Ministry & Marriage
I know how it is to tirelessly care for your congregation. Let me care for you by providing dramatic presentations and creative interactive teaching to lighten your load and encourage your people.
Encouraging Hearts
Speaker and Pastor Jonathan Swenson Encourages Hearts through
High Impact, Dramatic Performances for Worship, Conferences & Special Events
Transformational Keynotes, Workshops & Retreats
Leadership Training, Team Building & Group Coaching
Marriage Enrichment for Pre-Married and Married Couples
Invite Jonathan for your next Leader's Conference
As a former parish pastor of over 25 years, I know the rewards and the challenges of being a professional caregiver — overworked, undervalued, weary, and even wounded. As a speaker, my hope is to help weary and worn out Pastors and Ministry Leaders rediscover the joy of their calling. Through highly engaging presentations that celebrate, educate, and motivate, you are better able to love and lead your people well.
Presentations Suited to Pastors/ Ministry Leaders
Encouraging Hearts
A creative presentation including 1-3 character monologues and an inspiring interactive and entertaining introduction to the core needs of every person, catered to your organization and the specific demographics of your audience members.
Witnesses
One-actor, yet eight eyewitnesses to Christ share their stories. You’ll laugh, cry and leave with a renewed under-standing of God’s love. Great for just about any worship service, retreat or gathering where you want a fresh and impactful way to tell the story of Jesus. Perfect for Lent/Easter or any time of the year.
Visiting Hours
Survivor Story
Presentations Suited to Congregations and Camps
DRAMATIC PRESENTATIONS
Large group dramatic presentations that celebrate and encourage your audience members.
Telling Stories. Touching Lives.
Visiting Hours
Set in a hospital, this one actor, multiple-character drama is an intimate and meaningful look into the ways God works through each person’s gifts and story to bless the whole community. Works well in churches or any care-giving setting. Also used as a training or thank-you event for anyone involved in lovingly ministering to those in crisis or need, leaving them feeling affirmed and celebrated.
Celebrate the Child
A wonderful service of “Carols and Characters” to celebrate the birth of Jesus during Advent and Christmas. Perfect for Sunday or midweek worship, youth/family nights, special Christmas events, Church Christmas Programs and more. These dates fill up quickly, so don’t delay booking!
A Christmas with C. S. Lewis
You will laugh, you will rejoice, you may even cry and you will certainly leave celebrating a great author who gave the world the Narnia Chronicles and a Christian legacy that few others can match. Perfect for Sunday or midweek worship, youth/family nights, special Christmas events, Church Christmas Programs and more. These dates fill up quickly, so don’t delay booking!
Witnesses
One-actor, yet eight eyewitnesses to Christ share their stories. You’ll laugh, cry and leave with a renewed under-standing of God’s love. Great for just about any worship service, retreat or gathering where you want a fresh and impactful way to tell the story of Jesus. Perfect for Lent/Easter or any time of the year.
TRANSFORMATIONAL TEACHINGS
A combination of drama and interactive teaching.
More to this life.
Marriage Enrichment
Marriage Enrichment curriculum presented by Jana and myself. Perfect for marriage retreats and also offered as an online 4 or 5-week course for pre-marriage sessions or marriage enrichment. Character monologues from Visiting Hours and Survivor Story can also be added for in-person events.
Encouraging Hearts
Creative presentations including 1-3 character monologues and an inspiring interactive and entertaining introduction to the core needs of every person, catered to your organization and the specific demographics of your audience members.
Survivor Story
In this deeply personal and very moving presentation, my wife Jana and I share our journey with Jana’s two rounds of Breast Cancer. We talk candidly about our fears, struggles, doubts and faith in the midst of the storm, and we celebrate God’s presence in it all. If desired, I also perform dramatic monologues as we help the audience identify their own spiritual, relational and emotional needs during times of crisis.
Scribblin' Grace
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Coaching and workshops diving deeper into the core needs of every person.
Love well. Lead well. Change the world.
A Deeper Dive: Developing Leaders
Coaching, transformational and interactive training digging in deeper to the needs of every human, equipping group members with tools and practice to meet the needs of their families and church community as well as themselves.
What People Are Saying About Jonathan & Jana Swenson
Dr. Bill Donahue, Associate Professor, Trinity International University
Kristina Johnson Dernier NW MN ELCA LYO Adviser and Gathering Coordinator
LET'S TALK
Contact us today to discuss bringing us in to speak to your congregation, camp or organization.