SPEAKING TEAM
We don’t take it lightly that you’re considering one of our team members for your event!
Our team consists of gifted speakers who work alongside us in various ministry spaces. Some have helped write our Bible study series, others have hosted (or made guest appearances on) our TBR Deep Dive and TBR Kids podcasts, some are part of our teaching team on Israelux trips, and one is a pastor who has served on our Prayer & Advisory Board for over a decade!
These are trusted speakers whose giftings and theology have already been a blessing to the global Church as they’ve poured into the various ministries of Shrinking Inc (The Bible Recap, D-Group International, and Israelux).
Check out our team’s bios and their preferred speaking topics below, and fill out this form to request a speaker for your event!
Meet Our Speakers
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Emma came to know Jesus over a bedtime conversation with her dad at age seven. Her growing faith has fueled her passion to help others know and love God’s Word. After earning her degree in English from Texas A&M University and completing ministry training through The Watermark Institute, Emma served with The Porch, a young adult ministry in Dallas, before stepping into her current role at her local church and joining The Bible Recap team. She’s pursuing her ThM (Master of Theology) in Dallas, and she loves hiking, kayaking, and cotton candy ice cream.
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EMMA DOTTER
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Kirsten grew up in Orlando, where she was greatly influenced by her parents' faith and their work with CRU. Eventually, her family moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where she attended college, then began her career as a ballroom dancer. Later, sensing a pull toward missions, she became a full-time Bible teacher in France, New Zealand, and Australia. Now, Kirsten lives in Dallas, where she is pursuing her ThM (Master of Theology) from Dallas Theological Seminary.
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KIRSTEN MCCLOSKEY
EMILY PICKELL
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Emily Pickell is a wife, daughter, sister, aunt, writer, teacher, and—to our youngest Bible Readers—"Miss Emily," the host of TBR Kids. After teaching and leading in public schools for over a decade, she now serves on the TBR Team, as well as the D-Group Theology & Curriculum Team, and the Israelux Team. Emily and her husband, Jonathan live in a converted 1800s general store in the heart of Denver, Colorado. When they’re not at home, they’re off playing in the mountains, visiting friends and family, or exploring God's great big world. Every day, Emily is amazed by the goodness of God, and often finds herself singing, “Hast thou not seen, how thy desires e’er have been, granted in what He ordaineth?”
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MIKE DSANE
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ABBEY DANE
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Abbey grew up in a home and in a church where knowing and having a relationship with Jesus was the priority. However, it wasn’t until her early 20s that the concept of having a personal relationship with Jesus became real in her life. As Scripture came alive to her, it began to shape how she desired to use the professional skills she had acquired in the marketing and communications fields. In 2014, she left the secular, non-profit realm to work in her church’s Media ministry and now serves with Shrinking, Inc. She resides in Memphis, TN, where she loves to spend time with her family (especially her nephews).
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