Rev. McMinn was baptized into Christ at Christ Lutheran Church in Cullman, Alabama. He is married to Christi and has two children, Sarah (Robert) and Dave, and two grandchildren, Rowan and Delsie. In 2004 he was accepted into Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Since 2008 he has served the people at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, McMinnville, Tennessee.

Rev. Johnson was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, where he met his wife, Ceci, in German class. After serving in the United States Marine Corps and graduating with a degree in architecture from Iowa State University, he attended Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Pastor Johnson has been the called and ordained servant of Christ at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Carlisle, Iowa, since 2004. Ceci and Pastor Johnson are blessed to have two grown daughters they homeschooled and who are now married and starting their own families.

Rev. Goodroad was baptized into Christ at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kearney, Missouri. He was homeschooled and grew up on a small farm with three brothers, stacking hay in the summer and firewood in the winter. He met his wife, Marlyse, through a friend at a debate tournament, and got married in 2016. He graduated with a BA in Psychology, attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, took his vicarage at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and graduated in 2023. Rev. Goodroad was called to Good Shepherd out of seminary where he still serves the saints with God's Word and Sacraments.

Rev. Hale was born in Oklahoma and raised in Keller, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in electrical and computer engineering. After working briefly as an engineer in Austin, he entered Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne; he served his vicarage in Fredericksburg, Iowa. He served as pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bancroft, Nebraska, in 2007-2015 and was called to St. John Lutheran Church in Lyons, Nebraska, as part of a dual parish in 2012. Pastor Hale was installed at Zion Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, in August 2015. In 2007, Christ gave Philip his blessed wife Aubri. God has given them twelve children.

Mr. Ian Davidson was born, raised, and currently lives in Norborne, MO. After high school, Ian received his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Northwest Missouri State University in 2006 and his Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Lindenwood University in 2009. He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Norborne, where he currently serves on the Board of Elders. He is a middle school history teacher and golf coach for the local school district. On Friday nights during football season, you will find Ian in the press box as the public address “voice” of the NHC Aggie Football team.

Ian is married to Rachel and they have two children, Maliyah and James. In his spare time he likes to spend time with the family, study church history, watch football, fly fish, smoke meat for family and friends, and play golf.

Mr. Joe Ehrich was born in November 1985 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and was baptized into Christ on February 2, 1986.

He has been married to his wife, Ashley, since 2006 and they have been blessed with ten children. Joe is a licensed attorney, and he consults on data privacy and artificial intelligence risk. He also has experience in marketing and public relations.

The Ehrichs are members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE. Joe is a past congregational president and currently serves as Chairman of the Stewardship Committee and as a member of the board of KNNA LP 95.7 (The Cross). In his free time, Joe enjoys spending time with his family, reading, watching college football, and discussing theology.

Myrtle grew up in western Washington and moved to Idaho after earning a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Washington. For most of her career she was a technical editor at the Idaho National Laboratory, primarily in Materials Science. She was a member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians and has served as a judge in Business Professionals of America regional high school competitions.

She enjoys studying God’s Word, is an active participant in Bible class at Hope Lutheran Church in Idaho Falls, and serves in LWML.