Official notice: Colloquies (July 2025)

Taylor Ladson, Macomb, Mich., and Kara Doerr, Waukesha, Wis., have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call. — James D. Juergensen, Ed. D., director of LCMS Teacher Placement, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis.

Mallory Chan, Garfield, 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.

Taylor Christian, O’Fallon, Mo., and Katelyn Underwood, Herculaneum, Mo., have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call. — William A. Schranz, director of Colloquy, Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb.

Rachel Malone, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Sarah Smith, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Mary Haugen, Seymour, Ind.; and Kimberley Faley, Fort Wayne, Ind., have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call. — Jared Stiek, director of Colloquy, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill.

Jim Murphy, Phoenix, Ariz., and Andrew Krenz, Anchorage, Alaska, 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.

Connor Longaphie, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, and Thomas Pietsch, Bayside, Wis., have completed an approved colloquy program for pastoral ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call.

Jerry Johnson, Cibolo, Texas, and Andrew Nelson, North Richland Hills, Texas, have submitted their applications for the general pastoral colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Kimberly Ballard, Fort Smith, Ark., serving in Fort Smith, Ark.; Nicholas Ellwein, Orange, Calif., serving in Irvine, Calif.; Hallie Hutson, Little Rock, Ark., serving in Little Rock, Ark.; Stacy Lung, Perham, Minn., serving in Henning, Minn., and River Forest, Ill.; Cara Steely, Little Rock, Ark., serving in Little Rock, Ark.; and Brandon West, Altamont, Ill., serving in Altamont, Ill., have submitted their applications for the teacher colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through Concordia University Education Network, Bend, Ore.

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 June 24, 2025