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Emily K. Strickland

About Emily

A woman after
God's own heart.

Emily Strickland is a dynamic and humble woman — a wife, mother, author, and speaker who carries a holy fire to bring revival to the world.

Emily and Chaz Strickland — portrait

"Heal in your
confidence,
lovely ladies."

— Monday's Moments of Motivation

The Strickland family
Emily in worship

The chapters

I.

The Beginning

I started writing at the age of eight. Words have always felt like air to me — necessary, intimate, the way I make sense of the world. Long before I knew what it meant to walk with God, I was a girl with a notebook and a deep, restless wonder.

II.

The Encounter

At twenty-four, I met Jesus. Not in the polite, polished way I had been told about Him — but in a way that rearranged the architecture of my soul. I have carried a holy fire ever since, and I have never been the same.

III.

The Calling

From that fire came a calling: to see women come alive in Him. To remind them that they are beautiful in their own skin, beloved without performance, brave because He is brave in them. This is the work I was made for.

IV.

The Family

My husband Chaz and I founded Ignite The Globe together. We live in sunny Florida with our five children, and I believe with my whole heart that my family is my first ministry. Everything else flows from this small, sacred altar.

V.

Today

Today I write, I speak, I mentor, and I keep showing up — for my family, for the women of Inspired & Brave, and for the One who first showed up for me. The story is still being written. I am grateful you are here for a chapter of it.

Walk with me.

Whether through a book, a message, or a quiet morning letter — I'd love to keep company with you.