Where hope gets traction
Exit 7 is the place to learn to navigate life, ditch distractions, and reach for your goals—One decision. One shift. One brave YES at a time.
The Exit 7 Experience
It’s a wake-up. A reroute. A sacred pause with a purpose.
At Exit 7, we help you slow down just long enough to see clearly, think deeply, and choose courageously.
We don’t fix. We focus.
We don’t push. We partner.
Whether you’re stepping into a new season, shifting your mindset, or reclaiming your health and purpose—this is where hope gets traction and your “next” begins to stir, blossom, and bloom.
Clarity. Strategy. Encouragement. Accountability. All to help you show up fully for the life you’re called to live.
Welcome to The Exit 7 Experience—where you don’t just exit something… you enter “best things” living.
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Co-Founder + President, Craig H. Smith
Craig H. Smith was raised in the heart of Elkhart County, Indiana, and has spent his life walking in—and helping others walk toward—Kingdom purpose.
With degrees in Health, Physical Education & Recreation, Counselor Education, and Divinity from Manchester University, Long Island University, and the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Craig is a lifelong learner and a dedicated leader. He holds specialized training in consulting, executive and leadership coaching, and is a Certified Health Coach. A graduate of Coach U and Coaching For Clergy, Craig brings a unique blend of insight, experience, and encouragement to every conversation.
His background spans teaching, athletic coaching, counseling, business leadership, and over four decades of ministerial leadership. He served three pastorates—ranging from a rural congregation of 50 to a thriving church of 825+. For 19 years, he led, as District Executive, the Atlantic Northeast District of the Church of the Brethren, serving 83 congregations across six states and more than 14,500 members. After that season, he served as Interim Lead Pastor at Frederick Church of the Brethren until the close of 2017.
Today, Craig is full-time as a Certified Health Coach and serves as President of The Exit 7 Group, LLC—a coaching practice dedicated to helping individuals, teams, and leaders move forward with clarity, purpose, and health.
Craig is also a writer and communicator at heart. He is a contributing author to Fresh from the Word, and the author of Every Monday: Finding God on Tough Days, as well as Searching for the Kingdom of Heaven, published Lenten devotional.
He lives in Troy, Ohio with his wife, Victoria. They have been married over 56 years and together have four daughters, twenty-two grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.
Craig’s life mission is simple:
To help others reclaim their life and health, renew their hope and faith, and walk more fully into the grace they’ve been given.
Why Exit 7?
Great question! I chose Exit 7 for a company name for its rich meaning and in the intersection between our story… Our challenges… Our hopes… Our dreams… Our goals… And our desires and obstacles, distractions, and detours that keep us from getting “there” — to our desired destination.
So…
It’s more than a number.
It’s more than a road sign or off-ramp.
Exit 7 is a declaration… A decision… A destination as we move toward being our best in life and reaching our highest calling.
In Scripture, 7 is the number of completion—God’s perfect number. The number of fulfilled purpose. The number of “it is finished.” So when I say Exit 7—I’m not just talking about a random off-ramp…
I am talking about the place you were made to arrive.
The goal you want to reach.
The future that lies deep in your heart.
The life aligned with wholeness and well-being for your body, mind, and spirit.
It’s the outcome of every surrendered decision, every hard-fought step, every faith-fueled detour.
Exit 7 is where calling meets clarity.
Where preparation meets purpose.
Where the journey finally makes sense—and the road behind you begins to speak of grace, grit, and guidance.
And it’s not just about getting off somewhere.
It’s about learning how to navigate the way—obstacles, challenges, disappointments, and false concepts to get “there.”
Whether you’re at mile marker one or mile marker 99…
Exit 7 is a reminder that the road still leads somewhere good.
And you’re not driving alone.
On this road with you…
Craig
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