Tessa Pinkstaff

Tessa Pinkstaff is a project manager and grant writer at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her work focuses on innovation in the church, including training experiences for pastors and judicatory leaders seeking new ways to lead their ministries. Tessa is passionate about spiritual practices as a means for developing an intimate relationship with God. She teaches introductory workshops and multi-week courses on the practices, and she also leads a weekly scripture meditation webcast for pastors in the US, Canada, and Europe. Tessa is a graduate of Bethel Seminary with a master of arts in ministry, and she is pursuing a certificate in spiritual direction from Christos in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. She has a BA in clinical psychology from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul.