Ministry Statement

Dan’s calling is to invite, equip, and accompany people
to marvel at the divine depth of their own lives:
there to encounter the weird and wonderful mystery of God,
there to be drawn into the divine depth of others,
there to find the courage to take a stand for mercy in this cruel world.

Biographical

• Born in western suburbs of Chicago.

• Moved with family to Sarasota, FL, when 13.

• Returned to Chicago in 2005 to go to seminary.

• Received into the Episcopal Church in 2005.

• Ordained to diaconate in 2011; priesthood in 2012.

• Moved to Baton Rouge, LA, with partner in 2017.

• Married partner (Raff) in 2018.

See Dan’s resume for more.

The Fun Stuff

• Avid hiker, science nerd, opera lover, art museum wanderer, coffee shop snob.

• Watches sci-fi, British mysteries, ghost stories, and sad queer movies that his husband makes him watch.

• Really into indie video games (which is a thing) and podcasts.

• Recent reads: Man and His Symbols (Karl Jung), Bird By Bird (Anne Lamott), Tenth of December (George Saunders)

• Can’t eat gluten, chooses not to eat meat. He’s doubly obnoxious.

• If he weren’t a priest, he’d be a meteorologist, a landscape architect, or a National Park ranger.