Kenda McVeigh
Writer, Mentor, Teacher
Kenda McVeigh believes her primary calling is to serve Christ in the church through teaching, leading, and supporting church ministries. In addition to volunteering, she has been on staff for various churches around the state of Texas. Most recently, she worked in the Creative Services Department of The Woodlands Methodist Church as a copywriter – writing, editing and developing resources for church promotion, education and congregational development. She also served as their Women’s Ministry Director, training leaders, planning programs, mentoring women and organizing Bible studies.
One of her main joys has been the many years she spent leading Disciple Bible Study, a 24-week dive into the Bible, where she took great delight when class members began to clearly understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. Kenda started her writing and editing career as a community college Writing Center Director after graduation from Texas Tech University. She and her husband Bryan also enjoy facilitating couples in marriage ministry when their schedules allow. They are the parents of married adult children, Jacqueline and her husband Nasir, and Matthew and his wife Laura.
New Release
Growing in Grace, Workbook Edition (Paperback)
A Wesleyan Look at Grace, Fellowship, and Mission
The Christian life was never meant to feel like an endless performance review. But somewhere along the way, many of us absorbed the message that God's love is something we earn through right behavior, consistent devotion, and spiritual achievement. We live as if grace is the starting gun. Then, we're on our own to maintain what we've been given.
Growing in Grace dismantles that exhausting framework and reveals what grace truly is: not a subset of Christian theology, but the foundation of everything. Through six weeks of study, you'll explore:
How God's grace finds you first — before you're even aware of Him, before you've done anything right, grace is already at work
How forgiveness sets you free — not just from past sins, but from the crushing weight of trying to earn what's already been given
How grace transforms you from within — not through your effort, but through God's power at work in your life
How community becomes the place where grace grows — discovering what it means to walk with others who are also learning to receive rather than achieve
How grace moves you outward — extending to others the love and mercy you've received
This study is rooted in Wesleyan theology and written for everyone.
Each session includes Scripture reading, reflection questions, and group discussion prompts designed to help you move from intellectual understanding to lived experience. This isn't about learning more information. It's about discovering that the foundation you've been standing on is stronger than you ever imagined—and it was never your job to build it.
New Release
Walking with Grace, Workbook Edition (Paperback)
How to Build a Life That Stays Close to God
In Walking with Grace, authors Dori Barber and Kenda McVeigh offer a six-week guide to building a life oriented around God's presence. This isn't about adding more obligations to an already-full schedule—it's about discovering the pathways where God meets you and learning to abide there. Through biblical teaching, personal reflection, and group discussion, you'll explore what it means to stay close to God through honest prayer, meaningful engagement with Scripture, intentional fasting, and acts of mercy. These aren't techniques to master or boxes to check. They're the architecture of a life built on presence, not performance. Whether you're starting fresh or deepening an existing practice, this study shows you how to create space for God in the rhythms of everyday life.
The gap isn't knowing that staying close to God matters. The gap is knowing how.
You've heard the sermons. You believe prayer is important, Scripture is powerful, community is vital. But knowing these things doesn't automatically translate them into daily reality. Life gets busy. Discipline feels hard. And the very practices that should connect you to God can start to feel like just one more thing you're supposed to be doing.
Walking with Grace offers a different approach—one that treats spiritual practices not as obligations, but as invitations. As pathways where God meets you. As the structure that helps you build a life oriented around His presence.
Over six weeks, you'll explore:
What it means to abide — moving beyond the busyness of doing for God into the quiet power of being with God
How to recognize God's presence — learning to see where He's already at work in your everyday life
How prayer becomes real conversation — moving past formulas into honest dialogue about what's good, what hurts, and where you need help
How Scripture speaks into daily life — not as ancient text to study, but as living words that address your actual circumstances
How fasting creates space — understanding what it means to set aside something good to make room for something better
How mercy extends grace — discovering that acts of love and justice aren't separate from spiritual life—they're central to it
This study is a practical companion to Growing in Grace, moving from theological foundation to daily practice. You'll learn that staying close to God isn't about perfecting a routine—it's about building a life where connection becomes as natural as breathing.
Each session includes Scripture reading, reflection questions, discussion prompts, and creative activities designed to help you move from concept to practice. This isn't theory. It's a roadmap for actually living the grace-centered life that Growing in Grace describes.