Category: Unveiled

Steve Bell is a songwriter, storyteller, and troubadour for our time. Over the course of a 30 year solo career, he has been sharing a message of love, hope and faith through songs, stories, and writings. He is a purveyor of truth and beauty and champion of kindness, on a focused mission for “refreshing Christian faith and spiritual tradition for the weary and the wary.” He is a mentor to many, and an advocate of numerous meaningful causes.

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The Rev. Todd Cook is serving at Miller’s Lutheran Church in Hickory, North Carolina. After serving our country for more than 20 years in the US Air Force, Todd felt God’s call for him to enter the ministry. He attended seminary, graduating in 2017, and was called to Miller’s as his first call. He and his wife Wendy have 2 boys, Ross and John.

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The Rev. Susan Fox serves First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ridgway, Pennsylvania.  Pastor Fox graduated from National College of Business, Rapid City, South Dakota; Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota; Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa.  

Before entering Word and Sacrament ministry, Pastor Fox spent 25 years in the business world, serving as an administrative assistant to presidents, vice-presidents, and treasurers. She has experience working with the needs, challenges, and expectations of boards of directors.  She is also a former high school business/computer science teacher.

In ministry, Pastor Fox has served both four-point and three-point parishes, working well with each congregation’s leadership team. Currently, she serves on the In-Tents Lutheran Camp Board and the NALC’s Renewal Team.

Pastor Fox also enjoys gardening, cooking/baking, genealogy, quilting, swimming, camping, and spending time with her five children and nine grandchildren.

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The Rev. Tony Ede graduated from Waldorf College, where he earned an associate of arts in electronic communications and a bachelor of arts in multimedia communications. Graduating from Luther Seminary in 2006, Tony worked as a graduate teaching assistant in the homiletics department, helping to teach classes on using media and technology in worship and preaching.  Pastor Ede has served at Bethany Lutheran Churches in the Danish Village of Kimballton, Iowa; as the teaching pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Webster City, Iowa; and currently serves as the senior pastor at First Evangelical Lutheran in Manchester, Iowa. As part of his commitment to lifelong learning, Tony earned an MBA in 2017 from Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa, with a concentration in organizational development. Following a long family tradition, Tony is a nationally certified firefighter and EMT and has used these skills to serve in the community, as well as in disaster response statewide. Tony was married to LeAnn at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Hampton, Iowa, on August 17th, 2002. They have three sons that keep them busy: Carver, Liam, and Burke.

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The Rev. Dr. Russ Lackey is the senior campus pastor at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, and also serves Luther Memorial Church. He holds the James E. Rasmussen and Duane M. Skow Chair in Pastoral Excellence and wrote the book, “Power and Purpose: The Book of Revelation for Today.” He also is the project manager of The Moses Project and The NEXUS Institute which are funded by the Thriving in Ministry Initiative of Lilly Endowment Inc. Lackey received his master’s degree from Luther Seminary and completed his doctoral studies in Christian leadership at Duke Divinity School.

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The Rev. Greg Finke is the founder and executive director of Dwelling 1:14.  Prior to his current call, Pastor Greg  had been a senior pastor leading and growing congregations for 22 years.  He  served as the senior pastor of Messiah in  Midland, Michigan, which God grew from 52 in worship to 1200 in worship under Greg’s leadership.   Pastor Greg also served Gloria Dei in Houston, Texas.  It was there that he lead the process of transitioning a large, program-based congregation to a missional, discipling-based congregation. He  holds a Master of Divinity degree from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri and is ordained in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. 

Pastor Greg is widely recognized as being a pioneer in thinking and practice in discipling, missional living, and multiplying missional communities.  Pastor Greg continues to live the missional life with his wife, Susan. Together they oversee a growing network of missional communities throughout North America and the world.

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The Rev. Henry Graf currently serves Promise Ministries in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He is a graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary and currently completing his Doctorate of Ministry at George Fox University. He and his wife, Tricia, have two daughters. 

Pastor Graf is the coauthor of More Than A Story. He is passionate about what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Following his most recent book tour, his congregation has been sharing his time with the larger body of Christ, including Life Promotions, connections with the Danish Lutheran Church, and recently taking the stage at TEDx Fort Wayne.

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