Saara Taina

Saara Heatherly (née Taina) is a commissioned and licensed Dance Pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California, where she has been pastoring the dancers in the Bethel Healing Rooms and Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry for more than 15 years.

Saara was born in Finland and has been teaching worship dance for more than 25 years on five continents. She was a student in the School of Worship in Jerusalem, Israel, and studied dance in Sydney, Australia. She has an Advanced Diploma of Creative Arts in Christian Ministry, specializing in Contemporary Dance.

Saara resides in Redding with her husband Caleb, who is the love of her life, her best friend, and ministry partner. They travel extensively, and their passion is to equip the global Bride of Christ to worship Jesus with everything she is, without fear or shame, and to release the Kingdom of Heaven through dance and creativity.

Saara is the author of Encountering God Through Dance, Dance Pastor, Dance Abundance, and Raise a Banner. She also has a Podcast called Undefeated.