Dr. Daniel W. Zink is Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. His courses at Covenant have included Intro to Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, and Crisis and Transition.
Prior to arriving at Covenant, he served for 11 years as a family counselor, caseworker, and supervisor of public children's services. Dr. Zink was also the founding director and a five-year head of New Hope Counseling Services, a ministry of Chesterfield Presbyterian Church. He has been involved in the Christian education programs of four churches and has served as assistant pastor.
Dr. Zink is an informal consultant to counselors and churches starting church-based counseling centers. He has also written articles and presented widely on aspects of marriage and parenting. He is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Dr. Zink holds a BA in Social Work from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA; an MSW from Ohio State; an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary; and a PhD in Counseling and Family Therapy from Saint Louis University, where his doctoral research focused on enduring marriages of adult children of divorce.