“Celebrate the small wins.”

Mary Carmen EnglertFounder of Seven Pathways

From Pain to Perseverance.

Do you want to feel close to God, but the Bible seems overwhelming, and you don’t know where to start? Does God feel distant? You are not alone.

An accident and subsequent medical conditions while struggling to find a clear diagnosis from 2018 to 2023 brought my normal life to a halt. Instead of focusing on what I was missing in life or allowing anger to dig its deep roots, I focused on the things that I could do and learned to celebrate the small wins.

A Few Things about Me.

I am a native Nashvillian before Music City was cool.
I am a life-long learner, reflected in my pursuits of higher education receiving as TH. M., Dallas Theological Seminary; M. Ed., Vanderbilt University; B. S., Baylor University and coursework in Accessory Design from Fashion Institute of Technology.
Love my family and friends and enjoy conversation over a meal, especially an Italian meal.
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I can still sink foul shots.
Love to take long walks outside and have been consistent with weight training for over 25 years. I love my dumbbells.
I have made a pair of shoes by hand.
I am always up for a backgammon game.
My professional career spans from working as an elementary and middle school teacher to sales and marketing in the NYC fashion industry.
I have spoken at events and taught Bible studies through church, Bible Study Fellowship, and Priority Associates, a former ministry of Cru to creative and corporate professionals.
I am a sunset-chaser and joy-seeker, even when darkness tries to fade the light.

While the voices in
my world quieted...

I let go of expectations of what life should be and embraced my new season “in God’s hospital.” Welcoming silence as a friend, my ears became more attuned to God’s voice, that same voice who captured my heart as a teen. Through creating a daily cadence of connecting with God through silence, prayer, and then adding the other five ancient, Biblical practices, I charted my way back to improved health and discovered peace, joy, and purpose during my marathon recovery.

While writing Seven Pathways, Ancient Practices for a Deeper Relationship with God and the Seven Pathways, Journey through John, our study plan for applying these practices, the main culprit to my health challenges was discovered, a cancerous tumor - acinic cell cancer. Thankfully, the statistics point to a good prognosis and full recovery. These difficult circumstances opened my heart and unfolded into a far greater experience of God’s presence and restored vision and vigor into my God-given purpose in this world and renewed my whole-being and changed my life in the best possible way.

The experience of God inviting me to retreat with Him and embrace the luxury of silence is also extended to you. I hope that through Seven Pathways you will experience the loving, guiding voice of your Creator. Our seven pathways journey based on ancient, Biblical practices will help you create a daily rhythm of practices to transform your days and nights through a renewed heart and equip you to overcome life’s challenges. This book is for you to not give up.

God has not given up on you.

Be assured just as spring comes dancing across the landscape after winter, spring will come for you too. Shift your mindset each morning with thankfulness and sing and pray your way back to a healthier heart and make the right turn towards lasting freedom and peace found only through faith in Jesus. Get back in stride with God and get your heart back.

It's time to take a step toward the life you want.

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Seven Step Method for Spiritual Growth

Seven Pathways Book, Workbook & App

Based on historical spiritual practices like thanksgiving, silence, and prayer, our Seven Pathways books and app guide you through a seven-step Bible study method with transformative meditations and resources to help you experience rest, realignment, and growth.

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What People are Saying About Seven Pathways

“Seven Pathways will impact the world in a similar way as Henry Blackaby’s Experiencing God. Spending time with Seven Pathways and in silence before the Lord will deepen your faith and draw you closer to the Lord. Readers will enjoy the journey through the Seven Pathways.”
DR. BILL TAYLORformer director of Sunday School for Lifeway Christian Resources, president of Unlimited Partnerships Inc. author of 21 Truths, Traditions & Trends

“Increased intimacy with God is a goal most Christians desire, but in the busyness of modern life, with a host of distractions and responsibilities, many people are unable to find the time to take the task seriously. In Seven Pathways, she applies and integrates this approach to a modern world, providing practical and duplicatable applications, which can be helpful to anyone.”
GLENN R. KREIDEReditor in chief of Bibliotheca Sacra, Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary

“In Seven Pathways, Mary Carmen dips her pen into the deep well of her own pain and suffering to write a book of authentic hope, healing, and love–a book that will lift you up, encourage your heart, ease your troubled soul, and provide a pathway (seven, in fact) to the throne of grace.”
REG GRANTThD, chair and senior professor for Department of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary

“This book offers an honest and refreshing account of trusting God through a difficult season.”
MEGAN ALEXANDERInside Edition and Small Town Christmas Host

“First, a WARNING! This book is way more than you think it is, and it will require way more of you than you may be willing to do. Now a PROMISE. If you walk the path Mary Carmen has laid out, your experience of and intimacy with God will deepen in ways you could not imagine. Her insights are hard earned and thoroughly biblical.”
LLOYD SHADRACHteaching pastor and co-founder of Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, TN

“Out of her own pain-filled struggles, Mary Carmen Englert invites us on a journey to peace with God. She encourages us to walk with her to discover and rediscover through Scripture the healing grace of God the Father through Jesus Christ. Through simple spiritual disciplines, she beckons us to a deeper life of meaningfulness and joy.”
DR. J. SCOTT HORRELLretired senior professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary

“Biblically anchored, historically reliable, refreshingly transparent, and deeply practical, Mary Carmen’s Seven Pathways will introduce you to Jesus if you have never met Him or it will reheat your walk with Christ if your love for Him has grown cold. In a day filled with chatter and confusion, Mary Carmen is a reliable guide ready to lead you to a place of rest and clarity through the implementation of the Seven Pathways.”
BARRY CHESNEYPhD, discipleship pastor at Valleydale Church in Birmingham, AL

“Indispensable! If you’re seeking a book that will draw your heart to God through spiritual disciplines, look no further than Seven Pathways. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking to grow in their faith and develop a closer relationship with Christ.”
CHAD KECKPhD, senior pastor at First Baptist Church Kettering, OH

“This book is life-changing! Whether you are going through trials or not, you will not be able to put this book down as you read and re-read through the pathways to make them a part of your life. Mary Carmen has not wasted her suffering but has chosen to rise above it by implementing these tested truths into her own life and allow the great Physician to begin healing her from within. Be ready to be blessed and walk closer with the loving God who heals and restores.”
MORROW LOTZ REITMEIERBaylor University friend, AnGeL Ministries volunteer, Bible study discipler, and marriage mentor

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