Better Ministry Wellness
Healthier People, healthier ministry.
We specialize in improving workforce health within churches and ministry organizations. Our team of experts in health and sciences provide assessments, evidence-based interventions, and outcome reporting to strengthen your staff (the whole person).
For us, Better Wellness isn’t just a business, it’s our ministry. We love the church and believe the church is the hope of the world! We come along side churches and invest in their most valuable asset: their people!
Our team of health professionals has extensive experience in the academic world and in corporate wellness settings. We’ve published research, developed health and wellness curriculum, and have provided health education and training in various settings around the world.
Ultimately, we want to see people set free from cycles that bring shame, discouragement, and poor health. We take time to care for the individual, value the uniqueness of each person and believe small steps each day leads to better, and better leads to long lasting health, and long lasting health leads to the Gospel reaching further!
Take the journey to become Better!
We take it Personally: Our FOunders
DR. DANIELLE WALKER, CHES
Dr. Walker holds her PhD and three other degrees in health sciences, public health, organizational leadership, and biological sciences. She most recently was a professor at Biola University, until launching Better Wellness. At Biola, she was trained by Talbot in faith integration, and held the positions of co-chair of the department, Director of Lifetime Wellness, and Director of Public Health. She developed the core curriculum health course, Lifetime Wellness, which was a requirement for every student. She also taught wellness sessions to Biola faculty and staff, spoke at faculty conferences, and trained the student care team. Dr. Walker has a passion for Global Health and works in various countries implementing programs that promote health and prevent disease for vulnerable populations. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist and has previous experience implementing health coaching programs in large corporate settings. She has taught graduate level courses in Health Behavior Theory (behavior modification), worked at Departments of Health in health promotion and disease prevention, and formerly worked at the ME CDC.
Dr. Walker’s husband is a pastor and 4th generation pastor’s kid. He has worked in full time ministry for 20 years. Their family fully understands the unique pressures of ministry, and that is why this business is personal. Dr. Walker believes in the church and wants to see church staff thrive and develop health habits and rhythms that benefit their families and the church.
Together Dr Walker and her husband, Joey have 3 boys, live in Southern California and enjoy adventures!
KRISTIANNA ALTAMIRANO, KINESIOLOGIST, MS, CSCS, CPT
Kristianna is a trained Kinesiologist with a Masters and Bachelors degree of Kinesiology and a minor in Biblical Studies. Her area of expertise is studying the movement of the body and the application of movement in the form of health, fitness, and disease prevention. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Certified Personal Trainer. She was most recently a professor at Biola University. She worked at Biola for 20 years and was trained by Talbot in faith integration, along with positions such as leading the nationally recognized Exercise Is Medicine program for the campus. She taught courses in kinesiology, health, and wellness. She also partnered with Dr. Walker to help develop the Lifetime Wellness curriculum for the core curriculum and taught wellness sessions for Biola staff and faculty. Her background teaching Health Measurements and Evaluation helped them design their assessment tool for Better Wellness.
Kristianna’s husband is a physical therapist, and together they have a passion to see people live to their full potential. They have 4 kids and you can find them on the soccer fields in their spare time as their family loves sports and competing. They are involved in their local church and love using their gifts to help strengthen and encourage others.
Reducing rising healthcare costs
Data shows that companies with lifestyle-focused corporate wellness programs had an average of a 3.6x return on investment by saving on health insurance and healthcare costs. A great example would be a company with 1,200 employees would save over $430,000 per year on insurance and productivity.*
2027 small business health insurance projections suggest a 14% rise in costs across the country. Rising healthcare costs remain a top financial worry for Americans.
Investing in church employee wellness will not only have the potential to lower insurance and healthcare costs, but it can increase productivity, reduce the use of sick days, reduce unnecessary ER visits, and improve team morale.
*(Kaiser Family Foundation, 2025; Peterson-KFF, 2026; Fit On Health, 2026; Havarti Risk, 2026; Goomi Group, 2026)
Church wellness Services
Employee health Coaching
Research suggests that individuals who commit to a health goal with another person are 65% more likely to complete it than those who don’t. That outcome increases to 95% completion when accountability sessions, such as health coaching, are added!
We are here to meet with your team members individually in a confidential setting to help them make progress. Employees enrolled in health coaching programs can increase productivity, use less sick days, reduce healthcare costs, and improve staff morale.
Workshops & Team Building
Health workshops are designed to bring unity among staff. They cover various topics, healthcare utilization, and prevention. We also implement fun and inspirational wellness challenges to increase morale.
All tiers have an annual staff workshops included. Higher tiers offer monthly and bi-monthly options to help keep momentum flowing.
Health Assessment
Our unique holistic and evidence-based assessment tool was designed to identify risks to help customize health goals.
Every tier receives an annual organization assessment to track progress. Higher tiers include individual-level assessments in health coaching to tailor goals for all staff members. The Premier Tier offers a certification of company progress to submit to health insurance providers as evidence to advocate for lower costs.
Monthly newsletter & tips
We provide monthly wellness newsletters with health devotionals and tips to help you thrive. Growing in health with a faith integration approach is something we value as you keep Jesus at the core of your ministry.
This service is available for all tiers and plans.
(American Society of Training and Development, 2026; Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, 2018)