. I enjoyed planning the event with her so the theme (Flipped: Living Upside Down in a Measure Up World) was carried through our table decorations, favors, and selfie station. Shannon's presentation caught the attention of all ladies from 5-85. She was a pleasure to work with and I would love to invite her back again.
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Submitted by Lincoln Lake Baptist Youth Camp on Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Kelsey Nolle, Guest Services Manager
It was a pleasure to have Shannon as the speaker for our 2019 women's retreat! She connected so well with the women with her speaking and also in the time she took for one on one interactions throughout the weekend. She is great!
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Submitted by The Chapel Wadsworth on Monday, Mar 11, 2019
Hilary Derr
I have been blessed by Shannon both through her Control Girl book and her speaking presentations at our recent women's retreat. She walked us through the path of moving from a control girl to a Jesus girl and how we can look to Jesus when we want to try to take control. She easily connected with my church family of women and she was easy to accommodate.
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Submitted by Liberty BIble Church on Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
Roxy Wiley
Shannon is a practiced, engaging speaker. She offers pertinent examples and draws the audience into her topic. Shannon is a gifted speaker. Our group loved her!
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Submitted by Grace Adventures on Thursday, Oct 18, 2018
Abby Banfield
Engaging, challenging, excellent, encouraging, fantastic and awesome are all words our guests used to describe Shannon. Her message of control will resonate with women at all stages of life as she shares her own experiences and asks them to confront their own control issues and submit to God. She is creative and engages participants on and off stage.
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Submitted by Bridge Bible Church on Monday, Oct 15, 2018
Marcia Strattan
We had a very nice women's retreat with Shannon as our speaker. We appreciated that she was so Biblical in her teaching as well as engaging and relevant. She is quick to answer any questions we had leading up to the retreat. Easy to work with. She comes with a high recommendation from our ladies!
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Submitted by Red Brick Church, Stillman Valley on Friday, May 11, 2018
Jeanne Baker, Deaconess
Shannon Popkin spoke at our spring ladies' luncheon and was a delight! She is extremely relatable as she shared her life experiences, her love of the LORD, and love of her family. Shannon is both entertaining and spiritually motivating. I highly recommend her!
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Submitted by Chapelstreet Church on Monday, Apr 30, 2018
Betsy Fallon Volunteer Speaker Coordinator
Shannon spoke at our Moms Connected group, for moms of teens and tweens, on the topic of control. Her talk was engaging, authentic, humorous while not skipping over the challenge of parenting this age group. As moms, we walk a fine line of influencing of kids versus controlling them and Shannon covered this topic well. I would highly recommend her!
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Submitted by Chapelstreet Church on Monday, Apr 30, 2018
Kristen Streepey, Director of Women's Outreach
Shannon was a joy to work with. She shared her "Control Girl" presentation with our group of moms, perfectly blending humor with biblical teaching in a non-threatening way for our outreach ministry. She is organized, responsive, and presented an open and honest message. I highly recommend Shannon!
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Submitted by Calvin Theological Seminary Spouse And Family Ministries on Tuesday, Apr 24, 2018
Jackie Medenblik, Coordinator
Shannon is a wonderful speaker for any group of women. She combines humor, personal stories and Biblical truths when she speaks. You know instantly that she struggles with her topic of control and is not just commenting on a problem she sees from a distance. I would highly recommend Shannon to speak to your group.
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Submitted by Cran-Hill Ranch on Thursday, Mar 15, 2018
Laura Vallette, Executive Assistant
I am not one to give all highest marks, but Shannon really deserves it. She used Scripture to back-up her message, she spent time with the ladies on retreat between sessions, she was open and honest. Her humility and desire to serve were beautiful. I highly recommend you invite her to your next Women's event.
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Submitted by Trinity Church on Wednesday, Jan 10, 2018
Carolyn Kersten, Children & Family Ministry Associate Director
Shannon is a fantastic speaker in both her content and presentation style. The women in our group found her engaging, relatable, and encouraging. She speaks with authenticity and wisdom. Highly recommend!
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Submitted by The Chapel In North Canton on Tuesday, Jan 09, 2018
Kristi Stephens, Director of Women's Ministries
Shannon was a delight to have at our Christmas brunch. She was warm, engaging, and relatable, and her message resonated with women of all ages in attendance. She did a beautiful job of clearly presenting the truth of Jesus and making much of Him!
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Submitted by Jamestown Baptist Church Ladies Tea on Sunday, Jan 07, 2018
Sue Fritz
We had Shannon speak at our annual Christmas Ladies Tea November of 2017. We had 150 ladies ages 15- 94. Shannon did an amazing job speaking, she is funny, engaging, and made this time very personable. I would definitely recommend Shannon to any women's group looking for a good speaker.
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Submitted by Thornapple MOPS on Monday, Nov 27, 2017
Rachel Smith
Shannon shared “How to have a Mary Christmas” with our MOPS group. She was relatable, funny, engaging and relevant. I would definitely recommend her to others.
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Submitted by Living Life Church on Tuesday, Nov 14, 2017
Carly Yandell Ministry Coordinator
Shannon was absolutely amazing. She connected with our women, her words were true and brought so much hope for our relationships with family and with Jesus! Shannon was well prepared, and very professional yet, was able to enjoy yourself as she engaged with the women at the retreat! I couldn't recommend Shannon enough!
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Submitted by HighPointe Community Church, Byron Center, MI. on Wednesday, Apr 12, 2017
Sarah Koetsier, Group Leader
When Shannon spoke on “Control Girl”, she described my life and my eyes were opened to my controlling ways. God’s Word flowed through Shannon in such a gentle, loving, and relatable way that my heart was soft and open for such sweet conviction. I will forever be grateful for how God’s hand worked in my life when Shannon spoke.
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Submitted by Ada Bible Church on Tuesday, Apr 11, 2017
Kristi Huseby, Women's Ministry Reach Global
We had Shannon speak at one of our events and really appreciated her vulnerability as she shared her own story of control. She was easy to relate to and I found myself challenge and encouraged by what she shared. It's clear Shannon loves God, has a deep relationship with Him and desires others to have that as well.
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Submitted by Women's Ministry, Chapel Pointe on Saturday, Apr 08, 2017
Jackie VanDyke
I have heard Shannon speak on multiple occasions, and each time I have come away inspired. Her humorous anecdotes and relatable style open hearts to hear biblical truth in a way that's engaging, practical, and motivational.
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Submitted by Robyn Dykstra on Wednesday, Apr 05, 2017
Robyn Dykstra, National Christian Speaker and Author
A true Bible Study teacher, Shannon is passionate about bringing powerful messages of inspiration to women. She is an expert storyteller and a delight to listen to. – Robyn Dykstra, Christian Speaker and Author of The Widow Wore Pink.
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Submitted by Ada Bible Church on Tuesday, Apr 04, 2017
Debbie Jo Schwarz, Formerly women's ministry events director at Ada Bible
God has gifted Shannon with a message that impacts women of all ages, whether new to faith or seasoned. She speaks with wisdom and humor, infusing Biblical characters with life that makes them relatable in new ways. She is passionate about caring for ladies and interacts with them, making each instantly feel like a new friend. When speaking, Shannon engages audiences whether large or small, leading them to make a step of faith. What is most impactful about Shannon's ministry is that she is led by the Spirit to meet the needs of each group uniquely.
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Shannon Popkin Speaking Topics
Have a "Mary" Christmas
From pies to decorating to gift-giving, women tend to put a lot of effort into making everything turn out “right” at Christmas. But our drive to create the...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017
Comparison Girl: Me-Free Living in a Measure-Up World
Do you compare yourself? On social media, in the neighborhood, at church, or the school drop-off lane—do you constantly glance sideways and ask, “How do I measure...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017
Control Girl to Jesus Girl
Control Girls aren’t trying to exasperate anyone; they’re just trying to make everything turn out right! Yet the woman who lives life repeatedly lunging after control tends...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017
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Leader's Discussion Guide
Dear Leader, I’m so thankful for your sweet service to our Lord, and your desire to lead others to follow Him more closely. Your job is so important! Especially as we talk about moving in a new direction: from Control Girls to Jesus Girls. As we study the stories of seven controlling women in the Bible, we’ll be looking for two things: Warnings and lessons for ourselves.New insights about God. Yet our goal is broader than just knowing new things. We want to turn in a new direction because we see and know and believe what is true. And what is true about this subject of control?...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017
Reflections on Surrender
Reflections on Surrender is an adult coloring book, filled with truth about control, ourselves, and God–messages that closely correlate with my new book, Control Girl . While you don’t have to work through the Bible study to enjoy the coloring book, we thought it might be nice to offer them as compliments to each other. God never intended you to carry the burden of trying to control everything. Though most of us would agree God is in control, we find ourselves living as if he needed a little assistance from us. Let us entice you to a different perspective. Inside these pages,...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017
Chapter Meditation Charts
A companion resource for Control Girl:Lessons on Surrendering Your Burden of Control from Seven Women in the Bible . We've compiled each chapter’s meditations into one handy chart for you. You may print these out and distribute as you like. Individuals might like to use the charts to meditate or review, and leaders can use the charts for that week’s discussion in group. Available for free download at ControlGirl.com. ...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017
Meditation Card Sampler Pack
These cards are meant to help build a bridge between what we say we believe and the way we actually live. It’s nearly impossible to stop rising panic, anxiety, or anger in the heat of the moment. We have to back up and retrain our hearts beforehand to respond correctly to the things we’d like to control. As Control Girls, we need to meditate on truths that help settle our hearts. Then, when we face situations which would ordinarily send us into a Control Girl tailspin our hearts more readily fly to the truth. Available for FREE download at ControlGirl.com Also Available for...
Posted by Shannon Popkin on 04/05/2017
Control Girl: Lessons on Surrendering Your Burden of Control From Seven Women in the Bible
Little fights with your husband and kids. Unhappiness when things don’t match your version of perfect. Tension, anger, fear, anxiety–it all begins with a heart that craves control. When your perspective of how life should go replaces God’s, you doom your quest for security, peace, and joy before it even starts. Thankfully, there is a better way. Join Shannon as she shares what she has discovered about her own control struggles and about God from studying seven Control Girls in the Bible. Whether it was Eve’s desire to know instead of trust, Sarah’s inability...
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