Sheila loves to make the Bible practical, sharing how God met her at her lowest point and helped her to rise up again. Her message: God is for you!

Sheila’s books have sold over 5 million copies including her latest bestseller It’s Okay Not To Be Okay. In February 2020, she releases her newest book, Praying Women, How to Pray When You Don’t Know What To Say.

Texas is her home where she lives with her husband, son and two little crazy dogs Tink and Maggie who rule the roost!

Lisa Whelchel was born on May 29 in Littlefield, Texas. At age 13, her first professional acting experience was as a Mouseketeer for Walt Disney’s “The New Mickey Mouse Club.” Ms. Whelchel is perhaps best known for her starring role as Blair Warner on NBC’s “The Facts of Life” for nine years.

Her first book, “Creative Correction” released October 2000 and has sold over 200,000 copies. She went on to write over a dozen more books including, “The Facts of Life and Other Lessons My Father Taught Me,” “The Adventure of Christmas,” “The Busy Mom’s Guide” Series, and her most recent, “Friendship For Grownups.”

Ms. Whelchel is also an international speaker and has toured with “Women of Faith,” “Extraordinary Women” and “Women of Joy.”

Lisa participated in Season 25 of CBS’s “Survivor: Philippines.” She tied for second place and won the Sprint “Player of the Season” as awarded by the fans of the show.

Shantel Dudley wears many hats, she is the wife of Kent Dudley, the mother to 17 children, and Granny to 8 children. She is a Speaker at women’s events, and the founder of Real Life Women’s Conference.
Shantel has worked in the Christian music industry for many years, she is an event coordinator and artist liaison.

Shantel has a heart for the broken and hurting, she herself has gone through abuse and speaks about the freedom of forgiveness. Her and her husband have gone through great loss as 5 children have passed away.

Shantel’s heart for going through Real Life issues with transparency and honesty is what inspired her to dream big and start Real Life Women’s Conference.

Grammy Nominated Ayeisha Woods is not a stranger to the music industry. In 2004, she became the first female to walk away with the “Producer of the Year” award from the Caribbean Gospel Music Marlin Awards, that year she also received the Marlin Awards’ “New Artist of the Year” and “Contemporary Vocal Performance of the Year (Female)”.” One thing that I’ve always been able to recognize in my relationship with God is that my relationship with him is reflected in the relationships I have with others,” Woods says. “If my relationship with God is not where it needs to be, it’s reflected in every other relationship. I need to keep that line of communication where it needs to be.”

Transparency, passion and integrity have long been the foundation for Phillips, Craig and Dean’s music and ministry. Juggling dual vocations as both pastors and recording artists for twenty-five years, Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig, and Dan Dean have created an impressive body of work inspired by what God is doing in their lives and their respective churches. The trio has churned out some of Christian music’s most enduring hits, including “Revelation Song,” which spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian AC chart and also topped the National Christian Audience chart, AC Indicator chart and Soft AC charts.

Nichole Nordeman was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she played the piano in church. She got her start when she entered a Gospel Music Association (GMA) contest in Los Angeles, California and was noticed by a music producer. She has won multiple GMA Dove Awards, including two awards for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her best-known songs include “Why,” “This Mystery,” “Holy”, “Legacy,” “Brave,” and “What If.” She also sang a song on the soundtrack Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia, called “I Will Believe”

Labeled a powerhouse voice intent on “making a difference in people’s lives,” singer-songwriter JJ Weeks formed the JJ Weeks Band in 2001. The band went on to release seven acclaimed, full-length albums that sparked the Billboard Top 10 radio hits “What Kind of Love” and “Let Them See You,” as well as songs that have been featured on the official soundtracks for both the high-profile films God’s Not Dead (“Save Us,” 2014) and Four Blood Moons (“Is It Ever,” 2015). Continuing his journey as a solo artist and touring coast-to-coast from his home base in Macon, GA.