Pastor David Nagler is a born and raised Southern Californian. His degrees are from Humboldt State University, University of Redlands, and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. He has served congregations in Encinitas, San Diego, and Bend, Oregon. For 2 years, he served in Madagascar in a project that started interfaith dialogue between Christian and Muslim communities. From 2012 until January of 2015 he was the CEO and Pastor for Central City Lutheran Mission in San Bernardino. CCLM is a social ministry of the ELCA that provides housing, food, education, health care, and empowerment for the most vulnerable people in a city of extreme poverty. Currently he serves as pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Pacific Beach, California. He has twin daughters and is married to Ivy Nagler who teaches yoga and economics for the University of Redlands.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org
