Hello, Welcome to the Arise Academy.
Here we believe in supporting the women who hold up the world. We want this to be your safe space to connect, grow and thrive. We've provided cutting edge scholarship, prepared faculty, and engaging topics to meet you where you lead and serve and we are ready to welcome you with open arms.
Our Philosophy
Because the world has changed, so too must the ways we gather, learn, serve, and live out our Spirit borne call. Arise Academy is a fully online experience, for women by women. Each course is designed to offer you skills and practical training for your ministry area to study from the comfort of your home, the busy-ness of your life, and the uncertainty of our times. Each course is 6 Weeks long, requires about an hour a week of your time, and is set to go at your own pace.
Arise AcademyĀ 2026Ā Faculty
Missionary
Jenny Mihsill
Jenny andĀ herĀ husband, Bobby, have served as missionaries with Global Strategy in West Africa since 2015. They recently became Regional Coordinators for Africa, working with the Church of God in 15 countries across the continent. They have two children, Moore and Rease.
Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley
Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley is Professor Emerita of English and African American Studies at Case Western Reserve University with more than 40 years of experience in higher education, including leadership roles as Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity at CWRU, Provost at Bennett College, and Founding Director of African American Studies at George Mason University. She holds degrees from Barnard College, New York University, and Case Western Reserve University, and is a scholar, author, consultant, and nationally recognized speaker on diversity, literature, and culture. A founding member and former president of the Toni Morrison Society, Dr. Mobley has published extensively on Toni Morrison and African American literature, including her latest book Geopoetics of Place, Race and Be/longing (2024). She is the Founder and CEO of SandersMobley Consulting and serves as an ordained associate minister at Arlington Church of God in Akron, Ohio, where she leads Wellness and Grief Recovery ministries. She is a proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
