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Kayla Craig: Your Next Faith Event Speaker

Kayla Craig speaks at retreats, conferences, and gatherings where she helps peace feel possible and prayer feel doable—for real people, in real life.

Kayla has more than 15 years of professional communications experience and has spoken at women’s conferences, church retreats, parenting gatherings, university chapels, and faith formation events. She leads engaging workshops and webinars and is available for in-person and virtual engagements.

Whether Kayla’s leading an intimate morning retreat for twenty or sharing a keynote talk to hundreds of people at a conference, Kayla brings her journalist’s curiosity and liturgist’s heart to every room.

She doesn’t come with easy answers—she comes with honest questions and a stubborn hope that God is present right here in the middle of our weird and wonderful lives. She speaks about experiencing God in the ordinary, demystifying Christian spiritual practices and awakening us to God’s presence in our present moment.

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Speaking Themes Kayla Explores

Kayla has more than 15 years of professional communications experience and has spoken at women’s conferences, church retreats, parenting gatherings, university chapels, and faith formation events.

She is available for in-person and virtual engagements.

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  • SOUL CARE | PARENTING | SPIRITUAL FORMATION

    Kayla speaks honestly about the particular exhaustion of parenting in a loud, anxious world—and how we can tend to our own spiritual lives amid the chaos through prayers and practices.

    These talks and workshops are for Christian parents who are running on empty, who need permission to be human and are looking for a gentle path back to the One who sustains them.

    For: Parenting retreats, women's ministry gatherings, church conferences, moms' groups, family ministry events

  • Contemplative practice · formation · everyday faith

    Most of us want a meaningful spiritual life. Very few of us have the luxury of a monastery to go to. We have jobs and kids and inboxes and dinner to make and a world that doesn't slow down long enough for us to catch our breath, let alone sustain a daily practice that feels like more than going through the motions.

    Kayla draws from Christian contemplative tradition, her training in spiritual direction at Columbia Theological Seminary, and her own experience as a busy mother to explore what spiritual formation actually looks like in an ordinary, demanding life.

    These talks and workshops are for people who are hungry for depth but tired of being told they're not doing enough. Kayla offers practical, grounded practices that meet you where you are—not where you think you should be.

    For: Retreats, church conferences, small group kickoffs, seminary and university chapels, women's events

  • Hope · lament · faith in a suffering world

    What does it look like to hold a hope that refuses to look away from the world's pain, paper over grief with platitudes, or perform a faith that pretends that the world isn’t weary?

    Hope doesn't require certainty. Hope shows up tired and keeps reaching even when it can't see what the future holds.

    These talks and workshops sit with the difficulty of being human in a hurting world. They’re for communities navigating grief, uncertainty, or collective exhaustion, and for anyone who needs permission to hold both the lament and the hope at the same time.

    For: Lenten or advent retreats, grief gatherings, church conferences, community events, university chapels, times of collective hardship

  • You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.

  • We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity. After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.

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Over the past few years, Kayla has traveled across the country speaking at conferences, leading workshops, and sharing prayers and practices at retreats.

She has experience speaking at:

  • faith formation retreats

  • corporate settings

  • women’s conferences and retreats

  • bible conferences

  • mom groups

  • disability parenting conferences

  • church parenting and family ministry events

  • book club visits

Formats: Keynotes • Breakout sessions • Workshops • Retreat leading • Day-long intensives • Webinar series • Emcee

Available: In-person and virtual

Speaking Topics

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01 - Our Daily Breath: Prayer in a Noisy World

Based on her new devotional, this talk invites audiences into the practice of breath prayer — a simple, ancient Christian discipline that moves us from anxiety to calm and from isolation to connection. Kayla draws on contemplative tradition, current psychology, and her own exhausted-parent experience to make prayer feel not just possible, but natural.

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  • Women’s conferences, parenting ministries, church retreats, caregiver gatherings.

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02 - Every Season Sacred: Prayers & Practices for Our Real Lives

What do we do when we want to pray but the words won’t come? This talk explores the gift of borrowed language — how liturgy and written prayers become a lifeline when we’re too tired or overwhelmed to find our own words. Kayla’s words are warm, honest, and grounded in both ancient tradition and modern reality

  • BEST FOR: Women’s retreats, church wellness events, workplace mindfulness gatherings, conference keynotes, spiritual formation workshops.

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03 - Stubborn Hope: Cultivating Peace in Our Weary World

In a world that feels increasingly overwhelming, this talk explores what it means to be people of stubborn, practiced hope. Kayla draws on her journalism background, her experience as a parent of a disabled child, and her training in spiritual direction to offer a grounded, honest path toward peace.

  • Women’s conferences, justice-focused gatherings, spiritual formation retreats, university chapels.

Speaking Testimonials

  • “Having Kayla as the keynote speaker at our women’s retreat was a delight in every way. She was warm and genuine as we got to know each other, she communicated so well leading up to and throughout the event, and her messages were insightful and impactful.”

    Renee S., Sacred Ground Women’s Retreat

  • “Kayla was a dynamic and thoughtful speaker! Her stories were engaging, and she gave us so much practically to take away! She would be an incredible asset to anyone looking for a speaker who connects hearts, and points you to Jesus.”

    Mikella V, Whole Conference

  • “We LOVE working with Kayla! Not only does she facilitate meaningful events and conversations, but she is an authentic presence. Participants in Kayla’s workshops raved about how accessible she was and how much her content resonated with their own experience of caregiving. Kayla brings her whole heart into her work, and we have been so blessed by her!”

    Rev. Lauren Hunter, Associate Director, Office of Church Engagement, Whitworth University

  • “It was a joy for our Mom’s Bible Study to host Kayla for an author visit. Not only is Kayla a gifted and prolific writer, but she is also an incredibly grounded, approachable, and genuine human being. Kayla consistently shares her voice and heart in a way that is insightful and relatable, and our world is a better place with her in it.”

    Jessica Riels, Director of Program and Communications, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

  • “A breath of fresh air and the presence of peace in a harsh world. The feedback we got was that they wanted more. Kayla's words and presence were a blessing and so relatable to our parents.”

    Dr. Sarah Boberg, Assistant Professor of Christian Education & Director, Empowering Families for Spiritual Formation, Campbell University

  • “Working with Kayla Craig was an absolute joy. Her professionalism, kindness, and unwavering support created a work environment that felt like home.”

    Tanner Olson, poet and author, Night of Music & Poetry

  • “Kayla’s message on hope really resonated with me. The line she shared — ‘Faith sees best in the dark’ — I’ve been thinking about it ever since. I’ve also been doing breath prayers. I did the Sacred Ground breath prayer before I walked into my house, and at school. She was so encouraging!”

    —Women’s Retreat Attendee

  • “The second main session about making space to hear God’s voice was incredibly impactful for me. Since leaving the retreat I have gotten rid of all my social media in order to make more space for Christ in my life. Super encouraging what she shared.”

    —Retreat Attendee

  • “Still thinking of her challenges to see each place, each step we take as sacred ground. What a gift.”

    —Retreat Attendee

  • “Kayla was very real! She knows how to acknowledge the reality of life and faith, and how God’s presence can be experienced in many ways.”

    — Retreat attendee

  • “Kayla's messages were practical, encouraging, and did not go overboard with emotions. Her examples were great too.”

    — Retreat attendee

  • “Kayla's time, words, and prayers were so impactful — something I will take with me and remember forever.”

    — Retreat attendee

  • "Kayla was down to earth and her message of hope was inspiring!"

    — Retreat attendee

  • “Thank you, Kayla, for leading us to a deeper place of being with our ever-present and loving God. I appreciated your warmth and approachability.”

    — Retreat attendee

Kayla would love to hear about your event. Please share as much detail as you can. (It’s okay if you don’t have a ton of details yet!) Kayla personally reviews all speaking inquiries.

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