Athena Dean Holtz is a publishing pioneer, professional speaker, and mentor whose story of loss and restoration showcases God’s redeeming power. Founder of Redemption Press and the She Writes for Him movement, she leads an award-winning, all-female virtual team equipping Christian communicators worldwide. Athena has spent four decades championing authors with excellence and integrity. Her own journey—from spiritual abuse to freedom—fuels her passion to uplift others through storytelling, publishing, and coaching, helping them steward their message for eternal impact. www.athenaholtzspeaks.com
Editing Under Fire: Discernment, Humility, and Spiritual Warfare in Christian Publishing
In this timely keynote, Athena Dean Holtz invites Christian editors, writing coaches, and publishing professionals to recognize the unseen spiritual pressures shaping today’s manuscripts, relationships, and ministry work. Drawing from Scripture, decades of industry leadership, and lived experience, Athena exposes how pride, exhaustion, unhealed wounds, and distraction can quietly undermine clarity and compassion in editorial decision-making. Rather than promoting fear, this message equips professionals to steward words with humility, biblical discernment, and spiritual resilience. Attendees will gain practical insight for navigating conflict, boundaries, forgiveness, and authority—so they can serve writers faithfully, protect their own hearts, and advance kingdom impact without losing their souls.