Pete majored in English and History at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) as well as Secondary Education. Their family owned an Italian bakery before moving to a New Jersey suburb less than two miles from Manhattan. His grandparents, of both his mother and father, were from a small village outside Naples, Italy. Pete was born to an Italian-American immigrant family from Brooklyn, NY. I trust future, long-term fruit will bear out the wisdom of this decision. I am confident this is the right thing to do indeed, the necessary thing to do. The increasingly alien and impersonal nature of it finally grew to this point when I realized this season was over. While I have done some traveling to speak in the past, it was always difficult for me. My work has always been done in local, intimate settings such as our local church when I was Lead Pastor and now in my work mentoring leaders/pastors. I’ve become convinced that it is not wise or prudent to be distracted from the work I feel I “cannot not do”– especially in light of the diminishing amount of time available to me.
That deep sense of “sentness” applies also to giving visionary leadership to EHD in her mission to “transform church culture through the multiplication of deeply changed leaders and disciples” as well as delivering weekly EH Leader podcasts and occasional speaking at EHD events and webinars. Why? I have a deep sense from God to focus on prayer, study, the mentoring of pastors/leaders, and writing (in particular, The EH Marriage Course that will include a book, workbook and streaming video). Update on External Speaking and PrioritiesĪfter a great deal of prayer, reflection, and counsel, I have decided that I will no longer accept speaking engagements, whether in person or via Zoom, for interviews, workshops, or classes (aside from a very few, pre-existing commitments). His books and materials have been translated in over 25 different languages. Pete and his wife Geri also developed The Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Course (Part 1 and 2), a ground-breaking Course being used by over 1400 churches in North America along with many others around the world. Pete hosts the top ranked, Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast and is the author of a number of bestselling books, including The Emotionally Healthy Leader, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, and Emotionally Healthy Discipleship.
Pete Scazzero, after leading New Life Fellowship Church for 26 years, co-founded Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, a groundbreaking ministry transforming church culture that multiplies deeply changed leaders and disciples for the sake of Jesus’ mission in the world.
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