Messages that lead people from encounter into maturity.
Maria Sainz is an author, speaker, ordained minister and spiritual mentor. Her talks invite people out of fear and broken identity — and into healing, freedom and long-obedience discipleship.
A pastoral voice for healing, freedom and formation.
Maria carries decades of Bible teaching, personal mentorship and front-line ministry — with a message that is warm, biblically grounded and unafraid of the deeper places.
- Encounter God's love in a personal, tangible way.
- Trade performance and fear for identity and courage.
- Steward gifts with maturity, accountability and joy.
- Leave with practical next steps — not just inspiration.
Messages Maria carries most often.
Each talk can be shaped as a keynote, sermon, workshop or retreat session — tailored to your audience and format.
Miracles Still Happen
Faith in the middle of the fight.
Maria's testimony of walking through breast cancer into a healing breakthrough — and the truths that carried her from fear into faith.
Audience takeaways
- How to hold onto God's word when your body will not agree with it.
- The difference between striving for a miracle and trusting the Healer.
- Why testimony is a doorway others can walk through.
Best-fit audience
Women's gatherings, healing services, church-wide weekends.
Session formats
Keynote · Sermon · Retreat session
From Performance to Identity
Breaking free from the need to be seen, approved and perfect.
A pastoral, practical teaching on the difference between an image and an identity — and how the Father's love dismantles both perfectionism and hiddenness.
Audience takeaways
- Recognize the interior scripts that drive performance.
- Trade the exhausting audience of many for the loving gaze of One.
- Live and lead from belovedness rather than proving.
Best-fit audience
Leaders, creatives, women in the marketplace, ministry teams.
Session formats
Keynote · Workshop · Leadership intensive
Freedom Is a Formation
Why deliverance must lead to discipleship and maturity.
A biblically grounded look at why breakthrough is a beginning, not a finish line — and how discipleship keeps freedom whole.
Audience takeaways
- Understand the pattern of encounter, formation and fruit.
- Guard the ground gained in prayer with daily obedience.
- Build rhythms that turn freedom into maturity.
Best-fit audience
Prayer teams, discipleship leaders, church staff.
Session formats
Workshop · Retreat session · Sermon
Marked by His Love
Identity, covenant and the seal of the Holy Spirit.
A signature message on what it means to be sealed by God — the anchor beneath calling, courage and the long yes of following Jesus.
Audience takeaways
- See the biblical thread of sealing and covenant.
- Anchor identity in what God has already said, sealed and secured.
- Live from Sonship and Daughtership rather than from striving.
Best-fit audience
Church-wide services, young adults, women's conferences.
Session formats
Keynote · Sermon · Retreat session
Love Triumphs Over Fear
Walking with courage in an age of anxiety.
A pastoral message for a fearful age — how the perfect love of God confronts anxiety, quiets the interior noise and re-orders our courage.
Audience takeaways
- Name the fears that shape decisions in secret.
- Practice small acts of trust that grow into settled courage.
- Move through anxious seasons without losing your voice or your calling.
Best-fit audience
Church services, women's ministries, mental-health gatherings.
Session formats
Sermon · Keynote · Podcast interview
Activated With Wisdom
Developing spiritual gifts with character and accountability.
A grounded teaching for those hungry to steward spiritual gifts — with the humility, submission and formation that keeps gifting fruitful.
Audience takeaways
- Distinguish gifting from character — and grow both together.
- Learn accountable rhythms for prophetic and healing ministry.
- Serve local church leadership rather than working around it.
Best-fit audience
Ministry schools, prayer teams, emerging leaders.
Session formats
Workshop · Leadership intensive · Virtual teaching
The Mandate — Power, Authority & the Equipped Church
Jesus gave us authority to save, heal and deliver.
A call to the Church to move beyond Sunday attendance into the power and authority Jesus entrusted to His people — to save, heal and set the captive free. Maria unpacks the biblical mandate and equips believers to carry it in daily life.
Audience takeaways
- See the biblical basis for the authority Jesus delegated to His Church.
- Move from spectator faith to an equipped, sent people.
- Steward power and authority with humility, love and accountability.
Best-fit audience
Church-wide services, leadership teams, discipleship cohorts, ministry schools.
Session formats
Keynote · Sermon · Leadership intensive
Impartation, Healing & Deliverance
A demonstration of the Spirit and of power.
Maria's most-requested ministry theme — impartation, healing and deliverance rooted in Scripture. Not a formula, but a Person: teaching, testimony and prayer that lead people into real encounters with Jesus the Healer and Deliverer.
Audience takeaways
- Understand impartation biblically — what it is and what it is not.
- Receive prayer for healing and freedom in a pastorally safe context.
- Learn to minister healing and deliverance out of relationship with Jesus.
Best-fit audience
Healing services, revival gatherings, prayer teams, women's conferences.
Session formats
Sermon · Ministry night · Workshop
Testimonies of Healing & Freedom
Real stories that build faith for more.
A message built around living testimonies — bodies healed, minds restored, chains broken. Maria weaves Scripture and story to build faith for the miraculous and to invite the room to expect God to move again.
Audience takeaways
- Let testimony do what teaching alone cannot — build faith for now.
- Recognize God's fingerprints on your own story.
- Expect and steward what God does in the room.
Best-fit audience
Church services, healing nights, women's gatherings, media interviews.
Session formats
Keynote · Sermon · Podcast interview
The True Jesus in an Age of Counterfeits
Why the Church must not mix Christianity with witchcraft.
A sober, pastoral warning against the counterfeit powers creeping into the modern Church — psychics, new-age healing modalities and mystical practices dressed in Christian language. Maria calls believers back to the true Jesus, whose Spirit and power are more than enough.
Audience takeaways
- Recognize the counterfeit powers being sold to hungry believers.
- Understand why powerless Christianity leaves people vulnerable to deception.
- Return to the true Jesus — the only true source of healing and freedom.
Best-fit audience
Church-wide services, discernment nights, leadership teams, women's ministries.
Session formats
Sermon · Keynote · Workshop
- Local churches — Sunday services, women's ministries, healing services
- Conferences — women, leadership, healing and mission
- Retreats — women's, staff, leadership and prayer teams
- Christian universities and ministry schools
- Marketplace and non-profit gatherings
- Podcasts, television and media interviews
- Keynote
- Sermon
- Workshop
- Panel
- Podcast interview
- Television interview
- Retreat session
- Leadership intensive
- Virtual teaching
Maria on stage and in ministry.
A short look at Maria's presence — teaching, prayer and the tone of an evening with her.
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Maria Sainz — ministry moments
Why hosts invite Maria back.
The through-line from every host — Maria brings encounter, order and pastoral care into the room.
Retreat director“Maria carries a rare mix of encounter and Scripture — our women left with courage they didn't arrive with.”
Conference host“Prepared, prayerful, and pastoral on stage. She stewards the room, not the platform.”
Church pastor“She led our people into freedom without noise — and left our team stronger than she found them.”
A simple, pastoral path from invitation to event.
- Step 01
Introduce your event
Share the details — date, audience, format, host organization and the outcomes you're praying for.
- Step 02
A conversation with the team
We schedule a call to discuss theme, availability, format, travel and honorarium — with care and pastoral clarity.
- Step 03
Confirm and prepare
Once confirmed, we align on logistics, travel and message shape — and pray together for the people who will gather.
Maria travels from San Diego, California. Availability, travel, format and honorarium are all discussed during the booking process — no speaking fees are published on this site.
Producer & host questions.
- Where does Maria travel from?
- Maria travels from San Diego, California and is available for domestic and select international engagements.
- What formats does Maria speak in?
- Keynotes, sermons, workshops, panels, podcast and television interviews, retreat sessions, leadership intensives and virtual teaching sessions.
- Are speaking fees published?
- No. Availability, travel, format and honorarium are discussed thoughtfully during the booking process so we can serve your event well.
- How far in advance should we invite Maria?
- As early as possible. For weekend events and conferences we recommend reaching out several months ahead.
- Will Maria pray with attendees after the message?
- Wherever the setting allows and the host welcomes it, Maria loves to pray with people after she teaches.
Let's talk about your event.
Share your date, audience and hopes for the gathering. We'll respond with a personal note from the team.