Tessa Pinkstaff

Tessa Pinkstaff is the founder of Practices for Life. This ministry, based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, offers spiritual direction, resources, workshops, multi-week courses, and guided retreats for everyday Christians and ministry leaders. The focus is on helping people experience God’s presence for themselves through spiritual practices so they can grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus. 

She leads the weekly Dwelling in the Word online gathering, serves as a project consultant for Luther Seminary’s Faith+Lead, and has written several articles for the Faith+Lead blog. Tessa is the co-author of Leading Faithful Innovation: Following God into a Hopeful Future with Dwight Zscheile and Michael Binder (Fortress Press, 2023). She facilitates workshops, courses, and retreats where people can try a variety of practices for themselves. Tessa has a Master of Arts in Ministry from Bethel Seminary and is in the process of becoming certified as a spiritual director.