2007 Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly
Called Into God's Marvelous Light...To
tell the story!
Nominations
Augsburg
College Corporation Board
Committee on Discipline
Committee on the Election of a Bishop
Synod Vice President
Augsburg College Corporation
Board
(2-year term, vote for 9)
Rev. John Malm
Congregation: Hayward Lutheran, Hayward, and Trondhjem, Austin
Conference: Blue Earth River
Occupation: Pastor
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Taylor Pagel
Conference: Cannon River
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Richard Johnson
Congregation: United, Red Wing
Conference: Cannon River
Occupation: Retired U.S. Marine Corps Officer - MS Degree Management
Service to congregation:
Congregational council president
Congregational councils (16 years)
Call committee
Sunday School teacher (17 years)
Men in Mission Bible study (14 years)
Mens Cooking Team (11 years)
Boy Scout troop committee (10 years)
Confirmation class teacher (2 years)
Usher and lector (20+ years)
Service to synod:
Synod Call/Appointment Committee
Stewardship Committee
Other experience and/or service to community:
Lions Club (20 years)
Goodhue County Historical Society
Goodhue County Parks & Recreation
Cannon Falls Township Planning
Past Commander - Marine Corps League, Toys for Tots program
Past Commander - Military Order of the Purple Heart
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Nancy Johnson
Conference: Root River
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Pastor Jeff Franko
Congregation: Central, Winona
Conference: Root River
Occupation: Pastor
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Theodore Bottem
Congregation: Bethel, Rochester
Conference: Zumbro River
Occupation: Retired
Service to congregation:
Usher
Planning committee for new church building
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Rev. John Heille
Congregation: Zion, Stewartville
Conference: Zumbro River
Occupation: Pastor
Service to congregation:
Preach
Teach young and old
Preside over the Sacraments
Visit the sick
Work to help those in need in cooperation with my brothers and sisters in
Christ
Service to synod:
Synod Assembly Team (East Central Synod of Wisconsin)
Augsburg College Corporation Board (Southeastern Minnesota Synod)
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Rev. Norman Wahl
Congregation: Bethel, Rochester
Conference: Zumbro River
Occupation: Pastor
Service to congregation:
As a pastor, served on virtually every committee/team in the church
Volunteer on mission trips through Lutheran Disaster Response
Choir member
Capital fund raising
Service to synod:
Candidacy Committee and Initial Interviewer
Augsburg Board of Regents
Lutheran Episcopal Coordinating Committee
Consecration Sunday leader and preacher
Other experience and/or service to community:
Member of Lions Club since 1991, held nearly every office
Actor in and supporter of The Promise
Helped to host Augsburg College's Rochester program
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Committee on Discipline
(6-year term, vote for 4)
Mark Behrends
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Rev. Dan Doerring
Congregation: Grace, Waseca
Conference: Minnesota River
Occupation: Pastor
Service to congregation:
Associate pastor
Congregational council
Primary areas of responsibility include education, evangelism, and
stewardship and oversight of Grace Garden Childecare Center
Service to synod:
Youth Servant Leader Institute board
Voting Member to 2007 churchwide assembly
Other experience and/or service to community:
Discipline committee at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Involvement with different fundraising & community events in Waseca
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Rev. Justin Boeding
Congregation: Faith, Dodge Center
Conference: Zumbro River
Occupation: Pastor
Service to synod:
Credentials Committee
Lay School of Theology Board
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Committee on the Election of a
Bishop
(6-year term, vote for 7)
Rev. Mark Boorsma
Congregation: Ascension, Albert Lea
Conference: Blue Earth River
Occupation: Pastor
Service to congregation:
Pastor (preaching, teaching, pastoral care, etc.
Service to synod:
Committee on Reference and Counsel
Committee on Candidacy
Committee on the Election of a Bishop
Other experience and/or service to community:
Past president of the Netherlands-American Association of Minnesota, a
social and educational non-profit organization
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Rev. Kathleen Lowery
Congregation: Stordahl, Zumbrota
Conference: Cannon River
Occupation: Pastor
Service to congregation:
Pastored through building project
Service to synod:
Cannon River Conference Education Committee
Other experience and/or service to community:
Girl Scout leader (7 years)
Spiritual Director for Via de Cristo
Past president of Kenyon/Wanamingo Area Ministerial Association
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Rev. Steve Kidder
Congregation: Christ the King, Mankato
Conference: Minnesota River
Occupation: Pastor
Service to synod:
Church in Society committee
Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota board member
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
James Hunzeker
Congregation: Trinity, Spring Grove
Conference: Root River
Occupation: Self-employed turf establishment/erosion control, native
grass & wildflower Counselor/Mediator/Life Coach
Service to congregation:
Choir
Various committees
Congregational council
Chaperone to youth gathering
Service to synod:
Committee on the Election of a Bishop
Voting member for synod assembly
Voting member for churchwide assembly (Orlando, 2005)
Other experience and/or service to community:
School board
Minnesota Crop Improvement Association board
Play golf
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Rev. Marie Anderson
Congregation: St. Johns, Kasson
Conference: Zumbro River
Occupation: Pastor
Service to congregation:
Pastor of Discipleship and Family Ministry
Service to synod:
Mutual Ministry (since 2002)
Volunteer at synod assembly
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Earl Branum
Congregation: Chatfield Lutheran, Chatfield
Conference: Root River
Occupation: Retired Clinical Laboratory Supervisor
Service to congregation:
Congregational president
Committees (business management, stewardship, etc.)
Congregational council member
Call committee chair
Sunday School teacher
Service to synod:
Synod council member
Synod executive committee member
Churchwide assembly voter
Minnesota Council of Churches board, including one term as chair
Committee on the Election of a Bishop
Other experience and/or service to community:
Chair of the Chatfield Area Community Foundation (a group that provides
grants & support to various community projects along with recruitment of
funds for continued support)
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Rev. Margaret Sander
Congregation: Good Shepherd, Wells
Conference: Blue Earth River
Occupation: Pastor
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Synod Vice President
(4-year term, vote for 1)
Shirley Gangstad
Congregation: Our Saviors, Spring Valley
Conference: Root River
Occupation: Retired high school teacher
Service to congregation:
Worship Committee
Congregational president
Senior choir director
Handbell choir director
Confirmation mentor
Service to synod:
Root River Conference dean
Vice president
Churchwide voting member
Various synod committees
Two mission trips to Tanzania
Other experience and/or service to community:
Walks of Boldness: Journeys of Biblical Women (dramatic portrayals of
women of the Bible)
Pulpit supply
Kingsland Story Theater Group
Volunteer work in Rochester Public Schools, including leadership role on
Rochester Public School Foundation
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
Jan Weness
Congregation: Little Cedar, Adams
Conference: Zumbro River
Service to congregation:
Congregational council
Congregational president
Several committees
Women of the ELCA
President of Women of the ELCA
Choir
Other offices
Service to synod:
Mission Planning and Action Committee
Synodical Women of the ELCA board, president (2 years)
ELCA churchwide Division for Outreach board (6 years)
Other experience and/or service to community:
American Red Cross Instructor and board member
Adams Health Care Center auxiliary president and member
Nominated by the Synod Nominating Committee
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