Daniel Wolpert worked as a research scientist, psychologist, spiritual director, farmer, teacher, and construction worker before earning his Masters of Divinity degree at San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS). Over the past nearly thirty years he has taught in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation, led retreats, and delivered talks in such settings as the Art of Spiritual Direction Program at SFTS, the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project, national ministry conferences, UCLA, UND medical school, Luther Seminary, the 5-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation and numerous churches, camps, and other ministry settings. Recently he has also worked as a church pastor while continuing his spiritual direction practice. Daniel is the co-founder and director of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing (MICAH, www.micahprays.org). He is also the author of €œLeading a Life with God, the practice of spiritual leadership (Upper Room 2006), €œCreating a Life with God: the call of ancient prayer practices€(Upper Room 2003), co-author of €œMeeting God in Virtual Reality: using spiritual practices with media€ (Abingdon 2004), and most recently €œThe Collapse of the Three Story Universe: Christianity in an age of Science€ (MICAH 2013).
