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- IMF Women's Gathering
- Empower: Count It All Joy
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October 11, 5pm - 8:30p
October 12, 9am-4pm
Location: IMF Headquarters
Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota
Susan is a speaker, five-time author, and pastor who has filled various roles within her church and community, including the federal and state prison settings. She is also the creator and founder of She Rises MN and hosts an annual women’s conference. Susan’s story of redemption has helped many find hope, healing, freedom, and the unfailing love of Jesus. Susan is also the host of the She Connects Podcast, where she connects with women in the online space. Her writing has been featured multiple times on the BibleGateway Blogger Grid and her ministry has been featured in Resilience Magazine, Ilona TV, and Alli Worthington’s Women Worth Following as making a difference in the world. When Susan isn’t speaking, writing, or recording, you can find her chasing her three adorable grandchildren, working in her flower garden, or floating across the lake in her kayak. She and her husband live in Central MN.
Rev. Marcille Braman lives in scenic northern Minnesota with her husband of 40 years. Their adventure together has included lay prayer counseling ministry, cell group leaders, church leadership, and several foreign ministry & mission trips. They have three adult children and ten grandchildren. Marcille’s journey to ministry was an unconventional, yet God-tailored, one. While living quite contentedly in Burnsville, Minnesota, God began to impress upon her a desire to study more, teach the lessons learned, and challenge people to become everything God has ordained for them. She does this through inspired and sound biblical preaching both domestically and internationally. In 2012 God interrupted and changed the entire course trajectory of her life, leading to a move to Walker, MN, where Marcy joined the pastoral staff at Cornerstone Church of Walker. Marcille has a passion for the truth of God’s word to be planted deep in the believer’s heart. While in Kenya in 2008, the Holy Spirit gave her a scripture that led to Pastoring Cornerstone Church, “Feed My Sheep, Tend My Lambs, Care for My Sheep.” She tries to show the reality of this commission daily. Marcille’s passion for the Lord Jesus Christ, and her love both for people and travel, has taken her to 13 different countries – some many times, to minister God’s word. Currently, Marcy can be found ministering both domestically and abroad; teaching, training and equipping pastors and church leaders.
Renee Klawitter is the Wife of Randy Klawitter who is the Executive Dir. at The Wilderness Fellowship Ministries which is a place of refuge, peace, restoration and hope, dedicated to help people establish intimacy with Jesus Christ and those they love located just 10 miles northwest of Frederic, Wisconsin on 250 acres of rolling wooded land with frontage on two good fishing lakes, miles of hiking trails, lots of wildlife and beauty. Renee grew up in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. She has been married to her high school sweetheart, Randy, for 43 years. They have 4 children and 7 grandchildren. She loves to play piano, paint, sew, weave, knit, crochet, craft and also helps with designing and decorating the Prayer Cabins at The Wilderness Fellowship.
Sue Witherington began her life of adventure with Jesus as an 8 year-old growing up in a Christian home in Peoria, Illinois. As her faith in the Lord matured as a young teenager, He opened a door for Sue to attend Bethel College (now Bethel University) in St. Paul, MN where she graduated with degrees in Psychology and Social Work. Sue’s dream was to marry a pastor, and to be a full time wife and stay-at-home mother. Little did she know what a wild ride that would be when she married a man who turned out to be anything but a conventional pastor as she stayed home and together they raised 3 sons and 1 daughter, who have given them 7 grandchildren. Everything in her life shifted on December 9, 2018 when, during her quiet time, the Lord spoke clearly to her and said, “Today, everything changes.” That began a journey she continues today both personally and professionally revolving around her true identity as a daughter of the King, Jesus Christ. Sue’s testimony of her encounters with the Lord since that day are bringing inspiration and hope to countless numbers of Christians who are longing for a deeper intimacy with their Lord Christ. Sue and her husband, Dale, lead Restore Minnesota, a ministry to restore righteousness in Minnesota that educates, equips, empowers and encourages Holy Spirit-led engagement – county by county, community by community and family by family – resulting in spiritual and civic transformation based on the life and teachings, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. www.RestoreMN.org They reside just outside of the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
Deb has been a multi-site church planter in the state of Minnesota and around the world. Deb has been in ministry with her husband Paul and three children since 1990. Deb’s background had been in accounting and finance until she received the call to full time ministry in 2011. Deb has been the campus pastor, executive pastor, intergenerational pastor, counselor and coach for CROSSROADS CHURCH, a ministry that she and her husband planted in Lakeville, MN. She has served the last six years as the president of Red Rock Camp, an intergenerational evangelical camp held in northern Minnesota. For the past 14 years, Deb has been a chaplain for her local police and fire departments. She also serves on the board of her community bank board of directors. More recently, Deb has been venturing into the world of commercial real estate. She is the co-founder, along with members of her family, who run a nonprofit organization called, Saving Sacred Spaces. This nonprofit saves churches from being demolished and repurposes them into places used for worship and ministries of all kinds.
Diane Brask grew up on a dairy farm in Northwest, Wisconsin. Her farm background gave her great lessons for life- trust God, work hard, love your neighbors, take risks, stay out of debt, and always measure your harvest. After graduating High School, Diane went on to Bethel University where she graduated with her degree in Social Work. She went on to direct a two county rural youth ministry for 15 years. After that, Diane moved on to become the Rural Director of National Network of Youth Ministries for several years. In 2006, Diane became licensed under International Ministerial Fellowship and started a mission’s organization called Global Seed Planters. Her passion is to bring the Good News of Jesus to the least reached, most underserved rural communities….to the ends of the earth. When she is not in some remote village of the world….you can find Diane at home on her farm where she grew up. It’s where her story, and the story of Global Seed Planters began.
Carey Marshall has been leading worship for the past 20 years, and is currently a Worship Pastor at Westbrook Community Church in Chaska. She is also a singer-songwriter and currently working on her second album. In addition, she also works for the global non-profit, The GOD'S CHILD Project, which serves the poorest of the poor in Guatemala and fights against human trafficking. She is married to the love of her life, Mike, and they live just a few blocks away from IMF, and together they have eight children, four chihuahuas and very little sanity left. She tends to get herself entangled with various creative endeavors, is a chronic and hopeless over-sharer and loves people so much it hurts!
Angel Zuehl has been leading worship all her life, starting as a small child in her families missions ministry, traveling internationally and sharing her gift. Angel is a devoted mom of five, married to Beau, and they live on a hobby farm in Corcoran. She is an interior designer, event planner, has an amazing gift of hospitality. She loves hosting and planning gatherings that help connect people to one another.