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Keri Wyatt Kent is a Christian author, collaborative writer, and speaker. She writes and speaks about spiritual formation but is particularly known for her writing on the modern day iterations of the ancient practice of Sabbath.

Professional
Her published works include 11 titles of her own, seven collaborative books – including co-writing a book with Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Community Church and dozens of articles for magazines and websites. Her profile of Anne Graham Lotz for Christianity Today earned Kent an Evangelical Press Association award in 2009.

Kent is also a journalist. In her early career, she was a reporter with The Daily Herald, located in suburban Chicago. She went on to write for a variety of national publications, including Christianity Today, Today's Christian Woman, Patheos , and the digital magazine Kyria. She writes frequently about leadership, spiritual growth , and parenting. One of her parenting articles, on "Nurturing Faith and Curiosity" was among Today’s Christian Woman’s top four parenting articles of 2013.

Kent has written video-based curriculum used in churches throughout the United States, including The Daniel Plan by Rick Warren and Outrageous Justice, a curriculum created for Prison Fellowship and she is also a member of Ink: A Creative Collective.

Publications
Books authored by Kent or containing a contribution from her include:
 * Breathe: Creating Space for God in a Hectic Life (Revell, 2005) ISBN 978-0800730604
 * Courageous Faith Through the Year (IVP, 2004, collaborative writer with Bill Hybels) ISBN 978-0-8308-3294-1
 * The Daniel Plan by Rick Warren (writing team member for trade book, study guide, and devotional/journal. Zondervan, 2013) ISBN 978-0310824442
 * Deeper into the Word (Bethany House, 2011) ISBN 978-0764208423
 * Deeply Loved: 40 Ways in 40 Days to Experience the Heart of Jesus (Abingdon Press, 2012) ISBN 978-1426744815
 * 40 Ways to Get Closer to God (Bethany House, 2011, collaborative writer with Jerry “Chip” MacGregor) ISBN 978-0764209185
 * The Garden of the Soul (2002, IVP) ISBN 978-0830823499
 * GodSpace: Embracing the Inconvenient Adventure of Intimacy with God (Hachette Book Group in Sept. 2017). ISBN 978-1478970712
 * God's Whisper in a Mother’s Chaos (2000, IVP) ISBN 978-0830822706
 * Jesus 101 Bible Study Series (IVP, 2005, with Bill Donahue) ISBN 978-0830821563
 * Listen: Finding God in the Story of Your Life (Jossey-Bass, 2006) ISBN 978-0787982331
 * Making Room for God in Your Hectic Life (Revell, 2012) ISBN 978-0800787998
 * More: How to Move from Activity for God to Intimacy with God by Greg Hawkins (collaborative writer/editor, Waterbrook, 2016) ISBN 978-1601428622
 * Mornings with Jesus (Guideposts, 2011, one of five contributors) ISBN 978-0824945046
 * The One-Day Way (Waterbrook, 2009, collaborative with Chantel Hobbs) ISBN 978-0307458957
 * Oxygen: Deep Breathing for the Soul (Revell, 2007) ISBN 978-0800730680
 * Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity (Zondervan, 2009) ISBN 978-0310285977
 * Saved but Still Enslaved: Breaking Free of Spiritual Strongholds (collaborative with Bobby Davis, Chosen Books, 2014) ISBN 978-0800795764
 * Simple Compassion: Devotions to Make a Difference in Your Neighborhood and Your World (Zondervan, 2009) ISBN 978-0310290773

Personal
Keri married her husband Scot in 1991, and they have two grown children (Melanie and Aaron). They live in the Chicago suburbs.

In addition to writing and speaking, Kent serves as a lay pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. She has been a member and a volunteer of the church for nearly 30 years, teaching adult education classes, and coaching and leading small groups. In response to the Syrian refugee crisis, she began volunteering with Exodus World Service, welcoming Syrian refugees to the United States, as well.

She blogs at http://www.keriwyattkent.com and her videos can be found on her YouTube channel.