Introduction

Laura Greiner is an author, speaker and Bible study teacher. Laura writes and speaks into the experiences and needs of women today. Her books and speaking connect the dots between scripture and the everydayness of women’s lives.

With a Ph.D. in sociology Laura views everyday as an opportunity for more research. Her writing and teaching is influenced by her day-to-day collection of stories, observations, questions, and wisdom on life and faith from women in all stages and phases of life. Using this unique data, combined with her own vulnerable faith journey, Laura writes confessional narratives woven with compelling real-life stories.

Laura's Personal Bio

Since I was a little girl I have been fascinated by other people’s stories…I use to sit on my bed and read children’s stories about Christian martyrs and I’d feel intrigued and inspired and nudged closer to God. Like most of us, I connect emotionally with stories and through them I find myself more engaged with and responsive to God. I am guessing this is why the majority of Jesus’s teaching are stories− He knew this is the best way to reach us, teach us.

Using the power of stories, my books and speaking offer points of connection between everyday real-life hard stuff and God’s truth.

I am also a lifelong learner and everywhere I go I practice my sociological training…I ask questions, collect stories, hand out surveys, and interview anyone willing to talk with me. My work has become an amalgamation of other people’s stories woven together with my own raw journey with God.

Laura's Professional Bio

Laura Greiner has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Denver and a Masters in Journalism from the University of Colorado. Laura is an author, women’s event speaker and she teaches college courses in Sociology. Laura also is a Bible study leader and hospice volunteer.

Laura co-authored a book published by Focus on the Family titled, Where Women Walked: Powerful True Stories of Women’s Perseverance and God’s Provision. The book was nominated for the 2004 Gold Medallion Award. Laura birthed the idea and co-authored the book Refresh:Sharing Stories, Building Faith which was published by New Hope in 2007. Refresh has been nominated for two awards including Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Bible Study Award and Outreach Magazine’s 4th Annual Outreach Resource of the Year Award. Laura also co-authored Rendezvous – Joy Ride published in 2007 by Group Publishing and authored Through Fire and Water. She is currently working on a new book titled Truth or Dare: Unleashing Your Faith.

Laura and her husband, Bruce, have three children and live in Boulder, Colorado. Laura loves to hike and mountain bike ride and spends a lot of time with her family up at their Winter Park cabin. Laura also loves to travel and has a heart to do mission work with her family. In October she is travelling to Peru on a Girlfriends Mission Trip with Group Publishing.