Our Team
Scott Reall | Founder & Executive Director
Email: scott@restoresmallgroups.org
Scott grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Otterbein University in 1976 with a B.A. in Health and Exercise Science. Scott was an athlete through college and became a coach before joining the Green Hills Family YMCA in Nashville, TN as the Senior Wellness Director in 1988. Upon winning the YMCA of the USA Armstrong Award, Scott returned to school and attended Masters level classes in Theology from Covenant Seminary. In addition, Scott has completed Stage II™ Recovery Training and is certified in The Grief Recovery Method ®
At this point, Scott has led thousands of small groups and consistently meets with individuals to support their journey to transformation. Scott has also written 5 books: Journey to Freedom, Journey to Healthy Living, Journey to A Life of Significance, Journey to Living with Courage, and Journey to Life after Loss. Journey to Freedom has been translated into Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, French, German, and Swahili. He travels globally to aid in the growth of Journey small group efforts in Ukraine, Belize and beyond. Scott lives in Nashville, Tennessee and is an avid hiker, golfer and dog rescuer.
Anna Bryant | Director of Programming
Email: anna@restoresmallgroups.org
Anna joined the Restore team in November of 2021. As Director of Programming, she oversees the planning, implementation, and support for group programming and community partnerships. Anna has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Georgia. She taught elementary school for several years before having children of her own. Anna was a stay-at-home mom for 16 years and returned to the workforce in 2019. She worked for Nations Ministry Center, serving refugee families in South Nashville and deeply cares for this vulnerable population within our community.
Anna is a natural people person. She loves connecting with people from all walks of life. She is a firm believer that we live our best lives when we are engaged with others. This is precisely why she is so committed to creating a culture of authentic and accepting community within our small groups. When not working, Anna loves being with her kids Georgia, Caleb, and Gigi. Her favorite thing to do is to enjoy quality time with good friends, preferably over a cup of coffee.
Seth Abram | Director of Outreach
Email: seth@restoresmallgroups.org
Seth self describes as human, husband, father, musician, pastor, book lover.
Originally Ohio bread, Seth has spent the last 12 years in Nashville with his wife Sarah, raising their four kids.
As Director of Outreach, Seth works to cultivate new partnerships for healing communities locally, nationally, and globally.
He is an Enneagram certified professional and co-host of the Enneagram podcast, ‘Fathoms’. Content creator for the instagram account: @integratedenneagram
He spent the last 20 years working as a worship leader and pastor, as well as a touring singer-songwriter for 10 years.
In his spare time he loves reading as much as he can in the worlds of psychology and spirituality. Seth is deeply committed to personal and collective change, healing, and transformation.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Jenny Barnes - Chair
David Babula
Clark Baker
Ryan Beuschel
Jaede Brereton
Randy Bury
Morgan Campey
Anna Edgeston
Erin Keene
Peter Keene
Susan Ryan
George Stull
Beverly Totty
Lisa Wyatt