RISE Together Mentorship Network

RISE Together Mentorship Network RISE is created to Renew, Inspire, Support, and Empower women of color ministry leaders.

The path God places before us may lead beyond what we imagined for ourselves. The RISE Together 2026โ€“2028 Webinar Series...
09/10/2026

The path God places before us may lead beyond what we imagined for ourselves. The RISE Together 2026โ€“2028 Webinar Series begins with four dynamic leaders whose journeys have required them to pause, resist, create, and continue discovering their passions for ministry. Through their stories and perspectives, they will share the creative and innovative ways they have discerned vocation and found pathways to purpose. Rooted in the wisdom and lived experiences of Black women, this conversation welcomes people of all backgrounds into stories that challenge what we have known and open our imagination to where God might lead.

Register Today:
https://utsnyc.edu/blog/event/rise-mentorship-program-presents-discerning-vocational-pathways-black-women-in-ministry/

School is back in session, and weโ€™re still celebrating! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ’œToday, we celebrate some of the incredible women of the RISE T...
08/28/2026

School is back in session, and weโ€™re still celebrating! ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ’œ

Today, we celebrate some of the incredible women of the RISE Together Network who reached major academic milestones this year!

Your journeys are a testament to faith, resilience, strength, and what is possible when women continue to answer the call on their lives. We celebrate not only the degrees earned, but the work, sacrifice, perseverance, and purpose that brought you to this moment.

May you continue to walk boldly in your calling, honor the wisdom of your lived experiences, and use what you have learned to make room for yourself and other Black women to thrive.

Yโ€™all know what to do. Show our RISE graduates some love!

๐ŸŽ“ Heather-Elizabeth L. Brown, M.Div.
Vanderbilt Divinity School
Concentrations: Black Church Studies; Religion, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Kelly Miller Smith Institute Graduate Certificate in Black Church Studies
Carpenter Program Graduate Certificate in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality

๐ŸŽ“ Rev. Dr. Raushanah N. Butler
Candler School of Theology at Emory University
Doctor of Ministry in Church Leadership and Community Witness
Dissertation: Violence from the Parking Lot, to the Pews, to the Pulpit: A Holistic Clergy Response to Domestic Violence

๐ŸŽ“ Michelle Yvette Chase, M.Div.
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University

๐ŸŽ“ Rev. Daniela J. Harrigan, M.Div.
Boston University School of Theology
Certificate in Religion and Conflict Transformation
Summa Cum Laude
2026 Massachusetts Bible Society Award

๐ŸŽ“ Rev. Eshe Killian, MPA, M.Div.
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Master of Divinity, Cum Laude
2026 Recipient of the Reverend Clara Woodson Award

๐ŸŽ“ Rev. Jennifer H. Allen, MPA, M.Div.
Columbia Theological Seminary

๐ŸŽ“ Naomi Johnson
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

๐ŸŽ“ Rev. Jo-Anne Ludy, M.Div.
Lancaster Theological Seminary

๐ŸŽ“ Tonya R. McClure, Ed.D.
Liberty University
Doctor of Education in Christian Leadership

๐ŸŽ“ Elizabeth Opoku-Baffour
Boston University School of Theology
2026 Harry Hosier Spirit Award
International Student Leadership Award

๐ŸŽ“ Rev. Dr. Rochelle E. Samuels, D.Min., MTS
McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University

๐ŸŽ“ Dr. Rita D. Strickland, D.Min.
McCormick Theological Seminary
John Randall Hunt Prize for Outstanding D.Min. Thesis & Academic Record

๐ŸŽ“ Rev. Carolynn Azaria Ulmer, M.Div.
Union Theological Seminary
2026 Karen Ziegler Feminist Preaching Prize

Congratulations, Sisters! We celebrate you! ๐Ÿ’œ๐ŸŽ“

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ! The RISE National Conference opens with an affirming welcome that sets the tone for the...
02/17/2026

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ! The RISE National Conference opens with an affirming welcome that sets the tone for the entire experience.

Womanist Wine Down, Girlfriends Just Between Us: Finding Authentic Sisterhood anchors opening night with an intimate conversation featuring Rev. Traci Blackmon, Rev. Dr. Karen Anderson, and Min. Stephanie Frierson.

Shaped by the realities women of color navigate today, this gathering makes space for honest storytelling, shared joy, and sacred resistance. These sisters bring lives shaped by care, calling, and courageous leadership.

You are welcome to the Living Room.

The evening continues with a Networking Reception and Whispers After Dark, creating space to connect and build community with women from across the country.

Register Today: https://utsnyc.edu/2026-riseconference/

02/13/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ The RISE Conference is a whole vibe.

Women from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ministries gather to connect, be renewed, and return to their communities strengthened for the work of justice and prophetic leadership.

Hear from RISE Alum Rev. Dr. Tiffany Stubbs and join us March 12โ€“14, 2026.

Register today: https://utsnyc.edu/2026-riseconference/

โœจYour ideas are sacred. Your creativity is holy. Protecting what you create is faithful work. Rev. Dr. Leah D. Jackson, ...
02/12/2026

โœจYour ideas are sacred. Your creativity is holy. Protecting what you create is faithful work. Rev. Dr. Leah D. Jackson, Esq. embodies that conviction as a preacher, pastor, educator, and attorney who bridges faith and law with clarity and purpose.

As an Associate Minister at Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia, she is also a licensed member of the State Bar of Georgia specializing in Technology and Intellectual Property law. She serves as Grant Program Director for the Reimagining Tomorrow Initiative and Adjunct Professor at McAfee School of Theology, Spelman College, and Lexington Theological Seminary.

Join Dr. Jackson for the Empowerment Session, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค: ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ
Includes the Womanist Master Class on Prophetic Preaching, Empowerment Session, worship service, and graduation and induction ceremony.

๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
Includes all programming, Thursday reception, worship services, plenaries, Womanist Master Class, Empowerment Session, Trailblazer Awards Dinner, networking opportunities, Saturday Breakfast, graduation and induction ceremony.

Register today: https://utsnyc.edu/2026-riseconference/

โœจBlack women deserve to flourish, not just survive, and Rev. Dr. Neichelle R. Guidry has devoted her life to helping Bla...
02/12/2026

โœจBlack women deserve to flourish, not just survive, and Rev. Dr. Neichelle R. Guidry has devoted her life to helping Black women do exactly that.

A certified coach and founder of Flourish From Within, LLC, Dr. Guidry walks alongside Black women of faith as they cultivate deeper spiritual wellness and vocational clarity. A highly sought-after teacher, preacher, leader, and commentator, she currently serves as Dean of the Chapel and Director of the WISDOM Center at Spelman College. A womanist homiletician and practitioner, she is the author of Curating a World: Sermonic Words from a Young Woman Who Preaches.

Join Dr. Guidry for the Empowerment Session, ๐’๐ข๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐’๐ข๐ฌ: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐จ๐ฒ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ!

๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ
Includes the Womanist Master Class on Prophetic Preaching, Empowerment Session, worship service, and graduation and induction ceremony.

๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
Includes all programming, Thursday reception, worship services, plenaries, Womanist Master Class, Empowerment Session, Trailblazer Awards Dinner, networking opportunities, Saturday breakfast, graduation and induction ceremony.

Register today: https://utsnyc.edu/2026-riseconference/

In this socio political climate, the urgency of this conversation is clear ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž ๐…๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ...
02/05/2026

In this socio political climate, the urgency of this conversation is clear ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž ๐…๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ˆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐›๐ข๐š is a virtual ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ that recognizes the immediate need to provide a theological and prophetic space. This convening is designed to ensure religious leaders are informed and thoughtful as they engage the realities of artificial intelligence and Afrophobia. Led by Rev. Dr. Iva Carruthers, one of the nationโ€™s leading voices in social justice, this conversation invites participants to reflect as technology continues to shape culture, power, and public life. This is a conversation you don't want to miss!

MONDAY, FEB 9, 2026
6:30PM (EST)

A sacred and courageous conversation for such a time as this.

To Register Email - [email protected]

This is a defining moment for faith leaders. In times like these, prophetic preaching is not optional. It is necessary.R...
02/03/2026

This is a defining moment for faith leaders. In times like these, prophetic preaching is not optional. It is necessary.

Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown, PhD brings a commanding presence that sharpens the room and expands what prophetic preaching can be. A renowned scholar and prophetic preacher, her wisdom, voice, and leadership have shaped generations of women in ministry.

Join us at for the ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , a space for courageous truth telling, deep theological grounding, and practical tools for prophetic leadership in this critical hour.

๐ŸŸฃ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ
Includes the Master Class, one workshop, worship service, and the RISE graduation and induction ceremony

๐ŸŸฃ ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
Includes all programming, Thursday reception, worship services, plenaries, Master Class, workshops, Friday awards dinner, RISE graduation and induction ceremony.

๐Ÿ”— Register today https://utsnyc.edu/2026-riseconference/

๐Ÿ‘‘ Rev. Dr. Patricia Gould-Champ, affectionately known as Queen Mother, is a visionary, scholar, and faith leader whose m...
01/30/2026

๐Ÿ‘‘ Rev. Dr. Patricia Gould-Champ, affectionately known as Queen Mother, is a visionary, scholar, and faith leader whose ministry spans more than four decades.

She is the founder and former Senior Pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church, where she served in leadership for 28 years. A seminary professor, author, preacher, teacher, and church consultant, Rev. Dr. Gould-Champ brings over 30 years of service as a tenured Associate Professor of Theology and Chair of the Master of Divinity Program at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.

At , she will lead the ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ โ€” offering wisdom, tools, and resources you can adapt within your church, ministry, and local community, nurturing womanist leadership that transforms hearts, communities, and lives.

๐€ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž-๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž, allowing attendees to participate in select conference activities, including breakout sessions! ๐Ÿ”— Register today: https://utsnyc.edu/2026-riseconference/

Your story carries more power than youโ€™ve been told. โ€œSharing our stories ensures that our voices, testimonies, and con...
01/30/2026

Your story carries more power than youโ€™ve been told.

โ€œSharing our stories ensures that our voices, testimonies, and contributions are not erased. We win when she wins.โ€ โ€” Rev. Eyesha K. Marable

When testimonies are shared, courage multiplies. is a space for truth-telling, listening, and sacred encouragement. Meet us in Atlanta March 12โ€“14, 2026!

Register Today - https://utsnyc.edu/2026-riseconference/

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