Dane has practiced as a spiritual guide and mentor for more than 30 years. His work with individuals and groups includes spiritual direction, vocational discernment process, and retreat leadership. Dane’s practice is rooted in the traditional understanding of Spiritual Direction as “holy listening,” a context in which God’s presence directs our conversation and leads us to live an “undivided life” with ourselves, others and God.He is a certified Spiritual Director, and is a prepared facilitator with the Center for Courage & Renewal, based on the work of Parker Palmer. Dane also serves as Facilitator & Coach with The Leadership Lab, an executive leadership and coaching company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Dane and his wife Maggie have three adult children. He spends his free time reading, hiking, splitting wood, fly fishing, writing poems and cheering for St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball.