I am a “second” career pastor after 6 years in the Navy, 35 years in industry (research; product development; director of engineering, marketing, and program management). I started at Fuller Seminary while working full time and graduated from PLTS in Berkeley. After my CPE, I was hired by Providence Hospital as a staff chaplain. My…
2003 Graduate of LTSP (now ULS). I’ve served for 15 years as Pastor at Lutheran Church of the Reformation, West Long Branch, NJ 07753, and Vice Pastor of King of Kings Lutheran Church in Middletown NJ for 3 years. My first call was to Living Waters Lutheran Church, Ringoes, NJ, overseeing the final stage of…
Key Points: Central time zone 14 years in small town and rural ministry. Permanently confined to a wheelchair for the last 19 years. 2 years of youth ministry. 4 units of CPE. 6 years as a chaplain. My name is David Castner. I am currently serving at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Forrest Illinois. …
My baptismal journey began on June 5, 1961, among the faithful at Redeemer Lutheran in Flushing, NY. I am a graduate of The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (ULS) – M.Div./D.Min. Ordained in 1981, I have served congregations in: Philadelphia PA; Washington, D.C.; Oakland, CA and Raleigh, NC. In my retirement I have been an…
Main gigs: Mission developer, pastor, trauma counselor, foundation director, emergency services chaplain Churchy stuff: church starts, camp staff, campus ministry pastor, international mission in Haiti, generalist pastor Passions: Buffalo Bills, Jesus…..shit, I’m supposed to say….Jesus, Bills, sometimes church, emergency service responders, fitness, craft beers, long walks on the beach Fam: Michelle (tolerant wife of 31…
I am the associate pastor at All Saints Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove, MN (central time). I was a high school math teacher for 5 years prior to accepting my first call, and that led to a lot of discernment between being a pastor and a deacon. I have a heart and a passion for camping…
I’m in the SE Synod; retired. Over the years I have served congregations in five synods (Allegheny, Lower Susquehanna, NEPA, NW Ohio & SES). Beyond the parish I have served as a Hospital & Hospice Chaplain; Senior Residential Care Facilities chaplain; Director of MHMR & Behavioral Therapist. As an ecclesiastical enforced Counselor I have as well served in Mediation, Family…
I am Assistant to the Bishop for Mission Interpretation in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod. I have served both as an Assistant to the Bishop and a Bishop in the Allegheny Synod where candidacy, mobility and transition were large parts of my call portfolio. My current call in the SEPA Synod (Philadelphia area, Eastern time zone)…
Rev. Danielle Miller serves as pastor of Advent Lutheran Church (www.adventnyc.org) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. AdventNYC is a vibrant community committed to the liberative and welcoming work of the Gospel. She also serves as director of Pinecrest Leadership Ministries (www.pinecrestsllm.org), a faith and leadership development ministry for youth and young adults and as the Candidacy…
My name is Adam Arends and I serve as pastor at St. Timothy Lutheran Church on Grand Island, NY, near Buffalo. This is a 3/4 time call. I am also serving as transition pastor at two other local congregations. I have been working as an ordained pastor for six and a half years. My first…