Joe Padilla, Cofounder & CEO of The Grace Alliance
The Beauty of Mental Illness

In this FREE webinar, Grace Alliance cofounder and CEO, Joe Padilla will show us the science and scriptures on how we are naturally God-designed to THRIVE - even those experiencing mental illness! 

Whether you or loved one have been mentally and emotionally impacted from the pandemic, have struggled with depression, anxiety, burnout and/or been diagnosed, this webinar will give you a whole new way of thinking about your life and future.

Get ready to catch a new grace-filled vision for life!

The presentation will be followed by a foward-thinking panel discussion with:

DR. HOLLY OXHANDLER is the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and an Associate Professor at Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. Holly studies religion/spirituality, health and mental health, and is especially interested in whether and how mental and behavioral health therapists discuss their client’s religious/spiritual beliefs in treatment. Dr. Oxhandler is She also co-hosts the weekly podcast, CXMH: Christianity & Mental Health. 

DR. KERRY BURKLEY is an Advisory Board Member for Baylor Universities School for Christian Music Studies and became the 8th pastor of the Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church of Waco in 2005. Pastor Burkley is the director of the Ministers In Training and Academy for Lay Ministry Certificate Programs of Greater Ebenezer. These programs teach curriculum to equip, train and educate men and women who are called to the preaching ministry and lay ministry. The purpose is to provide holistic ministry training, personal development in the African-American church through dialogue and vigorous study that couples academic excellence with a high degree of social consciousness that reaches outside the walls of the church and into the often neglected community.

JOE PADILLA is a Baylor Alum and a licensed and ordained minister and the cofounder of Mental Health Grace Alliance (The Grace Alliance). He is also the co-author of the Grace Alliance curriculums and trainings having positive outcomes published in four different psychological journals. Today, The Grace Alliance has become one of the leading Christian mental health organizations with a large growing network of small groups across denominations and around the world.