Dan R DickDan R. Dick is a retired United Methodist pastor, living with his wife, Barbara, and their cat, Isaiah, in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Dan was the lead pastor at People's United Church in Oregon, Wisconsin, from 2021-2025. He served as Assistant to th Bishop in the Wisconsin Annual Conference from 2015 to 2021, and before that, he served as Director of Connectional Ministries from 2009 to 2015. Dan worked for the General Board of Discipleship in Nashville, Tennessee, for 15 years, providing resources in stewardship, leadership development, spiritual formation, congregational and conference planning, spiritual direction, spiritual gifts discovery, and conflict transformation. He authors the blog, FaithQuest Revisited (doroteos2@wordpress.com). He served on the General Board of Church and Society for four years and was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Plan for Hispanic Ministry for eight years. Dan has provided consultation, training, coaching, and has been a speaker and teacher around the world. Author of sixteen books and hundreds of articles, Dan is also an avid reader and loves to play with new ideas. He and Barbara have two sons, Greg, married to Hannah, parents of one of the two greatest grandchildren in the world (Evie!), living in Asheville, North Carolina, and Josh, married to Caroline, parents of the other greatest grandchild in the world (Eleanor!), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read More Read Less