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Ed Treat

Ed Treat
Ed Treat

Ed Treat

Director and Founder of Center of Addiction & Faith

The Rev. Dr. Ed Treat is the director of the Fellowship of Recovering Lutheran Clergy and Founder and Director of the Center of Addiction & Faith, whose mission is to educate, inspire, and equip congregations for addiction and recovery ministry.

Treat is the author of The Pastor (2018), a psychological novel about a small-town pastor facing a congregational tragedy, and is writing The Lie That Kills Us: We All Have Elephants, a memoir-theology exploring denial and its biblical roots.

He has been in long-term recovery from addiction for 39 years. He holds an M.Div. and a D.Min. from Luther Seminary and served as a parish pastor from 1995 to 2020 in rural Nebraska and the Twin Cities, including a mission start.

Treat and his wife, Karen—also a Lutheran pastor—live in Woodbury, Minnesota. They have four grown children, all of whom are graduates of Lutheran colleges, and two grandchildren.

Note: Biographical information was updated as of the latest contribution. Author profiles may not reflect author’s current employment, status, or location.

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How Do We Talk About Addiction Faithfully?

We help nothing when we ignore the epidemic of substance abuse in our churches.

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God and Addiction and Recovery

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Equip your ministry to support those facing addiction. Learn how to integrate faith and recovery principles to foster a community of healing, grace, and long-term spiritual resilience.

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