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 3/15/24

 

Calls Accepted

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

Joshua Davis, Faith (associate), Hastings, to Centennial/St. John, Superior/Chester

Glen Gutz, Immanuel, Salisbury, MO, to St. Paul’s, Central City

Nathan Henschen, St. Paul/St. John, Bancroft/Lyons, to Christ, Perry, OK

Shawn Linnell, Trinity, Blair, to Grace, Woodbridge, VA

Doug Slavens, Memorial (associate), Sioux Falls, SD, to The Rock, Seward

Brian Wright, Christ, Cairo, to Family of Faith, Peyton, CO

 

Pending Calls

Carlos Catalan, Faith (assistant), Carpentersville, IL, to Hope (associate), South Sioux City

Ben Francisco, Faith, York, to Holy Cross, Prior Lake, MN

Tyler Hauptmeier, St. Paul, Doniphan, to Christ, Elkhart, KS

Shawn Linnell, Trinity, Blair, to St. John/St. Mark, Rushford, MN

Ryan Matthias, Concordia University, Seward, to Emmanuel, Maui, HI

Dusan Tillinger, St. Luke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Beautiful Savior, North Platte

Brian Wright, Christ, Cairo, to Immanuel, Lakefield, MN

 

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