Leif lives in Hvidovre, married to Eleonora and father to four children. He has been employed part-time as a traveling pastor in Indre Mission (IM) and part-time as a lecturer at the Lutheran School of Theology in Aarhus (Menighedsfakultetet – MF). He retired from IM in 2017 and MF in 2023. He also has a weakness for superhero films and has written several books.