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Our 2025-2026 Abide cohort is full.

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Please fill out the appropriate application form below to apply to the Abide Certificate in Spiritual Formation program cohort of your choosing. Click here for more information about the application process and tuition. 

Applications for the 2026 Spring Cohort close on February 20, 2026. Applications for the 2026-2027 Fall Cohort close on August 7, 2026.

Spring 2026 Cohort

All sessions are held 6:00–10:00 PM Eastern Time (USA) via Zoom

Please note that sessions occur the next morning in Asian and Australian time zones
(e.g., March 10 at 6:00 AM in Singapore/Manila; 9:00 AM in Sydney).

March 9, 2026
April 6, 2026
May 4, 2026
June 1, 2026
July 6, 2026
Aug 3, 2026
Sep 14, 2026
Oct 5, 2026
Nov 2, 2026
Dec 7, 2026

Apply to the spring 2026 cohort

2026-2027 Fall Cohort

All sessions are held at 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time (USA) via Zoom

Sep 4, 2026
Oct 2, 2026
Nov 6, 2026
Dec 4, 2026
Jan 8, 2027
Feb 5, 2027
March 5, 2027
April 2, 2027
May 7, 2027
June 4, 20277

Apply to the 2026-2027 Fall cohort
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Mitzi Mak

Selah-West Faculty & Emmaus Faculty

Mitzi started her professional life as a high school social studies teacher. She and her husband Jerry then served cross-culturally for ten+ years, living abroad first in India and then Kurdistan, N. Iraq. In addition to being a Spiritual Director, she now serves as a Formation and Care pastor in her local church in Houston, TX. She has graduated from LTI’s Selah Spiritual Direction training as well as LTI’s Emmaus Formational Leadership Program.

Mitzi enjoys engaging conversation, reading fiction, doing jigsaw/crossword puzzles, ocean gazing and exploring the world with Jerry through food and travel.

God has two main callings in Mitzi’s life: to care for those who care for others and to be a guide in helping others have a healthy relationship with the Trinity – recognizing God’s loving presence and activity in their lives and how to faithfully respond.

“Selah was a transformative experience for me – allowing the contemplative within to emerge and to beautifully co-exist with my extraverted personality.“