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Two Leaders, One Marriage:
(5 Things We Learned the Hard Way)
When two leaders live under one roof, it can be powerful. It’s also complex. After 38 years, Larry and I have a little experience in this. This is not our first rodeo. Both of us carry significant responsibility. We each have strong convictions, instincts, and...
Life is One Big Group Project.
What Are We Going to Do?
My therapist knows how to tell me the hard things, and I need that. I share about all areas of my life in our sessions and I would venture to say a vast majority of what I share, I am powerless to have any control over. I want to see change, but the only person I can...
10 Books I Read in 2024
People are always asking me what to read. I love to share about books and reading and anything connected to that, as I believe what we read has incredible power to change us. Many of these books are not newly published, but ones I've recently come across that are...
Christmas Gift Ideas 2024
(Deanna’s Favorite Things)
Are you feeling stuck when it comes to gift giving for some of the people on your Christmas list? Today I'd like to share a few of my favorite things that might be good choices for you to get for some of the people on your list. These are in no particular order, and...
Observing the Sabbath:
Basics to Know
"Sabbath is more than the absence of work; it is the presence of something that arises when we consecrate a period of time to listen to what is most deeply beautiful, nourishing, or true." ~ Wayne Muller Over the past eight years or so, I've shared a lot about the...
The Secret to Making
Bad Things Work For You
The biggest choice people often throw away is the choice to lead themselves. How often do other people make a choice that negatively affects you, and you respond by doing something that hurts YOU even worse? I've done it too many times to count. One of the worst...
Can People Trust You?
Trusting people is a challenge for me, as it is for many people. Yet I remain committed to trusting, because I know you can't get anything done as a leader without it. I'm openly admitting it -- I trust because I want to produce and achieve and I know there's none of...
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BIO
Dr. Deanna Shrodes
Dr. Deanna Doss Shrodes is an author, speaker, and leadership mentor known for helping women lead with courage, integrity, and deep faith. Her work has been featured by CBS News, People Magazine, The New Yorker, Woman’s World, GOD TV, and HuffPost. She holds a Master’s in Ministerial Leadership and a Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern University, where she also serves as an adjunct professor.
Dr. Shrodes currently serves as Women’s Ministries Director for the Pen Florida District of the Assemblies of God and leads the Stronger Leadership Network, where she mentors pastors and leaders through coaching, spiritual formation, and leadership development. The author of five books and a contributing writer to five others, her most recent work, Uncommon Answers, was released by Chosen Books (a division of Baker Publishing Group) in April 2025.
Known for a warm pastoral presence and practical, thoughtful teaching, Dr. Shrodes speaks at conferences, churches, and leadership gatherings on spiritual formation, prayer, women in leadership, discernment in decision-making, and cultivating healthy ministry cultures.
She is married to her college sweetheart, Larry. Together they have three grown children and five grandchildren.
Areas of Focus:
Spiritual formation & prayer
The work of the Holy Spirit
Leadership development
Women in leadership
Mentoring and calling
Healthy ministry culture
Leadership transitions
Marriage and ministry life
Become Your Most Authentic Self
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