Elliot Kellner was “gifted” a love of the outdoors by a childhood spent exploring his family’s Appalachian farm with siblings and cousins. Those early impactful years shaped him into an adult with a profound love of creation, and also for the people who inhabit creation. Dr. Kellner has been a youth pastor, a professor at the University of West Virginia, and is now director of commercial innovation at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. Dan talks with Elliott about trees, water, creation care, and how in his current role at the Danforth Center Elliott brings together his academic discipline with practical application.  

Also, check out the brief interview at the end with Zac Waggener, a recent participant in one of CFW’s cohorts and how his experience helped him to make a difference in his corner of the world.

Read more about Dr. Kellner’s position with the Danforth Center here: https://www.danforthcenter.org/news/danforth-center-expands-innovation-team/

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