Priscilla Shirer

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Priscilla Shirer, a speaker and author, has spent more than a decade addressing major corporations, organizations, and Christian audiences across the United States and around the world. Most recently Priscilla has focused on teaching the Bible to women through an expository teaching style. (2)

The daughter of Tony Evans, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas, Priscilla grew up well acquainted with the Bible. (1) As a freshman at the University of Houston, she interned with a Christian radio station. Soon listeners were calling the station, inviting Priscilla to speak at their Bible study groups and other events. (3) After graduation, Priscilla began her master’s degree work at Dallas Theological Seminary. Soon she was invited to lead a weekly Bible study at the Zig Ziglar Corporation and then to join its speaker team. (1) Priscilla has worked as an independent contractor for CBS and hosted a local television show, but recently she has focused solely on Christian ministry opportunities. She calls Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham, her mentor in ministry. (3)

Priscilla is married to Jerry Shirer, former Hilton Hotels executive. Together the Shirers established Going Beyond Ministries, a speakers' bureau of Bible teachers, including Priscilla. (3) Now the parents of two young boys, the Shirers share ministry and family responsibilities. While Priscilla continues to minister full-time, Jerry manages her schedule and other business aspects of Going Beyond Ministries. (1)

Priscilla speaks around the United States at churches and other events, including the LifeWay Christian Resources-sponsored Going Beyond conference and Deeper Still: The Event, where she shares the stage with Beth Moore and Kay Arthur. (4) She is the author of several books, including He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear from God. (2)

Sources
(1) Facts and Trends magazine: "Distractions found to be God’s call to refocus"
(2) Gifted for Leadership
(3) Speak: Priscilla Shirer
(4) LifeWay Christian Resources events

Selected bibliography
He Speaks to Me: Preparing to Hear from God, ISBN 978-0802450074
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God Speaks, ISBN 978-0802450098
And We Are Changed: Encounters with a Transforming God, ISBN 978-0802433114
A Jewel in His Crown: Rediscovering Your Value as a Woman of Excellence, ISBN 978-0802440839

External links
Going Beyond Ministries
LifeWay Christian Resources