Staff
Director & Co-Founder / Chattanooga, TN
A Chattanooga native, Russell Courtney is much of the spiritual mind and meditation behind The SoulCare Project. With a degree from Bryan College in Psychology and Minor in Youth Ministry, Russell served as Director of Middle School Ministries for Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC from 2004-2007. In 2007 Russell moved to Colorado Springs to attend Denver Seminary and intern with Potter's Inn, a ministry of spiritual formation and care of the soul. Under the direction and mentorship of Steve Smith and studies at Denver Seminary where he received an M.A. in Christian Formation and Soul Care, Russell began dreaming of providing Christian leaders a place of solitude and rest. Providentially, Russell re-connected with childhood acquaintance Dan Maclellan while in Colorado, and the two began a friendship and launched The SoulCare Project in February of 2009. Russell and his wife Kate are back in Chattanooga where Russell continues to develop the vision of The SoulCare Project and Kate works as a bridal consultant. Both are enjoying being near friends and family again.
Director & Co-Founder / Nashville, TN
Also a Chattanooga native, Dan Maclellan serves as a driving motivator and Director of The SoulCare Project with Russell. Re-connecting with Russell while the two lived in Colorado, Dan helped develop and found The SoulCare Project out of a desire to provide people needed space for rest and communion with Christ. Serving as the President of Cornerstone Enrollment Services Dan understands the needed pause The SoulCare Project provides him in his own life and looks to provide that to fellow marketplace and ministry leaders. Dan, his wife Leslie and their four kids currently call Nashville home. When not immersed with family, work, and rest Dan enjoys tennis, mountain biking and snowboarding.
Director of Counseling & Care / Chattanooga, TN
The SoulCare Project welcomes Hayne Steen on as our Director of Counseling and Care. Hayne comes to us from the Chattanooga Youth Network, a non-profit we have partnered with nearly ten times to host retreats for youth leaders around the Chattanooga region. Hayne is a counselor in private practice with Elbow Tree Christian Counseling and his passion and gifts will be a great addition to what The SoulCare Project provides for leaders. Hayne grew up surfing on the northeast Florida coast. He met his wife Ruth Ann at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL where they were both students and Young Life leaders. Since then they both have been serving in full time ministry with Young Life and the local church all over the state of Florida most recently serving on the ministry staff of Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church. Hayne and his wife continue to live on Signal Mountain with their children Sam (8) and Sadie (6) where they enjoy living in an amazing community of family and friends.
