Meet Our Executive Director

Don Malin, Executive Director

Don has long had an interest in cultural issues, particularly as related to shifts in spirituality as seen in the growing fascination with occultism and beliefs and practices associated with metaphysics, or the New Age Movement. Much of his career has been spent in educating, training, and counseling others in a diversity of fields related to their cultural environs.

Don's awareness of this cultural diversity was learned early on when he joined the United States Army, fresh out of High School. Today, he continues to serve in the Army National Guard, as a Chaplain. In this capacity he has served two tours of duty in the Middle East. His experiences serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have given Don firsthand knowledge of the challenges and cost to our military personnel serving in combat duty. More importantly, it has given Don an understanding of the difficult struggles faced by many of our service men and women upon their return to the States.   

Don has also served in a number of capacities in the Church and is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. His work experience includes: Periodicals Assistant and Public Service Assistant in the Reformed Theological Seminary library and the Belhaven College Library, teacher at Hillcrest and Covenant Christian Schools, and Global War on Terror Outreach Technician for the Department of Veterans Affairs. For a number of years, Don also led an active ministry in Mississippi providing training and writing about new religious movements.

Don is a graduate of New Mexico State University (B.A. in Philosophy); Birmingham Theological Seminary (Masters of Religious Education); Reformed Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity).

Email Don at: don@CrossSwords.org