Curating the Evangelical Catholic Tradition
board of trustees
rev. dr. kelly faulstich
Pastor, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Chicago Illinois
Pastor Kelly Faulstich serves as Pastor at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois. Before that she served as Pastor at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Warren, Ohio and as Associate Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest, Illinois. She grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago and attended Valparaiso University receiving degrees in English, education, and theology. Pr. Faulstich received her MDiv from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago where she served as student assistant to the Dean of the Chapel under Mark Bangert. She also received her DMin in preaching from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
rev. dr. miles hopgood
Pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Southampton Pennsylvania
Pastor Miles Hopgood serves as the Senior Pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Southampton, Pennsylvania. He holds a PhD in Church History from Princeton Theological Seminary and is the author of numerous articles on Lutheranism and the German Reformation, as well as the book, How Luther Regards Moses: The Lectures on Deuteronomy (Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, 2023). His research interests include early modern reception history of the Hebrew Bible and its influence on Christian thought, liturgical practice, and projects of reform.
rev. amy kienzle
Director of Evangelical Mission, Sierra-Pacific Synod, Berkley California
Pastor Amy Kienzle serves as the Director for Evangelical Mission in the Sierra Pacific Synod. In eighteen years of ministry she has served four calls in a variety of ministry settings in Metro Detroit, Brooklyn, NY and Sacramento, CA. While in Southeast Michigan she served as head of the synod worship team, planning corporate worship for public events. She has a BA from New York University and her MDiv with an emphasis in Biblical Studies from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. She lives in Sacramento with her husband Zayd and dog Moses.
dietrich jessen
North Star Hotel Group
Dietrich Jessen is a native of Louisiana, and made his way to the Midwest by way of Luther College after attending Lutheran Summer Music for three summers as a high school student. He holds a degree in Business Management while actively participating in music, most notably as a member of the Nordic Choir. Dietrich has been active as an organist and liturgist across many churches in the Twin Cities, including Lutheran (ELCA & LCMS) and Roman Catholic alike. While his full time vocation is serving as a hotelier for a downtown Minneapolis full-service hotel, he has a heart and passion for restoring and advancing the heart of liturgical worship. Dietrich serves as Chair of the Advisory Council for the Lutheran Music Program and also serves on the Board of Directors.
dr. daniel e. schwandt
Trinity English Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne Indiana
Dr. Daniel Schwandt is currently the Associate Director of Music at Trinity English Lutheran Church and teaches organ at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He is also University Organist and Lecturer in Music at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he teaches organ, harpsichord, and keyboard skills. Schwandt holds organ and sacred music degrees from St. Olaf College and the University of Notre Dame. Prior to graduate studies, Schwandt served as the Cantor of Lutheran congregations in Minneapolis and Chicago and was the Seminary Cantor of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. His organ and choral compositions are published by Augsburg Fortress, MorningStar Music, and GIA
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rev. dr. patrick h. shebeck
Senior Pastor, St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church, Saint Paul Minnesota
Pastor Patrick Shebeck is the Senior Pastor of St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Prior to that, he served as Pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Chicago Heights. He holds a DMin in Liturgical Theology from the Catholic Theological Union, an MDiv from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and a BA from St. Olaf College. Pr. Shebeck serves as the Ecumenical Officer of the St. Paul Area Synod, and prior to the served as Chair of the Liturgy Task Force of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod. Pr. Shebeck is a Fellow of the Templeton Foundation's Preaching and the Sciences Seminar. He is the author of Right or Rite? Confirmation in the Minneapolis Area Synod and a three-volume Confirmation Curriculum titled Faith that Frees: Living the Lutheran Tradition. He has written for Sundays and Seasons, Augsburg Fortress, and Currents in Theology and Mission.
dr. andrew schaeffer
Cantor, Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Madison Wisconsin
A Chicago native, Dr. Andrew Schaeffer serves as the Director of Music and Organist at Luther Memorial Church in downtown Madison. He holds degrees in organ and church music from St. Olaf College, Yale University, and the University of Oklahoma. His doctoral research focused on the role of the pipe organ in American Freemasonry during the first half of the twentieth century. In addition, he has recently authored a book chapter on communal Masonic singing that was included in the Oxford Handbook of Community Singing, published by Oxford University Press. In addition to his position at Luther Memorial, Schaeffer serves as the Editor-at-Large of The Diapason, one of the oldest and largest American journals devoted to organ, harpsichord, and church music, and he has served as the Instructor of Organ at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin. Active in the Organ Historical Society, he has twice performed at national conventions, and will serve as the Co-Chair of the 2025 national convention, which will be held in Milwaukee & Madison.