I'm Shaniqua Rischer. I help people heal from religious hurt, find their voice, and build lives, leadership, and businesses rooted in Christ, in the world but not of it.
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Heal from church hurt, rebuild authentic faith, and step into purpose with Christ-centered coaching.
Explore coaching → For your eventKeynotes, workshops, and retreats on faith, identity, leadership, and kingdom-minded business.
Book a talk → For your organizationGrant writing, strategy, and capacity building through Rischer Consulting.
See the business → For your shelfDevotionals and teaching for living faith honestly, Monday through Sunday.
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Meet Shaniqua
Shaniqua Rischer is a licensed minister, author, coach, and business owner whose work meets people in the gap between the faith they were taught and the life they're actually living. At 22, she surrendered her life to God and began confronting her own struggles with self-esteem and fear. That honest, unpolished journey still shapes how she leads: with grace, candor, and no pressure to perform.
A 2009 mission trip to Kenya set her ministry in motion. She leads At The Cross Global Ministries (dba Shaniqua Rischer Ministries), a 501(c)(3) organization that engages and encourages the Children of God through outreach, missions, and devotion. She hosts the weekly broadcast Wednesday Word and co-hosts The Brave Becoming, a podcast created with Tiana Madden. Through her coaching programs, Unmasking Faith, RISE Coaching, and Reclaiming REST, she walks with women who followed the script, did everything "right," and still found themselves grieving a life that never arrived.
In 2015, she founded Rischer Consulting, specializing in nonprofit and small business consulting, grant writing, and leadership development. She has led seven international missions across Kenya, The Gambia, Ghana, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, and remains committed to helping people walk boldly and honestly in their purpose.
Speaking
An international speaker who has ministered and traveled in 21 countries, Shaniqua brings Scripture, strategy, and real-life truth to the room, with the warmth of a minister and the directness of a business owner.
Romans 13:11–14
Kind words
What a fantastic session! Thank you for sharing such valuable insights into the grant review process and the importance of thoughtful, constructive feedback on funding proposals. Your engaging presentation helped us see how evaluation is woven throughout the entire grantmaking process, from proposal development and review to implementation and learning. Such an important perspective for our CREA community!Dr. Tamara Bertrand JonesAssociate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Director, Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation & Assessment (CREA), College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Her honesty, frankness and transparency have a way of drawing in people of all walks of life. She'll speak truth without judgment and share hope with an enthusiasm that'll have you desiring some of what she has.Kacey Bess
You were AWESOME!! The girls loved you!! We definitely want you back! What an awesome woman of God you are!Ebony TurnerTeen Director
GREAT devotional! Keeps getting better and better!Akilah CurtisOwner, MoneyCore
Coaching
Christ-centered, grace-based coaching that pairs biblical truth with positive psychology and emotional intelligence. Choose the path that fits where you are right now.
For the disillusioned good girl
Healing the unlived life and the crisis of expectations. For the woman who did everything "right" and still feels left behind.
For leaders & professionals
For ministry leaders, nonprofit executives, and professionals ready to lead with clarity and conviction.
“She has a unique ability to inspire clarity and confidence, making each session both impactful and transformative.”Andrea Wallace, MBA, Founder, Blackshear-Wyatt ConsultingRequest a quote →
4-week journey for Black women
Soul-nourishing teaching, sister-circle conversation, and culturally affirming resources.
“Wonderful program that will change your perspective on life.” “I don’t feel guilty about taking my REST.”“Implementing what we talked about in the program is helping a lot in every way in my life.”Reclaiming REST participants
Every session-survey respondent rated Shaniqua 5 out of 5 as instructor.
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One-on-one coaching
Spiritual growth and discipleship from a biblical perspective.
Research-based positive psychology to build authentic confidence.
Goal setting, relationships, well-being, and motivation.
In just two sessions… her guidance has already made a profound difference in how I approach both personal and professional challenges… Ms. Rischer has been instrumental in helping me explore new dimensions of my identity and reconnect with a sense of purpose that extends beyond traditional career paths.Andrea Wallace, MBAFounder, Blackshear-Wyatt Consulting · Former Fortune 100 executive, 20+ years
Free devotional
Start with the first week of To God Be the Glory: Sixty Days to Healing. Daily Scripture, reflection, and prayer to help you walk in a healing mindset, sent straight to your inbox.
Entrepreneur
Shaniqua founded Rischer Consulting in 2015 and has built it into a certified M/WBE, EDWBE, and HUB firm based in Cedar Hill, Texas, helping nonprofits and small businesses secure funding and grow capacity.
Rischer Consulting
Trusted reviewer
U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor, 2015 to present.
Business training
Presented at the Ninth CREA International Conference, Chicago · October 2026
Also on stage: Lady Maverick Dallas panel, "Fund It. Sponsor It. Make the Ask." · September 2026
Drawing on a decade as a Federal Grant Peer Reviewer and $32M+ secured for clients, Shaniqua shows how reviewers actually score proposals and where to find funding beyond Grants.gov: pass-through dollars, 990 research, evaluation contracts, and teaming opportunities.
Bring this workshop to your organization →“What a fantastic session! … Such an important perspective for our CREA community!”Dr. Tamara Bertrand Jones, Director, CREA
Client win · 2026 Rachel's Network Catalyst Award
$75,000 over three years
Shaniqua helped Dr. Jackson write the application on her third try.
Thank you for encouraging and pushing me to complete the application. I almost did not apply this time because this was my third application… Apparently, the third time was the appointed time… Thank you again for believing in me and encouraging me not to leave that application unfinished!Dr. Marsha Jackson, Executive Director, Southern Sector Rising
“…received nearly 100,000 dollars through well structured written grants.”Marcus D. King, Founder & Senior Pastor, Disciple Central Community Church Work with the firm
with Shaniqua & TianaGrace for the process, courage for the journey
A weekly, grace-centered faith podcast co-hosted by Shaniqua Rischer and Tiana Madden. Honest conversations about faith, identity, relationships, and the courage it takes to become who God made you to be.
Author
Thoughtful, challenging, and direct writing about living faith honestly in a real world.
Daily readings, reflections, and prayer to walk in a healing mindset and dare to give God glory.
$10
David's highs and lows, imagined through his own journal, and what they teach us about surviving dark seasons and forgiving ourselves.
$14
A visually stunning way to start your day and your heart with His Word and His love.
$20
A direct look at the struggle to live as a Christian in a media-driven, opinionated, relative-truth culture.
Free weekly encouragement
A biblically sound devotional, live on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.
Text God-Morning to 214-919-3312 for daily inspiration on your phone.
Your gift supports outreach, missions, and devotion through At The Cross Global Ministries, a registered 501(c)(3) (EIN 45-5024010). Every gift helps someone heal and walk boldly in Christ.
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