Bio

Karen Schatzline is one of America’s premier speakers to people of all ages. She is the co-founder of Mercy Seat Ministries and The Forerunner Schools of Ministry. Through both of these ministries Karen has raised up and launched Christian disciples across the world. Karen not only travels on her own doing ministry, but also with Evangelist Pat Schatzline her husband of 22 years. Karen has appeared on nationally televised broadcasts such as the Daystar Network.

With a passion to teach men and woman of all ages purpose, wisdom and freedom Karen leads with a heart of transformation. God has used her in church services, camps, conferences and retreats to be a voice of freedom. She ministers with passion, purity, purpose, and meekness. She is known bestby messages such as: “Conversations with the King,” “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” “Catching the Glimpse of the Father,” and “Issues, Yet I Live.”  Her messages restore lives to intimacy with the father and she is known for using humor, straight talk and relative topics to get her message out.  Her services are always touched with the tangible presence of God! On most occasions Karen has not even finished speaking before people run to the altar for an encounter with Jesus!

New Ventures:

Pat and Karen recently established Legacy Conferences (www.Legacyconferences.org). This is a conference dedicated to the young in ministry to help them establish a foundation for a life of ministry. They also recently co-founded the “Mercy Seat Evangelist”web site at www.mercyseatevangelists.com.  This site is dedicated to the launching of young evangelists across the world.

Karen led in the establishment of a powerful ladies ministry called “Girlfriends” located in Birmingham, Alabama.Shewas also a columnist sharing a weekly devotional that went out to thousands. Karen’s passion is to see young ladies and women understand the power of knowing the Father’s love. Through this passion she has established “Catching the Father’s Glance.” A unique and powerful retreat for girls and ladies held all over America.  She believes her greatest accomplishment is simply being a mom to Nate and Abby, and the love of Pat’s life.

MSM Bio

Pat and Karen Schatzline travel all over the world speaking and sharing the love of God to people of all ages. Pat is a man that believes we are living in the greatest days of Gods church. He believes that God is raising up a generation of sold out radicals. He believes that we as a church must rise up and love a lost world.

Pat is President of Mercy Seat Ministries and The Forerunner School of Ministry. He has served as lead pastor of a powerful church plant and now travels full time spreading the gospel. He is an author, motivator, apologist, and revivalist. He has been a featured guest many times on television and periodicals. Pat is known for his humor, passion, and authority in the arena of public speaking. He has ministerd on five continents at large conferences, crusades, universities, and churches. He and Karen are in great demand. Check outwww.mercyseatministries.com.

Pat and Karen have two awesome kids. Nate (19) is in college at southwestern University in Dallas, and Abby (7) is in elementary school in Trussville, AL. They all believe their greatest accomplishment was adopting Abby from China when she was 9 months old. This family believes Jesus is all that matters.