Who is Zach Zehnder?

Zach Zehnder delivers powerful, practical teaching that helps audiences take real steps toward living like Jesus. With humor, passion, and a clear focus on discipleship, Zach challenges people of all ages to follow Jesus more boldly and intentionally.

Meet Zach Zehnder

Zach Zehnder is a husband, father, pastor, public speaker, and author. He is married to Allison, and they have two boys, Nathan and Brady.

His life mission is to challenge people of all ages to become greater followers of Jesus.

He is the Founder and President of Red Letter Living, author of the bestselling Red Letter Challenge, and host of the podcast The Red Letter Disciple. Zach has written or co-authored ten books that have helped people become greater followers of Jesus. Zach currently serves as Teaching Pastor at King of Kings in Omaha, NE.

Zach is an experienced public speaker with a passion for making Jesus’s name great. To book him for your conference, church, or event, just scroll lower!

Book Zach

Want to kick off your 40-Day Church Challenge with a bang?! Consider bringing in pastor, author, and highly sought-after public speaker, Zach Zehnder, to your church, conference, or event. Through years of creating and delivering content, you can expect Zach to utilize story, illustration, humor, and of course, Jesus, to bring about truths from the Bible that will challenge every hearer to become a greater follower of Jesus. Don’t forget you can get 25-50% of speaking fees if you purchased a Church Pack! Zach has limited availability, so fill out the form below and we will be in touch soon.

Weaving ordinary life examples with the extraordinary truth of the gospel, Zach delivers a message that both engages, and changes the audiences he encounters. Through his conversational style Zach bringings 1st century truths through 21st century examples so that you leave holding on to the truth of scripture in meaningful ways.

Matt Peeples

What Church Leaders are Saying​

Zach was a huge blessing to our annual conference! The energy, relatability, and seemingly simple message of the Gospel was second to none. The attendees all had great things to say about the Red Letter Challenge, many of whom have used Zach’s materials before, and were excited to hear him speak. In fact, we would consider having him back to speak on other areas of discipleship, too. He was that engaging!”

- Andy Sohn

Thank you for sharing such a dynamic and challenging message at The Church Network Conference last week. Your call to live out the words of Jesus in John 10:10 was both convicting and energizing. It was exactly the type of bold encouragement and reflection we needed to kick off our time together in Omaha. I appreciate how you combined authenticity and a true understanding of our audience with actionable steps, guiding us through what it looks like to be followers who don’t just believe, but do. We don’t want to settle for less than God’s best! Your message lingered long after the session ended, sparking some meaningful conversations in the hallway and beyond. It was wonderful to have you with us. Thank you for welcoming us to Omaha. Your message was so impactful that it’s featured in our conference recap video. It’s a joy to see how the spirit of your message lives on, and I thought you might enjoy seeing how it was captured.

- Denise Craig

The Church Network Conference 2025

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