Courtney Kaspar, Natalie Schmidt and Evan Janousky have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call. — Dr. James D. Juergensen, director of LCMS Teacher Placement, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis.
Rachel Pekera, Cave Creek, Ariz.; Nicholas Ellwein, Orange, Calif.; Caley Chapman, Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Christian Hauser, Irvine, Calif., have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call. — Rev. Dr. Jonathan B. Ruehs, director of Colloquy, Concordia University Irvine, Irvine, Calif.
Kristen Adcock, Hannibal, Mo., has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and has been declared qualified for a first call. — Dr. David Rindt, director of Colloquy, Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb.
Tess Daskas, Naperville, Ill., 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.
Rachel Borchardt, Sioux Falls, S.D., serving in Sioux Falls, S.D.; Kimberly Cooper, Phoenix, serving in Phoenix; Hannah DeMiro, Rochester, Mich., serving in Birmingham, Mich.; Alexander Freshour, Elkhart, Ind., serving in Elkhart, Ind.; Sarah Emery-Hall, Caro, Mich., serving in Reese, Mich.; Sona Handlova, Longs, S.C., serving in Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Lauren Hayes, Des Moines, Iowa, serving in Des Moines, Iowa; Jacob Howe, York, Neb., serving in York, Neb.; McKenzie Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D., serving in Sioux Falls, S.D.; Mindy King, Granger, Ind., serving in Elkhart, Ind.; Morgan Meyer, Yuma, Ariz., serving in Yuma, Ariz.; Amy Schnelle, Lockwood, Mo., serving in Lockwood, Mo.; Angela Schupp, Perryville, Mo., serving in Jackson, Mo.; Nicole Sodergren, Macomb, Mich., serving in Macomb, Mich.; and Emily Tessmer, Clintonville, Wis., serving in Clintonville, Wis., have submitted their applications for the teacher colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through Concordia University Education Network, Bend, Ore.
Sara Harr, Chattanooga, Tenn., serving in Chattanooga, Tenn., has submitted her application for the director of parish music colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill.
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 Sept. 28, 2026
