Reverend Jennifer Sung has been an ordained Pastor with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since 2019. Currently she serves at Calvary Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, right outside of George Floyd Square. She received her Master’s of Divinity from Luther Seminary and undergrad from Bethel University. Pastor Jenny also writes, speaks, and preaches for national and…
Pastor Beth Ann Lechtenberger Stone (she/her) was ordained into Word and Sacrament ministry in 2001 after graduating from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH. She has served parishes in central Pennsylvania, Lincoln, Nebraska, and now as senior pastor at Mt Pleasant Lutheran Church in Racine, Wisconsin since 2018 (Central Time). She also served a call…
Aneel Trivedi is the pastor at Messiah Lutheran Church in Park Ridge, a suburb bordering Chicago. He is a second-career Pastor and had an 18-year career in the corporate world before entering seminary at Wartburg. Aneel is originally from the Bay Area and spent the first half of his life living in both Northern and Southern…
Laura Sinche is currently the Assistant to the Bishop for Formation in the Delaware-Maryland Synod, working with youth and young adult programs and communications. Prior to this, she served as a campus pastor in Baltimore, MD for 15 years and she still serves the Lutheran Campus Ministry Network (LuMin) as their educational resources coordinator. As…
DanaLee Simon is an ordained Pastor, currently serving a non-stipendiary call as a Minister of Spiritual Life through the Rocky Mountain Synod. She is also a Certified Spiritual Director through the Spiritual Guidance Program at Shalem Institute in Washington, D.C. Spiritual direction is foundational to many aspects of her ministry which includes meeting with people one on…
I am Christine Myers Parker, serving Epiphany Lutheran Church in the Northeast corner of Baltimore City. I live in the city (a bike-able and bus-able distance even though I usually drive) with my husband (also a pastor) and two kids, now in middle school and high school. Running is my therapy. And I love sailboat racing with my…
I pushed the call to public ministry away for many years. I went to college after high school for a two-year degree and then went to work in the business world. With the exception of some time in my 20s I was active in my congregation. Prayer is a huge part of my life since…
Through my discernment journey, I’ve traveled the road of Counselor to Deacon to Pastor. Serving in a larger congregation in the Dallas Metroplex, I have the privilege of walking with people from diverse backgrounds who have traversed many roads with God. I look forward to holding space and hearing how God is inviting you to use your gifts in this next season of life.
I went directly from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) to Wartburg Seminary, where I was both a residential student and a distance student over my 4 years. I served as an intern at Phinney Ridge Lutheran in Seattle for 2 years because of Covid, so I have experience working in both large congregations and small. I…
Ordained in 2008, Pastor Chris Duckworth has served congregations in Arlington, VA, Saint Paul, MN, and Westfield, IN. From 2014 through 2020 he served as a Chaplain in the Indiana Army National Guard, mobilizing to Kuwait and Iraq in 2019 with the 638th Aviation Support Battalion. Chris teaches in the Theological Education for Emerging Ministries…