About Me
Helen Lee has been a Christian publishing professional since 1993, when she began her career working at Christianity Today (CT) magazine. She is the director of strategic initiatives at InterVarsity Press, where she formerly served as an acquisitions editor, director of marketing, and director of product innovation.
Helen is the author of The Missional Mom, co-author of The Race-Wise Family, and contributor to numerous other books and Bibles, including the NIV Devotional Bible for Women and the Everyday Matters Bible for Women. She has also served as co-editor and contributor of Growing Healthy Asian-American Churches and has authored award-winning articles and posts for organizations and blogs such as Christianity Today, Sojourners, Jesus Creed, Christ and Pop Culture, and COV: The Covenant Companion. Helen’s 1996 article on the “Silent Exodus” in the Asian American church is still widely regarded as the seminal piece reporting this trend; she followed up to that article 18 years later with her cover story on Asian American Christianity in CT. She also speaks regularly at conferences and events, such as the IF:Gathering, MOMcon, Triennial, Urbana, and Missio Alliance's Awakenings, Verge Network, and the Calvin Festival of Faith and Writing, among others. She is currently awaiting the publication of a children’s picture book with IVP Kids and is working on her first middle-grade novel.
Helen also has interests in entrepreneurship and co-founded the Best Christian Workplaces with Al Lopus in 2002 to help Christian organizations improve the quality of their human resources management. She is one of the original four members of Redbud Writers Guild and also co-founded Ink Creative Collective. Helen loves coming up with new ideas and seeing those ideas come to life.
Helen has a B.A. in bioethics from Williams College, an M.A. from Wheaton College (Communications/Theology), and an MBA from Babson College with a focus on entrepreneurship. She is married to talented classical pianist Brian Lee, a professor of music at Moody Bible Institute and has three active, amazing teenage boys. Helen is honored to be represented by Chris Park at DeFiore and Company.
Contact/Book Helen
Thank you for considering me for your next event. I’m available to speak on the following topics:
o Ethnicity, race, and faith
o Diversity, equity, and inclusion in publishing
o Christian/countercultural/missional motherhood
o Writing, editing, and marketing
o Asian American Christianity
Please fill out the form below to inquire about my availability for your event. I will try to respond within 48-72 hours to your request.
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