An acclaimed author, musician, Bible study creator and teacher, Kelly Minter is passionate to see women impacted by Jesus and His Word.

Minter was raised in a Christian home, the oldest of four children and daughter of a pastor. Like many young women, Minter dealt with inner struggles - anxiety and depression were a part of her growing-up years. Throughout her high school career, Minter played basketball competitively, expecting that to be her path into college. But after a scholarship fell through, she began playing music. And God began a new thing.

Minter moved to Nashville in the summer of 2000 and released her first record with WORD, followed by a subsequent release on a different label, leading to her first No. 1 single on the Inspirational Charts, This Is My Offering. Shortly after this success and several cross-country tours her record company folded leaving Minter to rethink her vocation and ministry. In the middle of an ever-changing music industry and on a tour through Colorado, Minter met a book publisher who would two years later sign her to her first book deal.

Her first book eventually led to LifeWay approaching her about writing a bible study. Authoring curriculum was a new challenge, but one she quickly fell in love with. Minter's first three studies include, No Other Gods: Confronting Our Modern Day Idols, followed by Ruth: Loss, Love & Legacy and Nehemiah: A Heart That Can Break. Respected Bible Study teacher and speaker, Beth Moore, chose each of Minter's resources for three of her widely-reaching online summer studies. Thousands of women participated and were challenged by Minter's writing and her unique perspective on Scripture.

Minter now writes, teaches and sings across the United States and also in other countries. She has become a steady and respected teaching voice to women, particularly when it comes to the Scriptures. She also partners closely with Justice and Mercy International (JMI), a ministry that serves in the Amazon jungle; she especially loves working with the jungle pastors who encourage her through their remarkable faith.

When home, Minter's days are spent writing, cooking, gardening, enjoying her neighborhood, loving her community, investing in her local church and walking forward in the things God has for her. She is relevant, palatable, and uncompromising in her teachings from the Bible and women relate to this.

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