Tim grew up in Iowa. He received his Master's of Theology in 1978 and his Master's in Pastoral Counseling in 1985. He and several others planted a church in Granite City, Illinois. He was the director of the Pastoral Care and Counseling department at a large church in the Kansas City area and has taught courses in counseling and marriage at a school there. In 1998, founded by Tim Gustafson, Gustafson Life Consulting has been helping people in crisis with great success, providing family & individual life consulting, life skills seminars, and resources to help strengthen lives and marriages.
Tim loves working with individuals, couples, and families. He wrote his first book in 2005 on marriage.
Tim has been married to his wife, Reneé, for over 50 years, and they have three children: Tara, married to Jeff; Amy, married to Jason; and Joel, married to Lindsay. Tara and Jeff have four children, Amy and Jason have four children, and Joel & Lindsay have four children.