Jan Coates

Travels from: College Station, TX

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The “LOVE What You Do” Lady!

“Jan is a high energy Christian speaker. Her own journey—survivor turned marketing executive turned counselor to others in Jesus Christ—riveted my attention and the rest of the audience.” ~ Major John R. Cheydleur, Ph.D., ACSW, The Salvation Army

Jan Coates' Bio

Jan Coates likes to call herself a “work-in-progress.” She knows that, like her audiences, God is not done with her just yet. That’s why she calls herself the “LOVE What You Do” Lady. You’re here, you’re not done yet, so you might as well “LOVE What You Do!” And what does Jan LOVE to do? Speak, write, write and speak! And she does them very, very well. Of course, it wasn’t always this way. From here to there and back again, Jan has seen just about as much heartache and heartbreak as you can imagine. But now she realizes it was all part of His master plan. What God has done in Jan’s life is what qualifies her to write and speak in a way that has amazed tens of thousands of audience members and readers around the country. She is living testimony that God is a God who loves, forgives, redeems, and restores.

Jan’s speaking and writing are a direct result of God’s chosen path for her. Jan knows firsthand the pain of hiding from God because of feelings of unworthiness and shame. By God’s grace, she overcame childhood abuse, dysfunctional family relations, divorce, the loss of her only biological child, depression, cancer, and much more. Jan knows about hanging on to a bare thread of hope and overcoming, in spite of all odds and worldly conditions.

Consumed with shame and guilt from childhood abuse, Jan turned her back on her Christian faith during her teen years. She filled her life with self-destruction to mask her pain. By the time she was 19, she was divorced with a young son.

In 1982 a drunk driver killed that son, Jan’s only birth child. This tragedy left her emotionally paralyzed and numb. Her knees buckled and she collapsed on the floor, face down. “No, God, not Chris,” she cried out. “Please, God, I need you.” For the first time in seventeen years she communicated with God.

Jan rededicated her life to Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday 1983. Now, as an international speaker, lay counselor, author, and consultant, Jan ministers to countless individuals about how they too can be set free.

Jan Coates is living proof that through Jesus, painful pasts can be put behind and victims can become victors who then become “difference makers” — passionate advocates with a Kingdom purpose — that God can use.

Whatever the audience — big city, low country, urban, or upscale — Jan connects with people in a deeply personal way. Whether it’s doing a keynote for the Salvation Army in front of hundreds of people or speaking in a small conference room for a dozen or more, audience members walk away inspired, changed, and personally moved by Jan’s touching and universal story.

Attitude-inize: Secrets to a Positive You

Wouldn’t it be great to start each day with contagious enthusiasm? Take charge of your attitude with Scripture-based applications that teach you how. Women always leave energized, equipped, and ready to exude positivity from the inside out. Participants discover how to:

Grasp the importance of godly positivity
Make a decision to change
Be accountable for their lives
Take charge of thoughts, actions and deeds
Believe God’s promises
Transform from the inside out
Become a difference maker in God’s Kingdom

*Keynote, seminar, or 3-5 session retreat

Come As You Are

God never says, “Call me when you get your life in order.” He wants us to come to Him just as we are—a freeing concept for women of all ages. This presentation is perfect for a retreat kickoff or a fun-filled girl’s night out event. Attendees can even wear outrageous pajamas. Participants learn how to:

Let their guard down and be vulnerable, honest and fun-loving
Accept who they are in Christ
Get rid of the junk in their lives
Be set free of their pasts to pursue their God-given life of inner peace and joy
Come to the throne of Jesus—without pretenses and masks—and bask in Jesus’ grace-filled unconditional love

*Keynote, seminar, girl’s night out, or retreat kickoff

Set Free

Brace yourself for this one— Set Free is a life-changer! Prepare for soul surgery as I place my “spiritual stethoscope” on participants’ hearts and guide them to real, lasting transformation and healing. This presentation helps attendees:

Understand that God chooses the improbable
Know truth from lies
Experience God’s healing power
Release their burdens
Claim their new identity in Christ

*Keynote, seminar, or 3-5 session retreat

What You Do Matters

A metaphorical bouquet of gratitude and appreciation to individuals who selflessly minister to children and adults, lovable and unlovable. I deeply inspire participants by sharing how God’s servants helped a bag lady I personally knew progress from “hopeless” to “hope-filled.” Jan helps attendees:

Understand the importance of godly servanthood
Overcome discouragement, rejection, and physical exhaustion
Step back from personal situations and focus on God’s perspective
Discover that in Love’s service “what you do matters”

*Keynote or seminar

Women by Design

In this fun, interactive presentation, I help you explore your God-given motivational gifts (Romans 12:6-8). These gifts motivate you and help you to become the woman of purpose God custom-designed you to be. audience members will:

Learn about the three biblical gift categories
Gain wisdom and insight from the biblical motivational gifts while learning to appreciate your own gifts
Understand the who, what, where, when and why of God’s gifts
Discover how to use your gifts to glorify God

Interactive workshop