Pastor Kristen Edgar is an author, Christian speaker, and ministry leader with a heart for helping people find healing, freedom, and restoration through Jesus. Drawing from Scripture, personal experience, and more than a decade of pastoral ministry, Kristen speaks with honesty about the places where faith and real life collide. Whether preaching, teaching, leading a workshop, or sharing the message behind When It Hurts to Church, her desire is to help people confront what wounded them, encounter the grace of God, and move forward in freedom.
Speaking Topics
Healing, Forgiveness & Restoration
Biblical teaching for confronting hurt, releasing offense, walking through forgiveness, and discovering the freedom and restoration Jesus offers.
Faith Through Life’s Hard Places
Encouraging, Scripture-centered messages about trusting God through disappointment, waiting, loss, transition, spiritual battles, and seasons when faith is tested.
Church, Leadership & Discipleship
Practical biblical teaching for churches, ministry teams, and believers on discipleship, serving, leadership, spiritual growth, and building healthy Christian community.
What Readers Are Saying
“I couldn’t put it down. The entire time I read your book, I was crying—supernatural tears of healing.”
— Raymond LonGloria
“What I love most is how the book takes us from the wound into surrender and freedom. It shows what surrender can look like.”
— Virginia Joanne S. Faavesi Aitolu
“It literally opened up some wounds I thought I let go of, but really held buried. My hope is that this book brings true healing and true self-reflection.”
— Keisarina Fa’avesi
Invite Kristen as a Christian Speaker
Kristen is available for church services, conferences, women’s events, retreats, workshops, leadership gatherings, and other ministry events. Complete the inquiry form to begin the conversation.