Dan lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife of 55 years, Debbie. During their meaningful marriage, Dan and Debbie had the joy of raising their three children to become productive and visionary adults. Like most Grandparents, they are convinced their 12 grandchildren are “better than yours.”

Dan has served as pastor to three congregations in Eastern Washington and Idaho. While serving smaller churches, he became bi-vocational using a trade he learned after college. He worked as a drywall contractor. Dan ended his ministry as an associate pastor at a Bellingham Megachurch.