Acton Institute
Dan Churchwell is an experienced education and program management professional with a diverse background in various academic and organizational roles. Currently serving as the Director of Programs & Education at the Acton Institute since July 2016, Dan has held multiple leadership positions within the organization, including Director of Program Outreach and Interim Director of Program Outreach. Previously, Dan contributed to Dakota Wesleyan University as a Program Instructor and held significant roles at Moody Bible Institute - Spokane, where responsibilities included Director of Field Education and Instructor of Philosophy. Additionally, Dan lectured in Business & Social Ethics at Whitworth University from 2007 to 2010, showcasing a robust commitment to education and outreach initiatives throughout the career.
Acton Institute
The Mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles. Founded in April, 1990, the Acton Institute is named in honor of John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton (1834-1902), 1st Baron Acton of Aldenham and the historian of freedom. Known as “the magistrate of history,” Lord Acton was one of the great personalities of the nineteenth century. Widely considered one of the most learned Englishmen of his time, Lord Acton made the history of liberty his life’s work. Indeed, his most notable conclusion of this work is that political liberty is the essential condition and guardian of religious liberty. He thereby points to the union of faith and liberty, which has been the inspiration for the mission of the Acton Institute.