Beth Laury

Beth is a second-career minister, having set aside physical therapy and hospital quality management when the Lord called her full-time into His service. After seven years as the adult discipleship director/pastor at a metro Atlanta church, Beth now leads retreats and seminars and provides spiritual direction and formation for others wanting to grow in knowledge and experience of God.

John 14:15 says, if you love me, you will obey my commands. As a Christian for many years, Beth desired to obey Jesus to convey that she loved Him. She “worked hard to become what the Bible taught.” Then, Beth discovered that her approach to pleasing Jesus was wrong. She was focused on obeying, while Jesus was asking her to fall in love with Him. The Lord took Beth on a journey that freed her from striving and engaged her in a relationship with Jesus—her Creator, Savior, and Friend. She prayed to know Jesus more intimately, to love Him more intensely, and to follow Him more closely. During this time, everything Beth knew about God moved from her head to her heart. Obedience—no longer gutted out through self-effort—now flowed out of her love for Jesus. At present, Beth delights to make space for others to be with God…to slow down and listen to the Lord. She cares deeply for those doubting, struggling, broken, and suffering and is passionate about seeing people grow as disciples of Jesus Christ.

Beth has a Masters of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Direction from Richmont Graduate University; she is a graduate of the Renovaré Institute, and she completed an 18-month training on the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises from the Westmont College/Martin Institute in conjunction with the Jesuit Institute of South Africa. Beth is a Level 1 Certified Christian Trauma Care Provider, Level II ©iEnneagram Motions of the Soul Harmony Triads Practitioner, and member of the Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association. She and her husband have two adult daughters.: About