BETH WAYLAND
Founder & Executive Director of With Inc
Beth is a Tennessee girl through and through, with love for people, travel, and the University of Tennessee Volunteers, so she knows about suffering. Beth says, “I love the diversity of how God created people. Hearing someone share their story never gets old. I have been writing stories since the 3rd grade, so it makes sense that I would want to enter into the story of what God is doing in the lives of those around me.”
Beth launched With Inc in August 2015 to serve weary ministry leaders. She specializes in working with teams who might appear to excel in job performance but are not doing well emotionally. Beth facilitates a process to help leaders make connections with God & themselves about what is happening inside their souls. A leader’s mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health matters. The impact on the people they serve can be felt when leaders are not well.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Communication/Social Work from the University of the Cumberlands
- Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Richmont Graduate University 2012
- Certified Spiritual Director
- Facilitated intensive outpatient group therapy and offered psycho-education for those suffering from addiction, mood disorders, and mental illness.
- EMDR – Level 1 Training Certification
- Pursuing a D.Min in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot Seminary.
Ministry Experience
- Discipleship
- Spiritual Direction
- Adjunct Faculty at Richmont Graduate University
- Large group teaching
- Facilitating and leading small groups
- Event planning
- Retreat, conference, and seminar teaching
- Directing and shepherding ministry staff
- Counseling missionaries overseas
- Pioneered summer mission teams to New York City and Russia
- Served at Western Kentucky University and The University of Tennessee
- Coached ministry leaders to be more effective in their roles
- 25 years of campus ministry and member care experience
COLLABORATORS
BETH FADELLE
Beth has worked with Beth Wayland and With on numerous occasions and in many different contexts.
Beth F and Beth W (“the Beths”) have co-led regional workshops on emotional health, a MidSouth regional women’s ministry conference, and a small group soul care retreat for women in the US campus ministry. They have also designed and facilitated international soul care retreats in Paris and London – for missionary leaders working overseas.
Beth F is a shepherd. She’s passionate about developing people holistically and is specifically attuned to ministry leaders and missionaries. Beth F is herself a ministry leader and, in her 25 years, has experienced the gamut of stages and seasons – from zeal to apathy to renewal to burnout. Beth enjoys offering language that can help people fully embrace the way God has designed them – their strengths and limitations. She believes deeply in the rhythms of work and rest, and play. She is a counselor and ministry leader in Nashville.
FREDDY FELICIANO
Freddy Feliciano is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, spiritual director and teacher in the state of Florida.
MELODY GARDNER
Melody Gardner grew up in Black Mountain, NC with her three very different siblings and wonderful parents. While high school was rewarding and fun, college catapulted her into life-altering opportunities like nothing else. Melody attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she obtained a degree in Nursing. Sensing from the Lord she was to use her gifts and talents to serve college students, Melody left her nursing career and began a career as a full time missionary.
After eighteen years as a missionary, Melody transitioned from working with college students to owning a small business called Hesed, Inc. She and a small group of exceptionally talented individuals work with the leaders of small to medium non-profit organizations to support them in three ways: remaining IRS compliant, developing a funding strategy specific to them, and learning how to recruit, retain and resource their volunteers.
Melody has worked as the Executive Director of the only residential home for pregnant teens in Atlanta, GA, as well as senior leadership in fundraising at the world-renowned college for African American males, Morehouse College. She attends law school at Emory University where she will obtain a Juris Master with an emphasis in nonprofit fundraising and development.
Melody lives in Stone Mountain, GA, has her Master of Arts in Adult Education from Dallas Theological Seminary, is a Certified Fundraising Executive and an author, and enjoys knitting, sewing, hosting small group dinners, decorating and walking.
CASEY LEWIS
Casey is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice at Elbow Tree Christian Counseling in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Casey worked for several years in high school and college ministry. Early on, it seemed clear that her favorite part of working in ministry was coming alongside young women and walking through their questions, pain, joy, and grief. Attending Richmont Graduate University allowed her to learn more about integrating her faith with a knowledge of how our bodies and brains were created, the role emotions play in our physical and mental health, and practical ways to move toward healing and growth in our lives. While at RGU, she took a class on healthy sexuality and realized that there is a serious lack of people willing to talk openly about healthy sexuality, expectations, and what to do if things aren’t “going right.” That led to her pursuing a specialization in Christian Sex Therapy during grad school. Casey has experience helping others through anxiety and depression, grief, sexual brokenness, and shame, burnout, and crises of faith. She also has experience in helping couples, individuals, and teams navigate conflict and reconciliation in a healthy way. She and her husband, Barry, have a son, Noah, and a daughter, Adeline. She loves Jesus, her family, coffee, Harry Potter, and Alabama football (which Beth considers very unfortunate – the Bama football part).