Live Your Calling
Encouraging, mentoring, and equipping Christ-followers to grow in Christ and step boldly into their calling.
How We Disciple
We disciple through multiple pathways—because spiritual growth is not one-size-fits-all.
Book
God Has Named You
In a culture saturated with questions about identity, the one thing Christians often forget is their spiritual identity as children of God.
Podcast
The Called Life
A discipleship podcast designed to equip you to understand your calling and live it out. Through structured teaching and powerful testimonies, The Called Life walks you through the foundations of faith, leadership, and identity in Christ.
Writing Community
Crowned for Christ
Encouraging writers to use their gifts for Christ through devotional writing, retreats, and a supportive creative community.
Mentoring
The Called Initiative
Biblically grounded mentoring communities that help you discern and live out your calling with guidance, support, and accountability.
Daily Devos
Dr. Berry Daily
Find daily encouragement on Instagram or Facebook.
Newsletter
Follow on Substack
Monthly updates about the ministry.
Crown of Life Discipleship Ministries
Crown of Life Discipleship Ministries is all about helping people grow in their faith and step into what God is calling them to.
We believe every Christian is called—not just to believe, but to grow, to lead, and to serve in meaningful ways.
Through teaching, mentoring, and community, we help you understand Scripture, discern your calling, and actually live it out.
Dr. Melisa Ortiz Berry
Dr. Melisa Ortiz Berry is a Bible teacher, speaker, professor, podcaster, and founder of Crown of Life Discipleship Ministries. She is the author of the forthcoming God Has Named You: 25 Spiritual Identities That Reveal Who You Are and a scholar of Henrietta Mears, with a second upcoming book, Evangelical Spirituality.
She hosts The Called Life podcast, encourages daily through @drberrydaily, and is known for bringing together biblical depth, academic insight, and a warm, engaging style to help people understand Scripture and live out their calling.
Speaking & Teaching
Biblically rich, engaging teaching for churches, conferences, and events.