When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People Workshop with Gary Thomas
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday March 31,2022, 4:00 PM (Eastern)
Every believer has an important call on their life. Many times, this call is subverted or hindered by toxic people. In this workshop, Gary Thomas, author of “When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People“, explores how Jesus taught and modeled the need for His followers to learn when to walk from toxic people to preserve our God-assigned mission.
LOCATION: Online via ZOOM
DATE/TIME: Sat, April 2nd, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Gary Thomas’ writing and speaking focuses on bringing people closer to Christ and closer to others. He is the author of 20 books that together have sold over two million copies and have been translated into more than fifteen languages. He serves on the teaching team (and as Writer in Residence) at Second Baptist Church, Houston—a congregation with six campuses and 70,000 members—and has served as an adjunct faculty member at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and Houston Theological Seminary in Houston Texas.
Gary enjoys running in his spare time and has completed 14 marathons, including the Boston Marathon three times. He and his wife Lisa have been married for 35 years and they have three adult children and one granddaughter. Gary is active online through his website (www.garythomas.com), twitter (@garyLthomas) Facebook (www.facebook.com/authorgarythomas) and Instagram (@garythomasbooks)
Have any questions? Contact Chrissy Chang with Leadership Transformations, Inc (LTI).
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.“