Assessments are designed to help pastors and their spouses gain greater clarity about issues that contribute to problems in ministry and add tension to personal, marriage and family life. The ultimate goal is to develop strategies for resolving these issues. Using two full days, assessments offer adequate time to discuss important issues and concerns with people who will understand, comple and review psychometric instruments, and develop strategies for moving forward. Follow-up assessments, offered six to twelve months after the initial assessments, provide an opportunity to review progress toward established goals and develop new goals and strategies if needed.

The Assessment Team

John P. Martinson, M.Div., M.A., D.Min
John Martinson serves as the Director of MHLR. John is a licensed psychologist in Minnesota. He is also an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ECLA), a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) and a past president of AAPC. In addition to his ministry in counseling and directing pastoral counseling agencies, John served eight years as a parish pastor. John is a provider for Value Options, which manages behavioral services for the ELCA, LCMS, Presbyterian Church USA and other denominations.

Leta J. Herrington, D.Min., LPC
Leta Herrington is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Minnesota and a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Leta is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA. She has 22 years of experience as a pastoral therapist and is also a provider for Value Options.

Karen Smith Sellers, M.S., M.Div., Ph.D.
Karen Smith Sellers is an ordained United Church of Christ (UCC) Minister. Karen holds an M.S. in Counselor Education and a Ph.D. in Education and Human Development. She served as a counselor on the staff of the North Central Career Development Center for six years. She also served for 12 years as Associate Professor of Ministry Studies and Director of the M.Div. Program at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Karen has parish experience in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and East Harlem, New York City. She serve as a consultant to ELCA Colleague I groups. Karen has focused her professional career in clergy formation/career development and women in ordained ministry.

William (Bill) Davis, D.O.
Bill Davis is certified by the American Association of Psychiatry & Neurology in Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Bill also holds a M.Div. degree and advanced status in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). He served three years as a parish pastor before going into medicine and psychiatry. Bill has provided psychiatric assessments with MHLR since 1991.