Nicole Spangler, Houston, has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and has been declared qualified for a first call. — Jared Stiek, director of Colloquy, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill.
Joshua Zastrow, Frankenmuth, Mich., has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and has been declared qualified for a first call. — David Rindt, director of Colloquy, Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb.
Colin Shumate, Orange, Calif., has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and has been declared qualified for a first call. — Rev. Dr. Jonathan B. Ruehs, director of Colloquy, Concordia University Irvine, Irvine, Calif.
Rachel Costello, Mankato, Minn., has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and has been declared qualified for a first call. — Kristi Bauer, director of LCMS Placement and Colloquy, Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn.
Luke Fleck, Cokato, Minn., serving in Hamburg, Minn.; Lindy Fuelling, Decatur, Ind., serving in Decatur, Ind.; Shalan Knapke, Belle Plaine, Iowa, serving in Newhall, Iowa; Holly Leibham, Sheboygan, Wis., serving in Sheboygan, Wis.; Kristina Luczak, Sioux Falls, S.D., serving in Sioux Falls, S.D.; William Prestwood, Houston, serving in Houston; Holly Robinson, Monroe, Mich., serving in Monroe, Mich.; and Alex Tews, Alvin, Texas, serving in Houston, have submitted their applications for the teacher colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through Concordia University Education Network, Bend, Ore.
Desiree Shaw, Columbus, Ind., serving in Columbus, Ind., has submitted her application for the director of Christian education colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through Concordia University St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn.
Correspondence regarding their applications should be directed within four weeks after publication of this notice to Rev. Peter K. Lange, Chairman, Colloquy Committee, 1333 S. Kirkwood Road, St. Louis, MO 63122-7295.
Posted Feb. 28, 2026
