Laurie Short

Laurie Short is a speaker, author, wife, and stepmom. She is a graduate of Fuller Seminary and has served on staff at four churches over the last thirty years. Laurie has spoken to more than 500,000 people at conferences, colleges, and churches around the country. Her popular studies on Right Now media, including 40 verses to ignite your faith, Romans 8: the greatest chapter in the Bible, and Faith, Doubt, and God’s mysterious timing have more than half a million views, and they have been done in churches all over the world.

Laurie is the author of five books in the last ten years: “Faith, Doubt and God’s mysterious timing” (2023) “40 verses to Ignite Your Faith” (2019), “When Changing Nothing Changes Everything” (2017), "Finding Faith in the Dark” (2014), and Grace-Filled Stepparenting” (2020). Two of her books have been published in other languages. Previously, Laurie authored fifteen youth ministry books under her maiden name, before she became a Christian life author.

Laurie was the first woman on the Youth Specialties speaking team (1995-2005), and more recently was the visionary/founder of a women’s conference called “SheGrows” to encourage and promote mentoring relationships (2018-2020). She has spoken to countless churches and universities and is currently becoming a fresh voice in the world of women’s conferences. She is also highly capable of headlining conferences with both men and women because of her background and experience. 

 Laurie has been featured on Focus on the Family, Life Today, Family Life, PBS, Faith Radio, World Magazine, and Moody Radio. She has been interviewed on the topics of God’s mysterious timing When God’s plan isn’t your plan, How to see your life the way God sees your life, Finding faith in the dark, and Stepparenting with grace. Laurie lives with her husband Jere, and stepson Jordan, but she is about to become an empty nester as Jordan is joining the Marine Corps this year.