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 4/10/24
Calls Accepted
Mark Anderson, Beautiful Savior (associate), LaVista to Living Water, Omaha
Raymond Doubrava, Zion/Trinity, Leigh/Howells, to New Hope, Ossian, IN
Thomas Harmon, Emeritus, Kansas District, to Good Shepherd (intentional interim), Gretna
Peter Jurchen, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO, to Concordia University, Seward
Installations
Thomas Harmon, Good Shepherd (intentional interim), Gretna, April 9, morning services
Calls Declined
Kenton Birtell, Mt. Calvary, Holdrege, to Peace, Hutchinson, MN
Carlos Catalan, Faith (assistant), Carpentersville, IL, to Hope (associate), South Sioux City
Joshua Davis, Faith (associate), Hastings, to Centennial/St. John, Superior/Chester
Ben Francisco, Faith, York, to Holy Cross, Prior Lake, MN
Glen Gutz, Immanuel, Salisbury, MO, to St. Paul’s, Central City
Tyler Hauptmeier, St. Paul, Doniphan, to Christ, Elkhart, KS
Nathan Henschen, St. Paul/St. John, Bancroft/Lyons, to Christ, Perry, OK
Nathan Henschen, St. Paul/St. John, Bancroft/Lyons, to
Shawn Linnell, Trinity, Blair, to Grace, Woodbridge, VA
Ryan Matthias, Concordia University, Seward, to Emmanuel, Maui, HI
Doug Slavens, Memorial (associate), Sioux Falls, SD, to The Rock, Seward
Dusan Tillinger, St. Luke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Beautiful Savior, North Platte
Neil Wheeler, Peace, Waverly, to Trinity (senior), Amarillo, TX
Brian Wright, Christ, Cairo, to Family of Faith, Falcon, CO
Brian Wright, Christ, Cairo, to Immanuel, Lakefield, MN
Pending Calls
Shawn Linnell, Trinity, Blair, to St. John/St. Mark, Rushford, MN
Joshua Mork, First (associate), Papillion, to Bethlehem/St. John-Zion-Faith, Upham-Kramer-Towner, ND
Jonathan Rusnak, Pilgrim, Wauwatosa, WI, to Concordia University, Seward
Status Changes
Charles Blanco, Concordia University, Seward, to emeritus, Nebraska District
Jeffrey Duncan, Mount Calvary (assistant), Omaha, removed from the roster
Steve Felton, candidate, Nebraska District, to emeritus, Nebraska District
Norman Schaeffer, candidate, to emeritus, Nebraska District
Lloyd Stuhr, candidate, Nebraska District, to emeritus, Nebraska District
Gary Werling, Good Shepherd (senior), Gretna, to emeritus, Nebraska District
