Christian Speaker
Christian Woman Speaker at
Sparrow Sisters Ministries
Raleigh North Carolina 27577
"An authentic life in Christ can be messy and magnificent at the exact same time."
Name | Sparrow Sisters Ministries |
Position | Christian Woman Speaker |
Location |
Raleigh, NC 27577
United States of America |
Melissa Maimone is a sought-after speaker for women's events, retreats, and conferences. She brings a message of messy, magnificently authentic faith with depth, humor, and astute biblical teaching. She engages her audience with art, Scripture, story-telling, and a conversational approach. Simply put, Melissa stirs women to discover a deeper relationship with God.
Using Scripture, art, story-telling, and lessons from her own battle with depression, Melissa demonstrates that the light of JOY can be found even in dark places. She is both a teacher and friend to her audiences; creating a dynamic atmosphere of learning, inspiration, and shared experiences. She encourages women that they can live a bold, messy, magnificent life of vulnerability and victory because they are known, accepted, and deeply loved by God--just as they are. Women leave their time with Melissa knit closer to each other, closer to God, and equipped with biblical, realistic, and transferrable tools to live a life of JOY, no matter what they face in life.
Melissa is the author of The Radiant Midnight: Depression, Grace, and the Gifts of a Dark Place, a book written for anyone struggling to find God in the dark places of the faith journey. Her first book, Gathering Dandelions: Meditations and Musings on Faith, Fracture, and Beauty Mistaken for a Weed, was named Devotional of the Year by Interviews and Reviews.
She is part of the speaking team for Compassion International, a worldwide organization dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. She is passionate about their work and is honored to be part of a nationally recognized leader in changing the lives of children, their families, and their communities.
She and her husband Danny live outside of Raleigh, North Carolina. They have two grown children. She loves Jesus, her family, and her friends. Her hobbies include reading, walking, watching weird documentaries, and searching out the perfect street taco.