About Dan

See article about Dan in the June 2011 issue of The Lutheran magazine.

Bio

• Born in Cheyenne, WY in 1938,
  married to Karen O. Erlander
• Raised in a Lutheran parsonage in Moline,
  IL & La Crescenta, CA
• BA, major in art, 1962,
  Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
• M Div. 1966,
  Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, IL
• Ordained into the Lutheran Church in America, 1966,
  La Crescenta, CA
• DD, Trinity Lutheran Seminary,
  1998, Columbus, OH

Service to the church:

• Assistant Pastor, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St. Charles, IL  1966-70
• Pastor, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Spring Valley, CA 1970-75
• Associate Pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Albuquerque, NM  1975-1982
• Village Pastor, Holden Village, Chelan, WA 1979-80 (one year leave from the parish)
• Resource Center Director and Teacher in Residence, Holden Village, Chelan, WA 1982-85
• Theologian in Residence, Lutheran Institute for Theological Education, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1985-86
• Campus Pastor, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 1986-1994
• Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA (Whidbey Island) 1995-1998
• Pastor in Residence, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, IL  January 1999
• Teaching Pastor (retired), Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA 1999-2004
• Teaching Pastor (retired), Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA 2004-2010

Emphasis and joy in ministry: adult education, the arts, liturgical renewal, Biblical studies, Lutheran identity, social issues, peace and nonviolence.

Past Speaking: Conference in congregations, synodical assemblies, pastors' conferences, lay theology schools.

Awards:  2006 Distinguished Alumni "Faithful Servant" award, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, IL