Karen Schenk
Karen Schenk is the National Director of Media Strategies for Power to Change. She is an expert in creating personalized online experiences that bring one-on-one follow-up to a mass audience. Over the course of more than 14 years with TruthMedia she has played a key role in the development of The Mentor Center, a world-class system for online follow-up. She has mobilized a team of over 1000 volunteers and saw the content for powertochange.com and the TruthMedia network of sites expand to include a film team and a working studio. In addition to her work with TruthMedia, Karen is currently on the lead team for The Life, a global endeavor to call Christians to live a life of Lordship. Karen has been on staff with Power to Change since 1991. She has been married to Cam since 1998 and has three children and a wonderful new daughter-in-law.
A Healthy Self-Esteem Can Empower You
Letting go of my children has always been difficult for me. I often fear the unknown. Each time one of my children encounters a new stage, I am confronted by a sense of inadequacy. When my children reached the age where others began to influence them, I knew that my self-esteem needed to be in [...] Read More >
A Living Influence
“What a gorgeous outfit!” Angie, my co-worker said. “It’s my grandmother’s,” I answered and then watched the look of shock on her face. I loved that response. In my early adult years, my grandmother, Susan, had become one of my best friends. My evening visits would sometimes result in my staying overnight and she would [...] Read More >
A Mother’s Self-Esteem
Letting go of my children has always been difficult for me. As a mother, I often fear the unknown. Each time one of my children encounters a new stage, I am confronted by a sense of inadequacy. When my children reached the age where others began to influence them, I felt my self-esteem needed to be [...] Read More >
A Real Story of Hope
Hi there, I was deeply moved the other day when I received a video story from one of our partners, “The Hope Line”. (TruthMedia mentors are trained to answer responses from teens as a representative for The Hope Line.) This video captures Chelsea’s story. She was a 15 year old who was a cutter, had [...] Read More >
An Empowered Homecoming
Susan and her husband Jim had been actively involved in church ministry. Susan was increasingly troubled, because she had noticed her husband’s Bible had been untouched for several months. She knew he was in a spiritual slump. Then one day her husband expressed his interest in going on a short term mission. Initially she couldn’t [...] Read More >
Building a Virtual Team
“We miss you when you’re here.” It sounds like such a strange thing for someone on my team to say, but in my world it actually makes sense. I remotely manage a staff team and fly in for meetings about once a month. On one such trip one of my staff stopped me in the [...] Read More >
Can Trust Be More Important Than the Truth?
I seek authenticity. It’s pure and true and it makes me feel like I’m in a safe and trusting place. When there is truth, things line up with each other. When something is true, there are facts that support it. Truth also stands the test of time. There is an authoritative certification that something is [...] Read More >
Can You Connect to God Without Religion?
Is there a difference between God and Religion? There is definitely a difference between God and religion. God is someone I have a relationship with. My view on God can be altered by many factors in my life. It can be affected by my relationship with my own father or even by my culture and [...] Read More >
Change Your World!
Buy Soul Cravings Prequel Now! In our culture, many have never heard of having a personal relationship with Jesus. Sometimes it feels fake or forced to start a spiritual conversation. Soul Cravings Prequel is a gift that helps begin that conversation you’ve always wanted to start. It is a small and simple book that deals [...] Read More >
Chris Henry & Tiger Woods: Private Disputes Steal Headlines
The news is full of crumbling relationships. Disputes and betrayals result in divorce, devastation and in one tragic story this week, even death. We can’t help but watch with a combination of disgust and intrigue. The people who we’ve placed on the pedestal of success are letting us down. In a sick way it makes [...] Read More >