Dan Sheffield

intercultural facilitator and organizational development

Peoples, place, and culture are important factors in my life and ministry as I serve The Free Methodist Church in Canada as Director of Global and Intercultural Ministries. I also work as International Urban Ministry Facilitator for Free Methodist World Missions (FMWM). This work involves researching, training leaders and developing resources that encourage the emergence of effective urban outreach and holistic ministry in Canada and around the world. I work internationally alongside both missionaries and national leaders, as well as with Canadian churches developing local church-based global involvement.

Kathy and I lived as missionaries in South Africa, working in multicultural church planting and community development from 1994 to 1999. From 1991 to 1994 I was Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Evangelism at Queensway FMC in Niagara Falls, ON. 1988-89 we were in Egypt teaching at an FM bible college.

I have a Masters in Religious Education from McMaster University (2001) and a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Providence College (1988).

My wife Kathy, formerly a nurse (15 years) is on permanent medical disability because of brain surgery in 1997-98. Jamila, our daughter, is a young adult trying to figure out what to do and be.
Jared, our son, is a teenager and into warcraft online, ps2 games and sci-fi and fantasy TV shows and movies.