Rev. Dan Adolphson (he/him/his) is the Associate Pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Minneapolis, MN, and the co-facilitator of Disciples Public Presence. Dan holds a Master of Divinity from Philips Theological Seminary. From 2011-2020, Dan served in several leadership positions within Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance, including Moderator (2015-18). In his ministry with FCC Minneapolis, Dan is deeply involved in LGBTQ+ issues at the community and state level, and serves on the Executive & Steering Committees of Align Minneapolis, an interfaith collaboration of 17 Minneapolis churches, synagogues, and mosques and people with lived experiences working together to address homelessness and poverty. Dan also serves on the board of the Minnesota School Outreach Coalition, a collection of organizations committed to the wellbeing, joy, and successes of LGBTQIA+ youth in Minnesota, and serves as the leader of the Christian Church in the Upper Midwest Open & Affirming Ministries Team. At the 2023 General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Dan was co-recipient of the “We Are Called/Carol Blakely Recognition” from Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance.
Dan brings to ministry a varied background in education, tourism management, and non-profit administration in the arts. Outside of ministry Dan is an active grant review panelist with the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and PFund, loves to garden, and collects way too much pottery and model buses. Dan is married to Keith Seifert. Click here to return to main staff page