Dan is married to Stefanie and the father of five covenant children – Eva Grace, Anna Sophia, Claire Elisabeth, Benjamin Robert, and Olivia Alexandra. Born and raised by Christian parents in Mishawaka, Indiana, Dan grew up in the United Methodist Church and later attended the University of Notre Dame. While he can look back on his life and see the Lord’s fingerprints all over it, it was after a dark time during his undergraduate years that the Lord awakened Dan to new life and the surpassing worth of knowing and following Jesus. A year after his graduation, Dan married Stefanie, his high school sweetheart, and then moved to Arizona where he earned an MBA and first tasted expository preaching. After a couple of years in the desert, Dan and Stefanie moved back to Indiana for work – healthcare administration and elementary education, respectively. They also returned to the Methodist church in which he was raised and led the youth group together. It was during his preparation of the youth Bible studies that God, in his kind providence, led Dan to the writings of the early Church fathers, the Reformers, and the Puritans. Shortly after the birth of their first child (2006), Dan and Stefanie joined Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church in Granger, Indiana where he later served as a deacon. Dan, Stefanie, and the family moved to Texas in January of 2013 and now call Fort Worth home. He is honored to be called to love and serve the people of Grace Community Presbyterian Church.
