About Dr. Stewart
Valerie Martin-Stewart, D. Min is an Ordained Minister, Motivational Speaker, Electrical Engineer, Prolific Author, Founder and Executive Director of a 501 (c) (3) non-profit ministry, Hall of Fame, and Former Professional Athlete.
Dr. Stewart is a highly sought-after Motivational Speaker for many government and non-government agencies. She is very bold as well as transparent as she connects with her audiences quickly and shares her heart and life-lessons learned. Dr. Stewart offers Keynote Addresses on topics such as: “Do It Afraid!” “Maximize your Potential,” “Effective Leadership & Communication,” “Dealing with Difficult Times,” “Stability in all Seasons,” “Signals to Success” and “Catapult your Confidence.” She also offers seminars dealing with her professional basketball career, one entitled “It’s Time to Press!!!” In this Seminar, she provides profound strategies of how to excel in the game of life using basic basketball skills and analogies. She has the power to captivate and illuminate her audiences in ways that are mind-boggling and forever life-changing.
Dr. Stewart provides effective tools of how she took all of life’s mess and made it her message; how she took pressure and produced power; and how she turned her ordinary happenings into extraordinary moments. She believes EVERYONE have the power to do the same!
In 2010, Dr. Stewart received the “Phenomenal Woman Award” in Seattle, Washington along with four other ladies by a local ministry based in WA. She served as the Keynote Speaker for the entire symposium as well as presented two of her seminars during the day. She was asked to extend her stay by a local Bishop to preach his Sunday service and she graciously accepted. The people were tremendously blessed and she has been invited to return to Seattle to preach again!
Dr. Stewart have received degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. She has also received her Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Ministry/Theology where she graduated magna cum laude from both programs. She played professional basketball in Peru, Australia, and Italy. She was employed with two branches of the Australian Government as a Computer Scientist and Supervisory Technical Support. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame at her Alma Mater, University of Alabama in Huntsville, in February 1998 for her academic and athletic achievements.
Dr. Stewart has published three (3) books. Her first book is entitled “Out of Pain Came Poetry” subtitle “Tapping into the Greatness Within.” She began writing when she was 12 years old. Her Signature Seminar created from this book is entitled “Groomed for Greatness.” Her second book is entitled “Rise Above Rejection” subtitle “Exposing the little girl in me” which is an earth-moving, true story about how she had a divine revelation of her past pain, low self-esteem and suicidal thoughts moments after she was being tempted to end her life by pulling out in front of an 18-wheeler. This book has been converted into a screenplay as she is preparing for it to become a movie. Her Signature Seminar created from this book is entitled “Push beyond the Pain.” Her third book is entitled “Miraculous Moments” subtitle “Living in the Supernatural” which is a collection of her dreams and visions that she witnessed come to pass. Her Signature Seminar created from this book is entitled “Turning Mundane into Miracles.” All three books are available on this website as e-Books and available as Kindle books at www.amazon.com by typing in her name or the book titles. To order hard copies, write vms@valeriemstewart.com or order from www.lightningsource.com
Dr. Stewart is the Founder and Executive Director of a 501 (c) (3) non-profit ministry entitled “Taking it by Force Outreach Ministries, Inc.” based on St. Matthew 11:12. The ministry host conferences, seminars, workshops, revivals, mission trips and awards scholarships to inspire and motivate each and every one to RISE and move to the next level. She has been preaching and teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ since 1997. Dr. Stewart has preached, conducted mission trips and performed motivational speaking internationally in Lima, Peru and Montego Bay, Jamaica for the past 3 years under her non-profit ministry. The ministry carries clothes, shoes, school supplies, and other much needed items to the elderly and girls and boys orphanages. To learn more about this ministry and to make tax-exempt donations to this ministry, please visit the website at www.takeitbyforce.org or email her at support@takeitbyforce.org.
If you are ready to take your church, business, organization, young adult, or youth group to a place where they can witness change, be challenged instantly and learn effective strategies to thrive in life, book Dr. Stewart today! To book her on this site, go to: To Book Dr. Stewart and complete form, email vms@valeriemstewart.com or call 256-468-7988.
