Daniel Herbert Reinhardt ~ February 3, 2026
Dan was born November 9, 1954 in Portland, Oregon. His father, Herb, and new wife, Evelyn, were attending Western Evangelical Seminary in preparation for the ministry. Upon graduation, the family moved to Calgary, where Herb began pastoring the Killarny Evangelical Church.
A few years later, Herb and Evelyn sensed a call from God to be missionaries to India. So he packed up his family (Dan had two brothers by now), and they all moved to South India Biblical Seminary near Bangalore, S. India.
This move meant that Dan and his siblings had to attend boarding school, 250 miles away from his parents. Leaving a loving home was never easy for Dan, and he recalls the painful lump in his throat called homesickness every time they left home and took the train to the school in the mountains called Lushington Boys' School.
Realizing that his father could not be with him most of the school year, Dan made a conscious choice to lean heavily on his heavenly Father. Thus began a lifetime of intentional following of God.
After graduating from Lushington, Dan and family moved back to Canada. Dan went to Vennard College, a small Bible college in lowa. He majored in Pastoral Ministries and Bible in preparation to become a pastor. It was there in college Dan met Anne, and the two were married in his senior year.
After earning his Bachelor's degree, Dan and Anne moved to Jerusalem, Israel, where he studied for a Master's degree in The History and Geography of Ancient Israel. This was an exhilarating experience for both Dan and Anne. It profoundly affected Dan's preaching and teaching for a lifetime.
Upon returning to Canada, Dan and Anne were stationed at Hillcrest Church in Medicine Hat. Dan served as the associate pastor for 12 years, and then as the Lead pastor for 10 years. Dan and Anne raised their four children there in the Hat. After his painful experience of boarding school, Dan determined he would not send his children away to be educated - and so Anne began the journey of homeschooling their children.
These were very fruitful years of ministry. As the church grew, Dan discovered that pastoring entailed more than just good Bible training. He found he had to learn leadership skills.
After 18 years of exciting, non-stop pastoring, Dan found himself deeply tired. He prayed for a time out, not a burnout. His heavenly Father answered that prayer with a scholarship to Asbury
Seminary. The family moved south for a year while Dan earned his Doctorate in Christian Ministry. A vision was born in him to help other Christian leaders avoid burnout, and instead flourish clear through their second half of life. Thus was born the CREST Leadership Centre.
For the last 22 years Dan has trained over 300 Christian men and women to navigate midlife well, and be set on a trajectory to have a fruitful second half of life.
In the Fall of 2013, Dan and Anne moved to Three Hills where he pastored Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church for 5 years.
After a 4-year battle with cancer, Dan graduated again - this time to heaven.
He leaves to cherish his memory
- Anne, his faithful wife o f 50 years
- Adult Children
- Christy Guenter (and Danie) of Calgary
- Suzanne Faris (and Paul) o f St. Thomas, Ontario
- Joel (and Kate) of Ottawa, Ontario
- Luke (and Sammantha) in Three Hills
- His siblings,
- Laz (and Denise) of Sacramento, California
- Sharon Reinhardt-Kinnon (and Dave) of Kelowna, BC
- Norman Reinhardt (and Lisa) of Calgary, AB
Your tax deductible receipt will come from The Great Commission Foundation. If any questions, email info@crestleadership.ca
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