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 8/26/26

Calls Accepted

Brian Francik, St. Peter/Faith, Deshler/Hebron, to Bethlehem, Aloha, OR

David McDonald, Trinity/St. John, Brewster/Rushmore, MN, to Faith/St. John/First Trinity, Stanton/Pilger/Altona

Mark Squire, Immanuel, St. Ansgar, IA, to Concordia University, Nebraska (Seward), Assistant Professor of Theology

Installations

David Mommens, Grace (senior), Fairbury, September 26, 2:00

Calls Declined

Matt Albright, Christ, Little Rock, AR, to St. Paul, Beatrice

Nathaniel Brown, Trinity/Grace/Trinity, Bellingham/Correll/Odessa, MN, to Grace/Trinity, Neligh/Elgin

Paul Hammes, Grace (assoicate), Wayne, to Trinity, Knoxville, IA

James Irwin, Holy Savior, Lincoln, to Trinity, Ortonville, MN

Micah Steiner, Our Father, Centennial, CO, to GraceHill (associate), Elkhorn

Pending Calls

Jakob Berger, Shepherd of the Valley, Thompson Falls, MT, to Bethlehem, Crete

Alex Bjoraker, Zion/Immanuel, Tobias/Daykin, to Shepherd of the Hills, Onalaska, WI

Paul Hammes, Grace (associate), Wayne, to Immanuel, Evansville, IN

Nicholas Whitney, Trinity, Amherst, to Grace/Zion, Greybull/Emblem, WY

Status Changes

none at this time

Spring Seminary Placement Report

Placed in Nebraska

Spring graduates placed in Nebraska congregations include (if married, wife’s name is in parentheses):

Ogallala, St. John’s—Carter J. Thorman (Joanna), Spearfish, SD (FtW)

Vicars in Nebraska

Assigned as vicars in Nebraska for the coming year (if married, wife’s name is in parentheses):

Imperial, Zion—Lyle D. Doster (Amanda), New Germany, MN (FtW)

Kearney, Holy Cross—Matthew B. DiMercurio (Rebekah), St. Louis, MO (StL)

Lincoln, Good Shepherd—Zachary P.W. Tews (Dana), Houston, TX (FtW)

Nebraskans Assigned as Vicars

The following Nebraskans have been assigned as a vicar for the coming year:

Jeffery F. Goetz of Bennington, to Our Savior, St. Charles, MO (StL)

Jonathan M. Landrey of Seward, to Immanuel, Terre Haute, IN (FtW)

Jacob E. Morse of Columbus, to Our Redeemer, Iowa City, IA (StL)