Lisa Copen

Lisa Copen is the founder of Rest Ministries, a Christian organization that serves the chronically ill. She has authored eight books, including resources for over 300 HopeKeepers groups, a program of Rest Ministries.Her newest book is "How to Start a Chronic illness Small Group Ministry" with 320 pages packed full of tips on deciding if you should lead a group, to presenting the idea to your church, to problems that may occur in your group.

As editor of HopeKeepers. Magazine and founder of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week, Lisa seeks to encourage churches to increase an outreach to the chronically ill nearly 1 in 2 people in the U.S.

Lisa's works have been published in periodicals such as Just Between Us and Faith Writers Magazine, and books including God Allow U-Tu s. Lisa is a sought-after speaker and has been a guest of radio programs Decision Today, Family Life and Joni and Friends.

Lisa loves being an entrepreneur online and has taken her knowledge of internet and book marketing to a new level with www.scrapbookmyadoption.com where she designs overlay transparencies and www.youcansellmorebooks.com where she posts daily blog tips for book marketers and is releasing multiple “50 Ways to ____” for book marketing and promotional ideas.

She resides in San Diego with her husband and son, and has lived with degenerative rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia since 1993. Visit her web site at http://www.restministries.org and sign up for the free online ezine to receive the first 40 pages of her book “Beyond Casseroles: 505 Ways to Encourage a Chronically Ill Friend.”