The Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum is the destination event for women’s ministry leaders all over the nation. Whether you’re leading in the church or the workplace, as a volunteer or as a staff member, at Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum you’ll gain skills and strategies to grow as a leader wherever God has planted you. After two days of training with real-life application from seasoned leaders, you’ll leave feeling equipped and encouraged to continue walking boldly into God’s call for your life.
We’re so excited to announce our speakers for the 2025 Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum! Drumroll please . . .
Jennifer Rothschild
Known for her substance and a down-to-earth teaching style, Jennifer Rothschild weaves together colorful illustrations, universal principles, and music to help audiences find contentment, walk with endurance, and celebrate the ordinary. With wit and poignant story-telling, Jennifer shares challenges in her life, encouraging women to look beyond their circumstances.
Ruth Chou Simons
Ruth Chou Simons is an entrepreneur, and speaker, and bestselling author of Beholding and Becoming and GraceLaced. She shares her journey of God’s grace intersecting daily life with word and paintbrush through an online shoppe at GraceLaced.com and her Instagram community of more than a hundred thousand. Ruth and her husband, Troy, are grateful parents to six boys—their greatest adventure.
Courtney Doctor
Courtney Doctor received an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary and currently serves as the Director of Women’s Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She is a Bible teacher and author of several Bible studies including Titus, From Garden to Glory, Steadfast, Remember Your Joy, and In View of God’s Mercies. Courtney and her husband Craig have four children and five beautiful grandchildren.
Dr. Jeff Iorg
Dr. Jeff Iorg is the President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee. He previously led Gateway Seminary, relocating it to Southern California, launching an online campus, and significantly increasing its endowment. Before Gateway, he was the executive director of the Northwest Baptist Convention, enhancing cooperative work and funding. His ministry began as a children’s minister and later as a pastor, where he expanded and relocated churches. Iorg holds degrees from Hardin-Simmons University, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored eight books. Dr. Iorg and his wife, Ann, have three children and five grandchildren.
Dr. Sarita Lyons
Dr. Sarita Lyons, affectionately called “Dr. Sarita,” is a wife, mother, speaker, Bible teacher, and psychotherapist. Dr. Lyons speaks, writes, and advocates about the intersections of faith, mental health, and justice; as well as women’s issues in and outside of the church. Most importantly, Dr. Lyons is called to unashamedly preach the unadulterated Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This year’s theme is Trustworthy, and we can’t wait for you to join us as we dive into Psalm 19:7!
Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum
November 6–7, 2025
Long Hollow Church | Nashville (Hendersonville), TN
