Connally Gilliam is passionate about cultivating culturally nimble and deeply grounded disciples of Jesus Christ.

As a speaker, writer, and coach, Connally brings the warm, strong, and revelatory light of Jesus Christ to the hearts and minds of women and men—often through the complicated questions of singleness, grief, loss, and race.

Connally serves with the US Navigators internationally, nationally, and locally in her hometown of Charlottesville, VA.

Connally enjoys painting and power walking, coffee and candles, and hosting friends in her home.

  • BA and MT in English from the University of Virginia; MA in Theological Studies from Regent College

  • Publications: Revelations of a Single Woman: loving the life I didn’t expect; And Yet, Undaunted; Kindred

  • ICF Certified Coach 

“What a gifted communicator Connally Gilliam is!

Whether in conversation, small groups, or speaking to large audiences, she is alive and present—present to the people she is with, present personally, present as a student of Scripture, but above all, attentive to the presence of God, here and now. The result is invariably powerful, memorable, and effective. Intelligent and well trained, she does not take herself too seriously and laughter comes naturally. Because her ethos is so disarming, her words, as C S Lewis says, 'get past watchful dragons.'"

Bruce Hindmarsh, D.Phil. (Oxon.), FRHistS

James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology | Regent College, Vancouver