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dunamis words light your world

LIGHT • YOUR • WORLD

Who We Are

Dunamis Words is a small, close-knit literary agency with a huge vision. It began when God prophetically led me to represent myself for Josiah’s Fire in 2015. That opened the door to more authors and ministry leaders who needed guidance, and I found myself organically stepping into the agenting role, helping one author at a time, until Dunamis Words was born.

Dunamis means power. Our team at Dunamis Words relies on the power of the Holy Spirit to lead and guide. I love watching my authors wield words like swords, bringing light to the world, one book at a time, one movie at a time.

It is my joy to also be a literary manager, giving film and entertainment representation to multi-award-winning screenwriters Christopher Bessette, Julia Bobkoff, Shelly Paino and Rebecca Rogers Nelson.

From the Agent’s Desk

What an honor to regularly pray for my top-notch clients. We’re like a family. Each brings something uniquely beautiful to the table and world.

One’s heart matters as much as one’s calling and ability to write. These authors work diligently at growing their craft and tuning their antennae to the Creator and wellspring of life. From a deep abiding relationship with Christ flows the richest substance and wisdom.

–Cheryl Ricker

Dunamis Authors

Ron DiCianni

In a media world dominated by the visual realm, DiCianni sees himself as “a Christian cleverly disguised as an artist.” Ron worked for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, painted for the Smithsonian, and…

http://www.tapestryproductions.com

Brit Eaton

Brit is a writer, speaker, discipler, and all-around pursuer of the kingdom of God. She helps corporate, nonprofit, and ministry leaders find the words to say to move people to action. An eager…

http://www.briteaton.com

Rebecca Rogers Nelson

Rebecca Rogers Nelson is an actress, screenwriter, and producer. She and her husband, Durrell Nelson, own Beautiful Feet Productions and make films that promote family, celebrate redemption, and…

https://www.beautifulfeetproductions.com/

Bill Vanderbush

Bill has been a pastor for over twenty-five years. Bill grew up on the mission field, traveling all over the world and seeing thousands impacted by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Bill and his wife,…

http://www.billvanderbush.com

Jill Osborne

Jill Osborne loves Jesus and kids. She’s written thirteen books for middle graders, including The Good News Shoes series and The Belt of Truth series. Jill’s 30+ year career working with kids…

https://authorjillosborne.com/

Stacy Boatman

When not dreaming up stories, Stacy Boatman enjoys running in peaceful solitude, kayaking with her friends and high school sweetheart-turned-husband, or reading on her front porch with a cup of…

https://www.stacyboatman.com

Anne Mount

Anne Mount is an award-winning poet, journalist, author, and screenwriter. She has also written many essays for her column, Life As Is, in her hometown newspaper, The Dayton Daily News. God’s…

Katie Trent

Katie is a homeschool mama of two spunky kids with a decade of experience in counseling children, teens, and families. She worked as clinical director of two mental health agencies and as an…

https://katiejtrent.com

Ben Lim

Ben Lim is the Senior Pastor of His Way Life, in the heart of Koreatown, Los Angeles. He is a dynamic Millennial preacher who has traveled to nearly fifty countries and preached the Gospel throughout…

https://www.benlimglobal.com/

John Veal

John Veal is the senior pastor/prophet of Enduring Faith Christian Center and the CEO of John Veal Ministries, Inc. He is passionate about pursuing God’s mandate to preach, teach, impart, and…

https://johnveal.org/

Chuck Ammons

Chuck is a father, a husband, a pastor, an author, and a friend whose greatest passion is to help people experience God’s goodness as Father, and to discover the greatness of their unique voice in…

https://www.chuckammons.com/

Douglas Seaman

Pastor Douglas Seaman has been in ministry for more than 30 years, leading churches in the U.S. and preaching internationally. He serves the Kingdom apostolically as an Evangelist. He founded Cry Of…

https://www.cryofdeliverance.org/

Tahni Cullen

Tahni Cullen is a blogger, licensed minister, and popular conference speaker. She worked thirteen years at a large, multi-campus church in the Twin Cities, MN where she served as a communications and…

https://facebook.com/JosiahsFire

Sharlene MacLaren

Born and raised in west Michigan, Sharlene attended Spring Arbor University. Upon graduating with an education degree in 1971, she taught second grade for two years then accepted an invitation to…

https://sharlenemaclaren.com/

Marolyn Ford

Marolyn Ford is an inspirational speaker whose miraculous and medically documented testimony of healing from blindness reveals God’s power and love in the midst of pain and suffering. After…

http://marolynford.com

George Wood

George has been a Pastor for the past 14 years; he is also considered an expert in the addiction treatment and recovery field due to the thousands of people he has worked with. In 2009 during a…

https://sobertruthproject.org

Kathi Macias

Kathi Macias is a multi-award winning writer who has authored more than 50 books and ghostwritten several others. A former newspaper columnist and string reporter, Kathi has taught creative and…

http://www.kathimacias.com

Penelope Childers

Penelope is an inspirational speaker and award-winning writer of memoirs. She especially loves to write stories that have the potential to restore, transform, and heal the reader. Written with her…

http://www.penelopechildersauthor.com

Suzy Mellen

In 1997, Suzy Mellen was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a horrendous crime she did not commit. In prison, she fell in love with Jesus and decided to live in victory and serve…

Maggie R. McKenzie

Born and raised on a farm in Minnesota, Maggie grew up hearing, and researching the intriguing history of her family. This began a life-long love of pioneer history. Maggie and her husband reside in…

Danny Richardson

With both a seasoned military and ministry background, Danny Richardson is a tactical thinker, called and gifted to mesh timeless battle principles with essential dynamics of spiritual warfare.…

http://www.newdesign.thekingdavidwarfarecenter.com/wp

John Barber

John J. Barber Ph.D. is a professor of theology and culture at Whitefield Theological Seminary in Lakeland, Florida. His main focus is educating disadvantaged people groups in various nations. He has…

https://johnjbarber.blogspot.com

Dunamis Screenwriters

Rebecca Rogers Nelson

Dunamis Screenwriter

Rebecca Rogers Nelson

Rebecca Rogers Nelson is an actress, screenwriter, and producer. She and her husband, Durrell Nelson, own Beautiful Feet Productions and make films that promote family, celebrate redemption, and reflect a Christian Worldview. Beautiful Feet Production Awards include a Silver Addy, Silver Telly, and Bronze Summit Award.

On the home front, Rebecca is a mom and is passionate about adoption and raising awareness for the plight of “homeland orphans.” She and her husband have adopted four of their five children through the U.S. Foster System.

Rebecca has written several screenplays which have won competitions and Film Festival awards. One of her screenplays, “An Unlikely Angel,” premiered on PureFlix and was #1 for nine months straight. With the film’s success, its sequel, “An Unexpected Angel,” is now in development.

As an actress, among other lead roles in movies and series, Rebecca plays a lead role as the wife of Kirk Cameron in the latest Kendrick Brothers’ movie, “Lifemark,” which was #2 at the Box Office its opening weekend.

Rebecca resides in Virginia with her husband, Durrell Nelson, their beautiful children, and their good dogs, Blue and Scarlett.

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Shelly Paino

Dunamis Screenwriter

Shelly Paino

Shelly Paino is a produced and award-winning screenwriter who has been writing for over twenty years, completing over 45 projects including feature scripts, shorts and pilots.

She regularly writes on assignment for producers and directors with a feature in post-production with Eric Roberts in a lead role. Her pilot for a series titled Waiting on the Brooklyn Bridge is also currently in post-production with several other projects in development. She provides script consultation for projects preparing to go into production and has two produced award-winning short films titled Sorry and I Really Miss You.

Shelly has received an extensive list of awards for her writing, most notably Best Screenplay at Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival in 2020 and Content Media Conference and Film Festival in both 2020 and 2021 where she also won Best Storytelling in a short film. She has worked on both major studio and independent sets, written film grant proposals, freelance blogs, articles and compiled and published an historical memoir currently for sale on Amazon.

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Christopher M. Bessette

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Christopher M. Besette

Twice honored with a nomination by Niagara College Canada for the prestigious Premier’s Award for outstanding achievements in Creative Arts & Design, Christopher M. Bessette is a multi-award-winning writer / director / producer. To date, he has garnered 10 Best Picture, 3 Best Director Awards and a Best Screenplay Award for writing Episode 1 and 2 of his latest dramatic series Prophets & Kings.

He has produced film and television projects seen around the world, leading producers from 13 nations simultaneously to achieve program symmetry. An international career spanning the globe from North America to the Amazon jungle, South East Asia, Russia, and Europe has given Bessette unique experiences collaborating with various cultures in other languages to deliver riveting content. A gifted storyteller, he has written for and directed Academy Award-winning casts. On the screen is an established proven track record of his success.

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Julia Bobkoff

Dunamis Screenwriter

Julia L. Bobkoff holds a B.A. with high distinction in English from the University of Rochester and attended New York University’s graduate film directing program. She is a recipient of The Academy of American Poets Prize as well as other awards for her writing, including Best Drama (one of the grand prizes) in the Launch Pad Manuscript Competition.

She has written numerous scripts for film and television and adapts bestselling books for the screen. Her articles and poems have been published in Weston Magazine and on The Good Men Project.

Julia is also a musician. She contributed an original soundtrack (in which she played violin and viola) to a Holocaust documentary film that was nominated for an Emmy and received the Audience Award at the Jewish film festival.

Julia comes from a long line of writers, educators, and artists, and she is passionate about inspiring people.

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Anne Mount

Dunamis Screenwriter

Anne Mount is an award-winning poet, journalist, author, and screenwriter. She has also written many essays for her column, Life As Is, in her hometown newspaper, The Dayton Daily News. God’s calling on her heart to be a writer began when she was sixteen years old and she began publishing her poems in places like The Cincinnati Enquirer. Encouraged by her neighbor, famous humorist, Erma Bombeck, Mount’s desire, as was Erma’s, has been: “to use everything God gave me.”

As a journalist, Mount has published her articles on health, marriage, and family topics in Reader’s Digest, McCall’s, Bride’s, Redbook, Ladies’ Home Journal, and other publications. She has authored one book on marriage, and co-authored two books, a celebration of fifty years of Bride’s and one on book publishing. Her true story screenplays on courageous faith have won “Best Feature Screenplay,” and “Semi-final Screenplay” awards in the Content 2020, Christian Media Conference.
Mount’s literary education includes a Bachelor’s degree in English at Ohio University, and Shakespeare studies at Trinity College, Oxford University, England. She has also studied and written screenplays in the Professional Screenwriters Program at UCLA.

She currently lives in Southern California, and has two daughters, one of whom is a two-time Emmy award-winning television producer. Her other daughter is a successful life coach. She spends her free time serving in her church, visiting her family members, hiking, and traveling.

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