Official notice: Colloquies (May 2026)

Hallie Hutson, Little Rock, Ark., has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program and has been declared qualified for a first call. — Kristi Bauer, director, LCMS Placement and Colloquy, Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn.

Katherine Martinez has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program and has been declared qualified for a first call. — Dr. James D. Juergensen, director, LCMS Teacher Placement, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis.

Daniel Snyder, Wichita, Kan., and Analise Garland, Newport, Mich., have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program and have been declared qualified for a first call. — Dr. David Rindt, director of Colloquy, Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb.

Owen Ballard, Columbus, Ind., has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program and has been declared qualified for a first call. — Jared Stiek, director of Colloquy, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill.

Kelli Ongman, Las Vegas, has successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program and has been declared qualified for a first call. — Rev. Dr. Jonathan B. Ruehs, director of Colloquy, Concordia University Irvine, Irvine, Calif.

Timothy Abel, Naples, Fla.; William Baker, Avon, Ohio; Arshad Masih, Warren, Mich.; Kevin McDonald, Omaha, Neb.; Song Pan, Vacaville, Calif.; and Jacob Seay, Leander, Texas, have submitted their applications for the general pastoral colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Maisen Aromando, St. Peters, Mo., serving in Weldon Springs, Mo.; Steven Barillier, Orange, Calif., serving in Orange, Calif.; Angie Beerman, Concordia, Mo., serving in Concordia, Mo.; Kaitlyn Cronin, St. Charles, Mo., serving in Weldon Springs, Mo.; Natasha Frerking, Concordia, Mo., serving in Concordia, Mo.; Brittany Jore, Billings, Mont., serving in Billings, Mont.; Katerina Klomp, St. Clair Shores, Mich., serving in Wayne, Mich.; Melissa Kruse, Litchfield Park, Ariz., serving in Litchfield Park, Ariz.; Sallie Miller, Kokomo, Ind., serving in Kokomo, Ind.; Nicole Ripke, Columbus, Neb., serving in Columbus, Neb.; Tamara Spycher, Cornelius, Ore., serving in Cornelius, Ore.; and Melina Trobaugh, Sioux City, Iowa, serving in Sioux City, Iowa, have submitted their applications for the teacher colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through Concordia University Education Network, Bend, Ore.

Jordan Beck, Cedarburg, Wis., Mequon, Wis., has submitted his application for the teacher colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis.

Jordan Holliday, Park Ridge, Ill., has submitted his 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 April 30, 2026