Rev. Laurie Hartzell is semi-retired after serving small, mid-sized and large churches in her career as a pastor. She has more than 25 years of experience as a trained counselor and spiritual director, during which she listened to and worked with people from many walks of life.

She has experience with small church capital campaigns and helping pastors approach the topic of money and giving.

Laurie holds a bachelor’s degree from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI., a Master of School Counseling from Georgia State University, and a Master of Divinity from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI.  She also holds certificates in Spiritual Guidance from the Shalem Institute and Executive Leadership from McCormick Seminary.