ronna detrick, m.div.
bio
Ronna received her Bachelor’s degree in Business and Communication from Whitworth College and her Master of Divinity degree as well as a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington. She own and manages her own business, RENEGADEconversations through which she does Blog Coaching, speaking, and writing – all toward the end of compelling change and instilling hope.
Though her life is full with work, blogging, keeping up a home, writing, friends, and family, Ronna’s highest priority and most extreme joy comes from being a mother to the two most amazing, brilliant, witty, compassionate, strong young girls in all the world: Emma and Abby.
writing
Articles:
A Second Look
The Comparison Trap
Books:
Mixed Ministry (Contributor)
Blogging:
ronnadetrick.com
GiftedforLeadership.com
speaking
A woman with more to say than she has time to speak or write, her favorite and most passionate topics are inspired by Biblical narratives - particularly those of women who are often overlooked, misinterpreted, and misunderstood. Currently working toward the dream of a book, Ronna hopes to challenge women to levels of extravagance, risk, and life that far exceed their wildest dreams. Her speaking topics include:
A Woman's Thirst
3 Desert Women in Scripture
It's hard to acknowledge just how dry our lives often feel. For some of us, it's even harder to accept that anything might provide relief. Will we allow the desert to be the place in which God intimately meets and cares for us as women? Will we allow ourselves to be heard and seen by a God who offers total satisfaction - but not always the way we'd define it?
Extravagance
The Woman who Anointed Jesus' Feet
What would it be like to live beyond the boundaries and constraints of culture and convention and within the expanse of Christ's love and acceptance? What would it be like to be extravagant?
Prodigals and Other Siblings
A New Look at the Parable of the Prodigal Son
Finding ourselves anew in this age-old story; encountering grace, acceptance and endless love.
Shared Story - Common Journey
From Exodus to Easter
Moses and the Israelites. Jesus' road to the cross. Our everyday lives. They're more connected than we have ever imagined. These are our stories: full of doubts, fears, struggles, and certainly the experience of endless wandering. Can we find God in the midst of these stories - and ours'?