MEET THE SPEAKERS
MEET THE SPEAKERS
LEARN FROM EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS
The Best of Us speakers promise to deliver on how the five pillars can turn our hearts back to God’s original design for marriage.
SARAH AND CHANDY THOMAS
COMMUNION WITH THE HEAVENLY FATHER
Chandy Thomas is the Associate Pastor at Life Center in Harrisburg, PA and the Director at Clear River Network. He was born in India and has lived in Pennsylvania for almost 30 years.
Chandy has spent 22 years in full-time ministry as a pastor and in missions. He has been married to his wife, Sarah, for 20 years and has 4 kids ages 17, 14, 13, and 9.
Both Sarah and Chandy will be leading us in the first pillar, Communion with the Heavenly Father, to bring our hearts back to God’s original design for marriage.
EDEN AND GARRET BARBUSH
PRIDE AND INSECURITY
Garret Barbush is the Chief Communications Mentor at Men of Iron, an organization with a vision to change a culture one man at a time. Eden is a Stay-At-Home Mom to three children and an Alternative Education Teacher.
Both Garret and Eden have a passion and calling to mentor through small groups, 1-to-1 mentorships, and speaking at various events.
Eden and Garret will be walking us through the second pillar, Pride and Insecurity, to show how our pride and deepest insecurities could be keeping us from strengthening our marriages.
DR. JULI SLATTERY
INTIMACY
Dr. Juli Slattery is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and the President/Co-Founder of Authentic Intimacy, a ministry devoted to reclaiming God’s design for sexuality.
Juli is the author of twelve books, including the newly released God, Sex, and Your Marriage and launched SexualDiscipleship.com, a platform to help Christian leaders navigate sexual issues and questions with Gospel-centered truth.
She will be leading us through the third pillar, Intimacy, to create more conversation around what healthy intimacy looks like in marriage from a Biblical perspective.
KEN UTECH AND MELISSA BOROWICZ
GENERATIONAL PATTERNS AND STRONGHOLDS
Ken is the Founder of The Utech Group and the published author of Recapturing the Growth Track: Correcting Leaders’ Disempowering Behaviors. Melissa is the daughter of Ken and the CEO and Owner of The Utech Group and is an expert at defining corporate culture and helping companies maximize their management teams and their people.
Both Ken and Melissa will be diving into the fourth pillar, Generational Patterns and Strongholds, to show how our past patterns can be hindering growth in marriage.
BRIAN BLACK
COMMUNICATION
Brian is a Partner and Consultant at North Group Consultants in Lititz, PA with a focus on guiding family business owners and leaders in developing and executing a succession plan for ownership and leadership of their business. Brian supports business leaders in growing their self-awareness and intentionality in building trust and communication.
He will be leading us through the fifth and final pillar, “Communication”, to show how to create healthy and intentional conversation with your spouse even amidst the busy seasons of leading a company.
WORSHIP LEADERS
MATT AND KIM GOSS
Matt and Kim Goss are worship leaders and songwriters in Lititz, PA. Matt is the Lead Worship Pastor at LCBC Church and Kim is a Stay-At-Home Mom, artist, songwriter, and worship leader. They have been married for almost 26 years and have five children: Isabella (210, Caleb (19), Lilah (17), Adeline (12), and Everly (4).
Both Matt and Kim have been a part of recording, producing, and writing several projects and Matt currently records and produces albums for various artists at The Pin Factory in Lititz, PA.
JON AND TIFFANY AITKEN
Jon and Tiffany Aitken lead worship at Life Center in Harrisburg, PA. Jon is a carpenter and Tiffany is an Associate Worship Leader at Life Center. They have been married for 15 years and are raising three children into their teen years in Harrisburg, PA.
Tiffany’s miraculous testimony of resurrected life echoes through their music and brings healing to many. Both Jon and Tiffany love to see the presence of God overwhelm people in worship and change their perspectives to one of hope.
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