How do we lead well through grief and loss?
Join us on February 19, 11am–1pm, for How Do We Lead Through Grief? with John Onwuchekwa and Deb Gorton, the first gathering in our Lead the City Conversations series for pastors and church leaders. Hosted at Park Near North (1001 N. Crosby). This is a free event; lunch provided. Please RSVP by Feb 17.
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Guest Speaker: John Onwuchekwa
John Onwuchekwa serves as the North American Senior Director for Thought Leadership and Innovation at Redeemer City to City. He holds a Doctorate of Ministry in Church Leadership and Community Witness from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology with a focus on grief, storytelling, and cultivating virtues. John’s abiding belief is that tragedy doesn’t ruin anyone: hopelessness does. A former church planter and pastor with sixteen years of practical ministry experience, John brings a wealth of hard-won wisdom to everything he does. As an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and storyteller, he’s committed to bringing beauty into the world by building the best teams on the planet. John lives, works and worships in the Historic West End of Atlanta with his wife Shawndra and daughter Ava.
Guest Speaker: Deb Gorton
For over 14 years, Dr. Deb Gorton has been practicing, directing, building, developing, equipping, and partnering. As a clinical psychologist, she is fascinated by what drives decision-making and change. She is in constant pursuit of awareness and big picture perspective. What it all comes down to – navigating our purpose requires creating a bridge between our head and the heart. She loves creating bridges, inspiring courage in others to make the journey across and then leading others to do the same.
Dr. Gorton earned both her MA in Psychology and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, CA. Additionally, she holds an MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. Presently, she serves as the Director of Moody Theological Seminary’s Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program as well as Moody's Counseling Center. She is also the founding president of Siv Consultation. She resides in Chicago, is an avid Cubs fan, and loves to travel.