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ABOUT DANA

Helping people find steady hope—and helping leaders lead with wisdom.

I’m a pastor, licensed professional counselor, and professor (retiring). I serve individuals and families through counseling, equip church leaders through consulting and training, and continue to share sermons and teaching resources for the local church.

FOCUS
Care + Clarity
AUDIENCE
People + Pastors
FORMAT
Local + Remote
BACKGROUND

A lifetime of shepherding, teaching, and listening.

This section can be a narrative biography—less résumé, more story—while still establishing credibility.

Before retirement, much of my week was spent in the classroom, in the counseling office, and in the ordinary moments of ministry: hospital rooms, kitchen tables, prayer, grief, celebration, and long conversations.

Post-retirement, I’m continuing counseling services and expanding time for volunteer visitation and support for church leaders—especially those carrying heavy loads.

ROLE
Pastor
Preaching, pastoral care, leadership.
ROLE
Licensed Counselor
Individual + couples counseling.
ROLE
Professor (ret.)
Teaching, writing, mentoring leaders.
NOW
Volunteering
Visiting the sick and elderly.
Need a pastor’s perspective?
Consulting for pastors, elders, and church staff.
Learn more
SERMONS

Listen, watch, or read recent messages.

We can support audio + video + transcript. The long-term play: strong search value through transcripts and themed series pages.

Want sermons organized by theme?
Faith & anxiety, grief, marriage, leadership, suffering, spiritual formation.
Browse Sermon Library
WRITING

Articles and reflections built for re-use.

This is where your dad’s backlog becomes a durable archive: short blog posts, long-form articles, and curated topic pages.

FEATURE
A “Start Here” reading path for weary hearts.
We can curate 10–15 cornerstone posts into a guided pathway—excellent for first-time visitors and future newsletter sequences.
See Resources
NEWSLETTER
Monthly encouragement + practical pastoral wisdom.
Optional: simple signup to keep the relationship warm and drive traffic back to sermons, articles, and new resources.
(Wire later to Mailchimp/Beehiiv/ConvertKit.)
COUNSELING

Professional counseling with a pastoral heart.

Clear boundaries, clear expectations, and a simple intake process. (We’ll refine language to fit licensing requirements and your dad’s preferred framing.)

Individuals

Anxiety, grief, life transitions, spiritual wounds, decision fatigue.

Couples

Communication, conflict, trust repair, shared rhythms, resilience.

Pastors & Ministry Leaders

Burnout, boundaries, criticism, loneliness, leadership strain.

How counseling works
1) Brief inquiry form
2) 15-minute consult (fit + logistics)
3) Intake paperwork
4) Sessions (in-person or remote)
Request Counseling
(We’ll add fees/insurance info and required disclaimers once confirmed.)
IMPORTANT
Clear, ethical boundaries.

We’ll include appropriate language differentiating pastoral care, counseling, and emergency resources. The goal: simple, trustworthy, and compliant.

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CONSULTING

Support for pastors, elders, and church teams.

Position this as high-trust, high-experience guidance: clarity in conflict, leadership health, and ministry focus.

A simple engagement model

Start with a discovery call. From there we’ll choose one of three paths: a one-time consult, a short engagement (2–4 sessions), or ongoing support.

Discovery callScoped planDeliverablesFollow-up
CTA
Request a consult
Best for: leadership strain, conflict, care systems, clarity.
Schedule
RESOURCES

PDFs, handouts, and curated reading.

Perfect place to republish decades of teaching materials in a clean, searchable library.

Want help finding the right resource?
We can add filtering by topic: grief, anxiety, leadership, marriage, prayer.
Ask a question
CONTACT

Reach out.

This can route inquiries into separate buckets: counseling vs consulting vs speaking vs general.

(Wire later to Formspree, Resend, or a server action.)
Availability
Counseling: limited openings • Consulting: accepting new inquiries
hello@example.com
Twin Cities, MN
By appointment
NEXT STEP
Prefer to schedule?

Add a Calendly link for consulting (and optionally a separate one for counseling).

Book a time