Tucson Pastor David Dahlberg Elected Wesleyan Pacific Southwest District Superintendent
Saved in a revival led by a Wesleyan evangelist, the longtime pastor succeeds Rev. Mike Skor and plans to meet one-on-one with every pastor in the district.
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Rev. Dr. David Dahlberg, pastor of Christian Faith Fellowship in Tucson, Ariz., has been elected superintendent of The Wesleyan Church's Pacific Southwest District, the denomination announced Nov. 9.
Dahlberg succeeds Rev. Mike Skor, who was elected an assistant general superintendent of The Wesleyan Church in May. During Skor's time leading the district, nine new churches were planted and salvation decisions increased, according to the denomination's report, written by Rev. Ethan Linder, pastor of discipleship at College Wesleyan Church in Marion, Ind.
Dahlberg and his wife, Kim, gave their lives to Christ at ages 19 and 18 during a revival led by a Wesleyan evangelist, the report said. He began preaching two weeks after he was converted.
He went on to pastor the independent church he grew up in for six years while taking satellite classes from Nazarene Bible College. In 1993 the Dahlbergs began serving Wayne Wesleyan Church in Michigan, later renamed New Beginnings. After 12 years there, they moved to Arizona to pastor Christian Faith Fellowship.
His nephew, Rev. Jaron Dahlberg, joined the Tucson church's staff as next generation pastor, finished 15 ordination classes in a single year and was ordained in The Wesleyan Church. David Dahlberg hopes to see Jaron installed as lead pastor after a congregational vote.
“Churches can't be healthy without a healthy pastor,” Dahlberg said. He plans to meet individually with every pastor in the district during his first three months, and he said the relationships already built among Arizona pastors give him a foundation to build on across the district. “Pastors need each other,” he said.
Skor said he believes “the PSW District has tremendous potential to multiply churches.” The report did not say when or where the district vote took place.
