Welcome to Together We Rise Podcast! This is a place where every woman has a seat at the table, and where we can affirm, equip and amplify women's voices globally. This week, we're excited to speak with special guests Sue Ferguson and Lori M. Ruffin from Exponential Women Next!
Sue Ferguson is a follower of Jesus, a wife to Dave, a mom to 3 adult kids, sister, friend, mentor,and a connector of people. Sue helped plant Community Christian Church in the Chicagoland area and has served in several different ministry roles there. She loves to create safe, brave spaces for others to process faith and life; and to help other leaders develop the desire and skills to do the same. She loves to encourage women leaders to develop their gifts and use them for the sake of the Kingdom! She is a co-director and a content creator for Exponential Women Next. She is excited to equip, empower, and cheer on the next generation of women leaders!
Lori M. Ruffin is an upbeat strategic thinker, speaker, and the founder of The COO Team, an operations agency that helps visionary leaders get the strategy and systems they need to scale. Drawing from her experience at a Fortune 500 company, years serving national and international nonprofits, and an MBA program from Regent University, she has worked with and consulted ministries such as Movement Leaders Collective, Kumveka, Women Doing Well, Generous Giving, The V3 Movement, Created Leaders, The Voices Project, Uptick, and Arrabon. She’s co-founder of the Black Missional Convening and serves on a handful of nonprofit boards. Living in Richmond, Virginia, she serves as a lay leader in a local urban ministry context with her husband, Marques, and three daughters. You can connect with Lori at
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WSC Woman to Watch: Danielle Kelly
Danielle Kelly is an author, ministry leader, and speaker who cultivates resilience in women leaders facing personal storms. She uses all of her gifts to ultimately bring him glory. Danielle specializes in helping women walk out of shame into freedom. Danielle and her husband live in Chicago with their sons.
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