Meet Dr. Kathy
Dr. Kathy faithfully travels more than 40 weeks of the year to encourage parents and celebrate kids
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Jan 22-27 - Summit Gap Year - Manitou Springs, CO
Jan 27 - Providence Christian Academy - Rockwall, TX
Feb 2 - Asbury College - Asbury, KY
Feb 5-7 - Metro Conference - Houston, TX
Feb 16 - Schools United Professional Development Day - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Feb 23-24 - Maven Conference - Southern, CA
Feb 26-28 - Bob Jones University Conference - Greenville, SC
March 14 - Focus on the Family - Colorado Springs, CO
March 15-18 - Hillcrest Academy - Fergus Falls, MN
March 25-27 - Powered by Summit - Winona Lake, IN
April 3-6 - Summit Ministries - Colorado Springs, CO
April 7 - Parents’ Conference, First Baptist Dallas - Dallas, TX
April 10-13 - AACC Youth Mental Health Event - Atlanta, GA
April 14 - Church of the Apostles - Atlanta, GA
April 18-20 - THSC - Fort Worth, TX
April 25-26 - The Life Center - Midland, TX
April 27-29 - Genesis Church - Petoskey, MI
May 1-4 Teach Them Diligently - Pigeon Forge, TN
May 5 - Park Cities Presbyterian - Dallas, TX
May 15-18 - Teach Them Diligently - Branson, MO
May 26-29 - Summit Ministries - Colorado Springs, CO
May 30-June 2 - Colson Center Annual Conference - Arlington, TX
June 5-8 - HEAV - Richmond, VA
June 10-12 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
June 13-15 - CHEC - Denver, CO
June 16-19 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
June 23-27 - ACSI/Colson Center - Black Mountain, NC
July 9-11 - NAUMS Convention - Southlake, TX
July 12-13 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
July 15 Family Life Radio - Orlando, FL
July 17-20 - Culture Proof with Wil and Meeke Addison - Bartlett, TN
July 21-22 - Summit Ministries - Lookout Mountain, GA
July 30-Aug. 7 - Summit Ministries - Colorado Springs, CO
August 13-15 - International Community School - Winter Park, FL
August 21-23 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
August 26-27 - Faith Academy of Marble Falls - Marble Falls, TX
September 6-7 - Maven Conference - Plano, TX
September 12-15 - Academy Christian Church - Woodland Park, CO
September 19 - Brazos Pregnancy Center - Granbury, TX
October 3 - LeTourneau Homecoming - Longview, TX
October 10 - Focus on the Family - Colorado Springs, CO
October 11 - He’s the Solution Ministries, Spokane, WA
October 12 - American Academy of Christian Counselors - Dallas, TX
October 13-15 - Hillcrest Academy - Fergus Falls, MN
October 16-17 - CEC Conference - Minneapolis, MN
November 9 - Lighthouse Church Women’s Event - Fort Worth, TX
November 10-12 - Alliance for Life - Springfield, MO
December 6-31 - Dr. Kathy on Leave
— 2025 —
April 24-26 - Isaac Newton Christian Academy - Cedar Rapids, IA
September 24-25 - American Assoc. Christian Counselors - Nashville, TN
Dr. Kathy offers practical, relatable, and spiritual-centered insights and strategies for parents and educators, instructing them on how to guide children to develop biblical character so they flourish in life.
Meet Dr. Kathy
Dr. Kathy Koch (pronounced “cook”) is the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX. She has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in over 25 countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, and other events. Dr. Kathy offers practical, relevant, and spiritual-centered insights and strategies for parents and educators, so they increase hope in God, celebrate kids as Jesus did, and guide children to develop biblical character and healthy relationships so they flourish in life. She is proud to be represented by the Premiere Speakers Bureau.
Dr. Kathy speaks in Christian schools, churches, pregnancy resource centers, and for various organizations including Care Net, Summit Ministries, the Colson Center, and Teach Them Diligently. Kirk Cameron chose her as an expert in two recent documentaries and she is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio and other radio talk shows and podcasts. She is the author of seven books published by Moody Publishers: 8 Great Smarts, Screens and Teens, Resilient Kids, Start with the Heart, No More Perfect Kids (with Jill Savage), Five to Thrive, and her most recent book, Parent Differently: Raise Kids with Biblical Character that Changes Culture.
Dr. Kathy earned a PhD in reading and educational psychology from Purdue University. She was tenured as an associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, served as a teacher of second graders, a middle school coach, and a school board member before founding Celebrate Kids in 1991. She has loved Jesus for years, and her faith and desire to serve and glorify God is the foundation of her ministry.