Heather Holleman

DR. HEATHER HOLLEMAN an associate teaching professor of advanced writing at Penn State, speaker, and author. She has written ten books, including the bestseller Seated with Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison , and an award-winning book on evangelism (cowritten with her husband, Ashley Holleman) called Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus . Heather's book, The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation and Incivility , helps fight the loneliness...See more

DR. HEATHER HOLLEMAN an associate teaching professor of advanced writing at Penn State, speaker, and author. She has written ten books, including the bestseller Seated with Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison , and an award-winning book on evangelism (cowritten with her husband, Ashley Holleman) called Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus . Heather's book, The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation and Incivility , helps fight the loneliness epidemic by inviting readers to enjoy better conversations. Her most recent fiction book, This Seat's Saved , written for middle-grade audiences, helps young readers discover they are already seated at the best table with Jesus. This book recently won Christianity Today 's Book of the Year in the Young Adult category. Heather also serves with Faculty Commons in the professor ministry of Cru. She and her husband have two daughters and three cats. When she's not writing or teaching, Heather is growing plum trees, looking for turtles in the woods, or gathering with friends for dinner and a movie. See less