Vocational Elder; Lead Pastor, North Campus

Campus: North

• Ministry Assistant: Scott Cornish (612-455-0800 x804)

Born into a Christian home in suburban Minneapolis in 1961, Dan was born again as a child of 4 or 5 at his mother’s knee. When he was 10, Dan’s parents sensed God’s call to missionary service in southern Africa. “As a child, I saw in my parents a passionate commitment to Christ which resulted in radical middle-aged steps of obedience to go and spread the gospel.” During high school, he first became involved in leading worship. After finishing high school in Zimbabwe, Dan returned to the U.S. to attend Bethel College in St. Paul.

Graduating from Bethel in January 1983, with a degree in English Literature, Dan married Liz in February of the same year. They have four children, Anika, Erik, Mariana, and Anders. They currently live in Mounds View. Dan was employed by Northwest Airlines as a flight attendant for 20 years.

October 2002, Dan Holst joined Bethlehem’s staff, where he continues to serve and shepherd the body of believers at the North Campus. July 2011, the congregation approved the elder recommendation that Dan Holst become Lead (Campus) Pastor, North Campus.

As Lead Pastor, Dan Holst works to mobilize the pastors and elders of his campus to provide care for the campus congregation as well as to see that the Word is faithfully taught and preached. He also coordinates collaborative pastoral leadership on his campus in the ministry areas of worship, nurture, and outreach. Dan continues to provide pastoral leadership and oversight of all worship ministries on his campus.

Whether leading worship in small groups or at the North Campus during weekend services, Dan serves with an unbridled passion to know God in word and worship. He is aware of the twin pillars on which Godward worship rests: “In worship, we seek to inform the mind with biblical truths about God so that the heart will rightly respond to his greatness and glory.”