Arise Blog

Lisa Leininger

Lisa Leininger’s greatest desire is for people to realize the powerful, never-ending love of Jesus. She’s passionate about creating an environment that allows believers to be honest and

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Pam Kanaly

Pam Kanaly, while in the midst of an unwanted divorce, clearly sensed the Lord revealing to her a future single mothers ministry and eventually co-founded Arise Single Moms.

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Shelley Pulliam

Shelley Pulliam enjoys travel, genealogy, and spending time with friends. Single, never married, she’s a former teacher of hormone-filled eighth graders. She was named teacher of the year

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Mel Hiett

Mel Hiett joined the Arise team as project development director in 2020 after serving 16 years as a youth pastor. While working with teens, she especially appreciated their

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