How do I invite a speaker from The Adi Project?

Send us your event details through the form on this page — date, location, audience and format — and we will reply within two business days with availability and next steps.

What topics does the team speak on?

Identity in Christ, healing after trauma, church hurt and spiritual abuse, trauma-informed ministry, men's and women's emotional health, and serving from wholeness instead of burnout.

Do you travel for events?

Yes. Our team travels for churches, conferences and retreats, and we also speak virtually for online events, podcasts and small groups.

What does it cost to book a speaker?

Honorariums and travel are handled case by case based on the format, location and size of your event. Tell us what you have in mind and we will work with you.

Can a speaker lead the Called by Name material with our group?

Yes. We can shape a session or series around the Called by Name book, workbook and video course so your group can keep going after the event.

Meet the team

Meet the people behind The Adi Project.

We are a family-led team of coaches, speakers and storytellers who have lived the healing we talk about. Each of us brings a different voice, but we share one message: your identity is not defined by what happened to you. We also travel to churches, conferences, retreats and podcasts to share that message in person.

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The team

Four voices, one message.

Kristen Zuray

Founder, Speaker & Trauma-Informed Coach

Kristen lives the lessons before she writes or speaks about them, and it shows. For most of her life she carried the weight of emotional abuse and the labels that came with it. Peeling back those layers taught her to receive her true identity as a daughter of God — and gave her a passion for helping others do the same. She tells that story through the allegorical Redemption of Adi series, and has appeared on New Day Seattle, Mike Rowe's Returning the Favor, and a range of podcasts and radio shows. Today she speaks at conferences, retreats and small groups on the worth God has already spoken over every person.

Identity in Christ after trauma
Healing after church hurt and spiritual abuse
Removing the labels we live under
Storytelling and allegory as a path to healing

Josh Zuray

Speaker — pastors, first responders & families

Josh has preached from behind a pulpit and from the front seat of a patrol car, and he is at home in both. As a pastor turned officer, he has walked into some of the darkest moments people ever face and learned how to stay steady beside them. He speaks with warmth and honesty to pastors, first responders and the families who carry the weight with them, often through story and allegory. His hope for anyone serving in high-stress work is simple: learn to rest, and let God be your protector.

Encouraging pastors, first responders and families
Faith in the middle of crisis and trauma
Resting in God's protection

Lydia Zuray

Podcast producer & speaker — youth and emerging adults

Lydia does not shy away from the truth. Years of chronic pain and illness taught her to draw her strength from the Lord, and to find grace, love and honesty on her knees in prayer. She produces the Reclaiming Identity podcast, shaping the conversations that help listeners name what happened and hear who God says they are. Freedom in Christ is something she lives daily, and she loves teaching youth and emerging adults how to walk in it too. She has shepherded students from every kind of background — one conversation at a time — and raised up student leaders to do the same.

Freedom in Christ for youth and emerging adults
Faith through chronic pain and illness
Producing faith-based podcast conversations
Developing student leaders

Abbi DeWitt

Director of Brand & Community, Human Flourishing Coach & Speaker

Abbi knows how fast life can change. Transitions have come at her quickly — some joyful, some traumatic, some quietly hard — and through all of it she has grown a heart for helping young adults stand on God's promises while the ground moves. Learning who God is and what He says is one of her favorite parts of being alive, because it means there is always hope for a future, no matter how bleak the season looks. She makes room for people to feel and grieve what has happened, and then walks with them out of that space and into trust.

Navigating life transitions as a young adult
Grief, healing and hope in God's promises
Standing on truth through traumatic seasons

Ways we serve your event

Formats that fit the room you're filling.

Sunday services & keynotes

A single message on identity, healing and hope, shaped for your congregation or event audience.

Workshops & breakout sessions

Interactive teaching with practical tools your people can use the same week — ideal for 60–120 minute blocks.

Retreats & conferences

Multi-session teaching with reflection work, built around the Called by Name framework.

Podcast & media guests

Candid conversation on trauma, church hurt, spiritual abuse and identity in Christ.

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Tell us about your event.

Share the date, location, audience and format you have in mind. We reply within two business days with availability and next steps.

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