MINISTRY/SPEAKING EXPERIENCE: Donna Renay Patrick is an anointed and sought-after speaker, award-winning author, musician, choir director, worship leader, writer, and podcaster. Her teaching and leadership experience spans over 35 years. She is passionate about making worship the motivating factor in your leadership and in walking in your purpose. She is a frequent presenter at the Bay Area Sunday School & Church Workers Convention (BASS), in Castro Valley, California, where she facilitates workshops in various facets of church worship ministry; namely, Keeping Worship Priority In The 21st Century Church, Getting More From Your Personal Bible Study, and The Call To Worship Revisited.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER: She has served as a contributing writer for Kingdom Christian, Authentic, and Today’s Purpose Woman Magazines. She has written several articles for The Christian Index, the official publication of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. On the invitation of the African American Lectionary, she wrote a commentary to include historical and contemporary use of the worship arts in the African American Christian experience.

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS: Donna earned a Bachelor of Science in History and Secondary Education from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas. In May of 2011 she received her Master of Arts in Christian Education from Dallas Baptist University. She is a certified instructor with the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. She received her personal trainer certification from the International Sports Sciences Association, and completed her paralegal education at the former Southeastern Paralegal Institute.

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Her first book, At All Times, is a Devotional written to empower you for daily living, and inspire believers toward a deeper understanding of praise and worship well-past the Sunday morning experience. Her second book, It’s In Your Praise! is a Devotional and Study Guide designed to encourage personal reflection concerning your current perspectives on praise & worship. She has co-authored 4 books entitled: Be Refreshed, a year of devotions for women in the workplace; The Perfect 7, a Devotional focused on 7 key areas of stewardship; Stories of Roaring Faith, Vol. 4, a compilation of personal testimonies; and No More Unclaimed Promises, the anthology of 17 purpose-driven women who chose to stand on God’s promises even when it was difficult to do so.

MINISTER OF MUSIC: Donna serves churches around the country as worship leader, musician, choir director, and workshop clinician. She serves on the faculty of the The Artelia Hutchins Training Institute of The National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, and is an Executive Board member of The Northeast District Baptist Association.

PODCAST MEDIA: Donna makes frequent guest appearances on podcasts in the U.S. and internationally; specifically in Australia, Northern Ireland, the U.K., South Africa, and Canada, where she shares her expertise in why it is important to live life in your unique purpose, how your worship is tied to your leadership, and what to do when you desperately need to find God in your pain. (Visit the “Podcast Media” page on this website.)

RADIO HOST: As host of The Donna Patrick Show on The Fishbowl Radio Network from 2016 through 2021, she used radio media to spread the message that God expects us to acknowledge Him in worship daily, rather than just on Sunday. Topics of the day were laser focused on what it really means to be a worshipper following the Biblical standard. Some of those topics included how to keep Sr. Pastors and music ministry staff from having tension-filled working relationships, why stage presence has little to do with effective worship leading, how to utilize praise and worship as weapons in spiritual warfare; and reasons why the praise team is NOT the place to learn to be a worshipper.