Pastoral Calls
About the process of calling a pastor
Please note that the District needs to be notified:
- every time a call is issued by a congregation, school, RSO, etc.
- when a rostered worker receives a call
- and when a worker accepts or declines a call
Learn more about calling a pastor; compensation and benefits for pastors; and requesting and compensating supply (guest), intentional interim, and vacancy pastors at this link.
Call activity updated 2/7/25
Calls Accepted
Seth Flick, Divine Redeemer (senior), Hartland, WI, to to King of Kings (associate), Omaha
Installations
Mark Hannemann to GracePoint Institute for Relational Health (Director of Advancement), Lincoln, 2/9/25, 8:30 a.m. at St. John, Seward
Calls Declined
Douglas Bauman, St. Paul (senior), Columbus, IN, to First Trinity, Bloomfield
Victor de la Rosa, Chapel of the Cross (assistant), Mission Hills, CA, to Hope (associate), South Sioux City
Randy Duncan, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI, to King of Kings (associate), Omaha
Nathan Henschen, St. Paul/St. John, Bancroft/Lyons, to St. John/Trinity, Wagner/Fairfax, SD
Calvin Kapels, Christ (associate), Norfolk, to Word of Life, Lincoln
Todd Kollbaum, Trinity, Madison, to Lutheran Family Service (Director of Partner Engagement), Fort Dodge, IA
Matthew Mau, St. John, Waco, to Beautiful Savior, North Platte
Lawson Short, St. Peter, North Bend, to Immanuel, Gaylord, MN
Tim Wells, Cross of Christ, Aurora, to St. Paul’s, Holtville, CA
Pending Calls
Joshua Brown, St. Luke, Reno, NV, to St. John (senior), Columbus
Eric Gradberg, Our Savior (associate), Norfolk, to Trinity/Immanuel, Altenburg/New Wells, MO
Nathan Henschen, St. Paul/St. John, Bancroft/Lyons, to St. John, Madison, MN
Ryan Janke, St. Peter/St. Paul, Orchard/Venus, to Trinity, Hanover, KS
Status Changes
Timothy Matthew, Faith/St. John/First Trinity, Stanton/Pilger/Altona, to emeritus, Nebraska District