Dave Daubert

Dave Daubert (DMin, PhD) is an exceptional teacher and seasoned administrator who is widely regarded for his systemic approach and clear thinking. He brings his experiences as an engineer, parish pastor, and denominational executive to his work in organizational renewal. Dave has published several books and articles including the best-selling "Living Lutheran: Renewing Your Congregation" (Augsburg Fortress, 2007). He is a frequent keynote speaker across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

It was while working as an engineer for a manufacturing company that Dave first began to sense that people really want their work - and their lives - to matter. That passion for purposeful work - and meaningful engagement with the world around us - continues to drive him in his work today.

Eventually, this passion led Dave to attend Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH where he received a Master of Divinity and a Master of Sacred Theology. He has served as a parish pastor and in a variety of leadership positions across the institutional church, including serving as the Assistant to the Bishop for Urban and Multicultural Ministries in Omaha, NE, and then as the Director for Renewal of Congregations for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Chicago, IL. Along the way he earned a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; a Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies from the Graduate Theological Foundation in South Bend, IN; and a Certificate of Excellence in Non-Profit Organizational Management from Michigan State University.

Dave teaches in various seminaries and continues to serve part-time as a parish pastor in a congregation where he shares a call with his wife who is a diaconal minister in the ELCA. From 2000-2007, Dave led the team that designed the ELCA's Transformational Ministry process. "We are more and more clear on what helps people and organizations change," he says. "But we also know that without help most people and most systems won't make the changes. Part of what is so exciting about the work that we've been doing is to see people begin to dream again and to see them be able to pursue these dreams with some hope of seeing them happen."

Email Dave at: ddaubert@arenewalenterprise.com