Karen Porter

Speaker, Author, Coach

Karen Porter is an international retreat and seminar speaker and a successful businesswoman. She is the author of ten books and a frequent guest on regional and national radio and TV programs and contributes to national magazines.

Karen served as Vice President of International Marketing of a major food company in Texas for more than 30 years. Today she and her husband, George, owned Bold Vision Books and Stone Oak Publishing –both Christian publishing companies.

Karen is a coach of communicators in both writing and speaking and has coached thousands of speakers across the globe. She serves on numerous boards of national ministries.

Karen says her marriage to George is her greatest achievement, but she’d love to talk to you about her five grandchildren! In her spare time, Karen continues her life-long quest to find the perfect purse. Karen is a people person, plain and simple and you will love to laugh with her and maybe even cry a little as she shares her joys and struggles. 

Karen 's Sessions at the Well

Track: Speaking
Session: 5
Time: Saturday 10:15 am

Karen 's Blog Posts

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Preaching the Gospel in Technicolor

March 31, 2026

“Preach the Gospel at all times. And when necessary, use words.” When Saint Francis of Assisi said those words, I suspect he might have been talking about Christian creatives. We express our love for the Lord in art, design, media, music, writing, speaking, film, and so much more. We tell the story of Jesus with...