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Rev. Darold H. Beekmann (retired)
ADDRESS / PHONE / EMAIL:
Parkshore Senior Campus
3663 Park Center Blvd #401
St. Louis Park MN 55416
952.924.0106
dmbeekmann@comcast.netEDUCATION:
- Wartburg College (B.A.)
- Wartburg Theological Seminary (M.Div.)
- Union Theological Seminary, NY (S.T.M.)
- University of Heidelberg, Germany
- Studied and taught at the Missionsseminar in Neuendettelsau, Germany
PARISH EXPERIENCE:
- Served four parishes, both as single & member of multiple staff:
- Staten Island, NY (partime/urban)
- Greely, CO (small city/suburban)
- Cosmos/Hector, MN (open country)
- Benson, MN (small town)
OTHER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:
- Taught courses part time in Biblical Studies at Colorado State University & University of North Colorado;
- Coordinator of Parish Services for the Southwestern MN District of the former ALC (3 years);
- Bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota District of the former ALC and Bishop of the ELCA Southwestern Minnesota Synod (12 years);
- President of The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (10 years)
- Author and translator of various publications, including articles on pastoral leadership, ministry among rural people and the relationship between pastor and congregation.
FAMILY:
- Spouse, Marlene (Thews); daughter, Heidi; son, Timothy; two grandchildren
“I find myself energized by reflecting with others about their ministry. Although I think I bring good experience and insight to these discussions, I often find myself wising I could return to some of my own ministry settings and apply things I have learned from these sessions. I find the coaching model itself uniquely helpful in that:
- Agendas are set by the person being coached;
- It is a very simple and direct model;
- It helps bring clear focus to the ministry situation and to the gifts and resources the person being coached brings to that ministry.”
