Kirk Walden

Fundraising Speaker, Author of Saving Samaria

An evening with Kirk Walden is filled with humor, insight, and a powerful vision for how lives—and even cultures—can change.

For more than 30 years, Kirk has served the pregnancy help movement as a communicator, strategist, and advocate, helping pregnancy centers and maternity homes raise more than $75 million to serve women and families.

Kirk and his wife Jennifer are the authors of Saving Samaria: Seven Jesus Strategies for Healing a Broken Culture. Recently released, the book explores how Jesus engaged the most divisive issue of His day and turned cultural conflict into an opportunity to transform hearts—and expand His Kingdom. Through compelling storytelling and biblical insight, Kirk challenges today’s Church to do the same.

Before entering pregnancy help ministry, Kirk’s unique journey included work as a sportswriter, professional golfer, and nine years as a single dad—experiences that shape the humor, authenticity, and relatability audiences immediately connect with when he speaks.

Today Kirk serves the movement as a former Advancement Specialist for Heartbeat International, host of Coffee with Kirk on the Pregnancy Help Podcast, and writer of the weekly column, Coffee with Kirk on Substack.

When Kirk speaks, audiences experience an evening of laughter, honest stories, and renewed hope—along with a compelling vision for how pregnancy help ministries are uniquely positioned to shape a true culture of life in this generation.

Kirk lives in Hendersonville, Tennessee, near Nashville, with his wife Jennifer. Together they have five children, ranging in age from 36 to 16.

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What if the Church already had the blueprint for healing a divided culture? Drawing from more than 30 years in pregnancy help ministry—and from the story behind his book, Saving Samaria—Kirk Walden brings humor, storytelling, and biblical insight together to show how Jesus engaged the most divisive issues of His day and transformed lives in the process. Audiences leave encouraged, equipped, and ready to build a culture where life is valued and hope is restored.

Saving Samaria: Seven Jesus Strategies for Healing a Broken Culture

The Wall: Rebuilding a Culture of Life

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First Choice Pregnancy Resource Center

This was by far the best Banquet we have jad with the biggest results.
Kirk Walden is a "must have speaker " for your next Pro Life fundraiser. His attention to detail and making relationship with you in advance .was such a blessing. His speech and engaged the audience but also drew in their hearts to who we are and our organization needs. His appeal was by far the best we have ever had. Highly reccomend. Have already been asked by several donors "will you please bring him back again?"

Choices Resource Center

We highly recommend Kirk. Attendees enjoyed his presentation, and our staff asked if we could just invite him every year!

Life Choices of North Central Louisiana

Kirk is the best. You cannot go wrong with him.

Choices Pregnancy Center

Kirk Walden related to the men and women at our fundraising event. He made us laugh, cry and understand the value of the work our pregnancy doing is doing to get others involved. We had new volunteers sign up, new monthly donors sign up and a great amount donated at our event. Kirk is a great speaker, and God used his story to help us reach new people support our center.

Lifeline Pregnancy Help Center

Kirk was an exceptional speaker at our 23rd annual banquet. Our guests loved him and felt connected with him from the beginning of his presentation to the end. We were able to raise the most funds at this banquet than we have raised at any of our other banquets. It was also the best attended banquet we have ever had. Thank you, Kirk!