Helping people find steady hope—and helping leaders lead with wisdom.
I’m a pastor, licensed professional counselor, and retired professor of Psychology and Family Studies. I serve individuals and families through counseling, equip church leaders through consulting and training, and continue to share sermons and teaching resources for the local church.
Before retirement, much of my week was spent in the classroom, in the counseling office, and in the ordinary moments of ministry: hospital rooms, kitchen tables, prayer, grief, celebration, and long conversations. Post-retirement, I’m continuing counseling services and expanding time for volunteer visitation and support for church leaders—especially those carrying heavy loads.
Teaching & Leadership across four decades
The full timeline, including family milestones, anniversaries, and turning points, lives on the About page.
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Teaching and serving as a God-lead direction for church leaders, members, and guests.
Individual and couples counseling focused on grief, marriage, anxiety, and the stressors of life.
Teaching, advising, and developing programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
Listen, watch, or read recent messages.
We can support audio + video + transcript. The long-term play: strong search value through transcripts and themed series pages.
Articles and reflections built for re-use.
This is where your dad’s backlog becomes a durable archive: short blog posts, long-form articles, and curated topic pages.
Professional counseling with a pastoral heart.
Clear boundaries, clear expectations, and a simple intake process. (We’ll refine language to fit licensing requirements and your dad’s preferred framing.)
Anxiety, grief, life transitions, spiritual wounds, decision fatigue.
Communication, conflict, trust repair, shared rhythms, resilience.
Burnout, boundaries, criticism, loneliness, leadership strain.
We’ll include appropriate language differentiating pastoral care, counseling, and emergency resources. The goal: simple, trustworthy, and compliant.
Read PoliciesSupport for pastors, elders, and church teams.
Position this as high-trust, high-experience guidance: clarity in conflict, leadership health, and ministry focus.
Start with a discovery call. From there we’ll choose one of three paths: a one-time consult, a short engagement (2–4 sessions), or ongoing support.
PDFs, handouts, and curated reading.
Perfect place to republish decades of teaching materials in a clean, searchable library.
Reach out.
This can route inquiries into separate buckets: counseling vs consulting vs speaking vs general.
Add a Calendly link for consulting (and optionally a separate one for counseling).
Book a timeStudents on Dr. Baldwin’s classroom.
After decades in the lecture hall, Dana is stepping back with gratitude—and with a stack of notes like these from various students.
I took him for Marriage and the Family and it was my favorite class. He's informative, funny, and balances lectures with practical assignments.
Professor Baldwin's lectures are full of character. Tests are tough, but he's willing to discuss any question or concern—you feel supported.
Childhood Disorders was demanding but manageable. Show up, take notes, and use the bonus opportunities—his exams come right from lecture insights.
Wonderful instructor! Great knowledge of the material and deep respect for students. More than fair at all times—I would take all of my courses with him if I could.
Truly a great instructor. He clearly cares about both the subject and his students, and it shows every class session.
Super cool guy with a “you get out what you put in” mindset. If you show up and study, you'll learn so much about relationships that sticks.
He is tough but worth it—definitely not an easy A. You will work for that B, and you'll be better for it.
He's an absolutely wonderful teacher. Interesting to listen to, and if you pay attention and take notes, you're golden.
He is such a wonderful professor. Everything he teaches is practical, tests are straightforward, and he's reasonable about grades.
Had him for Childhood Disorder and he was excellent. Listen, take notes, and expect tests directly from lecture and key chapters—so clear.