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 1/14/25
Calls Accepted
Glen Wurdeman, Office of International Mission (Army chaplain), St. Louis, to Trinity/Zion, Blue Hill/Red Cloud
Installations
David Muench to GracePoint Institute for Relational Health (Director of Advancement), Messiah, Lincoln, 1/19/25, 9:30 a.m.
Glen Wurdeman to Trinity/Zion, Blue Hill/Red Cloud, 2/2/25, at Trinity, Blue Hill, 3:00 p.m.
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
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
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
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
Seth Flick, Divine Redeemer (senior), Hartland, WI, to to King of Kings (associate), Omaha
Todd Kollbaum, Trinity, Madison, to Lutheran Family Service (Director of Partner Engagement), Fort Dodge, IA
Status Changes
Timothy Matthew, Faith/St. John/First Trinity, Stanton/Pilger/Altona, to emeritus, Nebraska District