God is the builder.
We are here to walk with you.
Chris & Prudence Ministries exists to help you discover who God created you to be, and why you are here. We are two people God is using as a catalyst - guides on the road, pointing to Him.
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:10Before the foundations of the earth, God crafted you with intention. Your design is not an accident to manage. It is a clue to follow.
So much exhaustion comes from performing for approval and carrying weight God never assigned. There is freedom in knowing what is yours.
Not just to survive. God wants you to thrive in every area of life: your relationships, your work, your family and your walk with Him.
God designed the two of us very differently, and together we carry two kinds of help. Start with whichever sounds most like today.
Clarity when the path is hidden. Language for what you have felt but could not explain. Courage to make the decision and move forward.
Take the Clarity Check → The stronghold Refuge when you are exhaustedPeace where your soul has been overburdened. Room to breathe, to encounter the Holy Spirit, and to recover the strength to move at all.
Take the Rest Check →The lighthouse protects the signal.
The stronghold protects the soul.
Guided by Chris · the lighthouse Chris Behnke Communication strategist, speaker, author & advisor
Chris helps people and leaders cut through confusion and see what is actually happening. Through identity-first teaching and the language of Human NEXUS, he helps people understand how God designed them, confront their blind spots and make decisions that create real momentum.
He calls people higher without shaming them, and tells the truth without abandoning them. He is the author of Your Divine Blueprint, and teaches God Designed Living every week.
"I firmly believe that each of us is created with a unique purpose, long before we even take our first breath."
Guided by Prudence · the stronghold Prudence O'Haire Musician, writer, artist & host
Prudence creates spaces where weary people can breathe again. Through hospitality, music, watercolor, quiet and presence, she helps people recover what pressure and pain have buried, and remember that life can be beautiful.
For her, beauty is not decoration added after the important work. It is part of the ministry: a song, a table, a quiet room, an invitation to slow down and receive what God is awakening in you.
"I will never claim to know it all, but I will claim that Jesus Christ is Lord of all."
Where Chris is strongest, Prudence is lightest. Where Prudence is strongest, Chris is lightest. Left to ourselves, that could be a recipe for constant friction. In God's hands, it is the whole point. He designed us to carry this message together, the lighthouse and the stronghold, so that whoever you are and wherever you are standing, one of us speaks your language.
It is not just an illustration. We want to show what an aligned partnership can look like when two very different designs honor one another, share responsibility and become stronger together than either could be alone. The world needs both truth and tenderness, both movement and stillness. Together, we are committed to carrying both.
Married since 1997, with four kids, living in Bend, Oregon.
Everything we teach flows from the foundational truths of the Bible: one God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; people created in His image; salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone; and the Church sent into the world to make Him known.
"It is a stewardship entrusted to our lives. We are building for generations we will never meet." Our 100-year vision is a renewal of families, creativity, justice and beauty through the presence of Jesus.