ABOUT RALPH VEENSTRA

  • Ralph has been a leadership trainer and teacher in the Dominican Republic, an associate pastor at a Reformed church in Southern California, and most recently a facilitator of prophetic ministry at a large church in Northern California. He loves to teach people how to hear the voice of God for themselves and to encourage them to overcome obstacles in their life and career. He has worked with a variety of people from all over the world, diverse backgrounds and differing ages. He comes well equipped to benefit you, your leadership, your business or your team. He is passionate about seeing people step into their preferred future.

    Ralph is a prophetic counselor. He will guide you forward into your future. He will speak into your potential in terms of the future and your present situation. His strengths are in interpreting dreams, visions and the voice of God. He will not tell you what to do but he will communicate what he senses God is doing in your life or in your midst. Your breakthrough may well be just around the corner. After growing up in the Netherlands and Canada, Ralph met his wife Beth in Grand Rapids, MI. They have three children, two of whom are adults, and one who is still in high school. They also have a dog that loves to go on walks. Ralph enjoys learning, gardening, woodworking and camping.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT DAN

  • “What has always impressed me about Dan is his heart and his passion for the families in our neighborhood…Dan’s vision was to bring local businesses and area families together for an evening of food and fun. This past August in our second year of this event, we had over 500 people attend (twice as many as the year before)….His enthusiasm is infectious and his compassion deep.”

    Paula, principal of an elementary school in Kentwood, MI

  • “Dan listened actively and clearly understood our views and needs. He was able to translate our broad strategies into specific objectives and action plans while helping us to foresee obstacles and opportunities. He consistently delivered on commitments he made to us and encouraged and supported us throughout the process. Dan effectively built a partnership with us. The end result was a successful implementation of a restructured governance body and process.”

    Gary, Church Leader, Chicago, IL

  • I have been involved in organizational change management several times in my career as in-house counsel to a large corporation. We have sixty offices in the United States and in twenty foreign countries with approximately 8000 employees. At my church…in addition to knowledge of the cultural context in which I was leading, I wanted to work with someone who could assist me in bringing those business change management principals to organizational change in our church governance structure. Dan brought both of these dimensions to the process and was able to effectively coach us through this organizational change…Throughout the process, Dan emphasized the importance of shared ownership, effective communication and establishing trust within our leadership team for our ultimate success.

    Susan, V.P. and General Counsel, Denver, Colorado.

  • Dan served our team as a congregational and organizational development consultant. His analytical skills were exceptional, and invaluable when dealing with churches or regional bodies that were in trouble. He was also a visionary. With an able command of the broader cultural and ecclesial concerns of the day, he regularly offered creative solutions that were grounded in the present but inspired leaders and organizations to move forward… Dan thrives on challenges. He regularly achieves beyond expectations, and he seems to serve particularly well when presented with seemingly intractable or insurmountable concerns.

    Bill, retired Ministry Team Leader for Christian Reformed Home Missions