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About 70x7

Why We Exist

Founded in 2017, 70x7 Path to Forgiveness is a place for people carrying pain, shame, and blame from past hurts. We help guide them on a personal journey to forgiveness so they can let go of anger and resentment and live more freely.

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At 70x7, we believe forgiveness has the power to change lives. Through support, guidance, and resources, we help people release the weight of the past and move forward with hope and freedom.​ Read our Statement of Faith.​

Meet The Team

Our Team is made up of dedicated community leaders committed to making a meaningful impact in the lives of those seeking healing.

Mark Goodman

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Executive Director

Speaker, Author, & Forgiveness Advocate

Doug Legg

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Director of Strategy and Programs

Chief Strategist for 70x7 

Brian Johnston

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Business Lead & Board Member

 Chief Investment Officer at ForthRight Wealth Management, LLC. 

James Farias

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International Missions Director

Pastor, 30+ Years as a Missionary

Kyle Schmidt

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Dean Cowart

Board Chair & Finance Director

Personal Wealth Advisor at BIP Wealth - Baseball Division

Sheryl Sellaway

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Organizational Director & Board Member

CEO of Cowart Residential & Forgiveness Advocate

Communications Director & Board Member

Chief Strategist for Righteous PR & Former Exec Dir of PR/Communications for Verizon Wireless

Meet Our Advisors

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Dr. Everett Worthington

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Forgiveness Research Advisor

Author | Speaker | World’s Leading Forgiveness Researcher 

Published over 45 books and 500 articles and scholarly chapters, mostly on forgiveness, marriage, and family topics. Commonwealth Professor Emeritus Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University  Faculty Affiliate appointment at Harvard University  Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Wheaton College in the School of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy Licensed Clinical Psychologist Past-President of the American Psychological Association Division 36 Fellow of the Assoc for Psychological Science and American Psychological Assoc  Professional organizations’ top awards:  American Association of Christian Counselors Christian Association for Psychological Studies Society for Counseling Psychology Health Psychology Award Elder Recognition for Lifetime Contributions to Counseling Psychology Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Pepperdine University in 2014 Awarded VCU’s top honor, appointment as Commonwealth Professor In 2016, the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia recognized him as one of 13 Outstanding Professors in the Commonwealth. Won the Humanitarian Award from the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling He’s been a visiting scholar for: South African government (1996) Cambridge University (2010) University of Hong Kong (2011) Flinders University (2017) Some of his 45 books on forgiveness, marriage, and family topics: Handbook of Forgiveness, 2nd ed. Forgiving and Reconciling: Bridges to Wholeness and Hope Handbook of Religion, Spirituality, and Positive Psychology Couple Therapy: A New Hope-Focused Approach Forgiveness and Spirituality in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach  Forgiveness and Health Handbook of Humility Heroic Humility Books on the Hope-Focused Approach to Helping Couples Hope-focused Marriage Counseling Couple Therapy: A New Hope-Focused Approach ( Books Regarding Christian Helping Evidence-based practices for Christian counseling and psychotherapy.  Spiritually oriented interventions for counseling and psychotherapy.  Coming to peace with psychology: What Christians can learn from psychological science.  Other Books Humility: The Quiet Virtue Handbook of Humility: Theory, Research, and Applications Heroic Humility: What the Science of Humility Can Say to a Generation Raised on Self-focus.

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Andre Van Rooi

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Forgiveness Coach

South Africa Leader

Author & Pastor

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Glenn Pearson

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Spiritual Advisor

Author & Speaker

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Muhammad Waqas Malik

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Interfaith Forgiveness

Pakistan Leader

Forgiveness Coach

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