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Available presentation topics (45 to 60 minutes):

• There’s a Hymn for That – The songs of the church underscore our most important moments in life — baptisms, weddings, holidays, funerals — ultimately narrating the story of our days from Genesis to Revelation. Join author Katie Schuermann as she sings through her own life’s songbook, reminiscing about the psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs that are so dear to all of us.
• Pew Sisters – We’re family, you and me. We’ve been baptized into the same Christ, and now we share the same heavenly Father, we eat at the same table, and we inherit the same paradise. Your joys are my joys, and your sorrows are my sorrows from here unto eternity. Let’s gather and celebrate our true sisterhood—our pew sisterhood—and discuss what it means to be a woman in the church.
• When God’s People Suffer – Why do bad things happen to Christians? Does God really bring suffering upon His own, dear children? Let’s talk about what life looks like when lived under the cross of Christ.
• Caring for the Barren – We do not have to look very far to find them: friends, sisters, aunts, cousins, daughters, and all those women we love so dearly who have never been able to give birth to a child. What do we say to them? How do we comfort them? What hope can we give them? Join Katie Schuermann, author of He Remembers the Barren, for an intimate discussion about the heartache of infertility and its effect on all of us.
• The Gift of Storytelling – From fables to fairytales, stories throughout history have taught and inspired readers to honor, love, and serve one another. Join author Katie Schuermann as she discusses the importance of storytelling in the life of the Christian and how every good story is a mere reflection of the greatest, truest story ever told: the fall of man into sin and God’s work of salvation for him in Jesus Christ.
• We Are What We Read – From the movies we watch to the magazines we read to the ads we consume on our social media feeds, the world is busy telling us story after story, some of them true and many of them false. Join author Katie Schuermann as she discusses how the stories we hear and read directly affect who we become in life.
• Learn to Write from the Literary Greats — One of the marks of a classical mindset in the arts is the identification, execution, and preservation of good form. Join author Katie Schuermann in analyzing the creative choices of the literary greats for a better understanding of what constitutes good form in storytelling.

Available retreats for women (three sessions each):

• There’s a Hymn for That – The songs of the church underscore our most important moments in life — baptisms, weddings, holidays, funerals — ultimately narrating the story of our days from Genesis to Revelation. Join author Katie Schuermann as she sings through her own life’s songbook, reminiscing about the psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs that are so dear to all of us.
• Pew Sisters – We’re family, you and me. We’ve been baptized into the same Christ, and now we share the same Heavenly Father, we eat at the same table, and we inherit the same paradise. Your joys are my joys, and your sorrows are my sorrows from here unto eternity. Let’s gather and celebrate our true sisterhood—our pew sisterhood—and discuss what it means to be a woman in the church.
• Anthems of Zion – Church life is anything but boring. Join author Katie Schuermann and her beloved fictional characters of Zion Lutheran Church in the imaginary town of Bradbury, Illinois, for an honest (and humorous) discussion of forgiveness, suffering, and mission work in the church.

Please, fill out and submit the contact form below to request Katie as a speaker for your event.

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