Faculty Directory

Twelve Pastoral Practices for the Life and Mission of the Church
by the Wartburg faculty, Currents, Volume 38, No. 5.

Articles:

Practice of Being Rooted in the Gospel
S.D. Giere

Practice of Missio Dei in Word and Sacrament
Thomas H. Schattauer

The Practice of Biblical and Theological Wisdom
Gwen B. Sayler

Practice of Ecclesial Partnership
Winston D. Persaud

The Practice of Complex Analysis
Ann L. Fritschel

Practice of Curiosity
Daniel L. Olson

Practice of Pastoral Concern
Craig L. Nessan

Practice of Personal Faith and Integrity
Susan J. Ebertz

Practice of Collegiality
Norma Cook Everist

Practice of Evangelical Listening and Speaking the Faith to Others
Nathan C. P. Frambach

Practice of Immersion in the Context
Kristine M. Stache

Engagement with Cross-Cultural and Global Dimensions
Duane A. Priebe

Conclusion: And Now, Reflect and Give Thanks
Stanley N. Olson

The Difficult but Indispensable Church,
previously published by the Wartburg faculty is still available through Fortress Press.

A Study Guide for use with the book is available. Click here for more information.

The easy accessibility of students to faculty members is one of the hallmarks of the Wartburg experience. Daily life at Wartburg places students and faculty into close proximity with one another through worship, fellowship and other events outside the classroom.

Dr. James L. Bailey
Professor of New Testament, Emeritus
Dr. Norma Cook Everist
Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry
Susan Ebertz
Director of the Reu Memorial Library and Assistant Professor of
Bibliography and Academic Research
Dr. Nathan Frambach
Professor of Pastoral Theology; Director of the Center for Youth Ministries; Coordinator of MA Degree Programs
Dr. Ann Fritschel
Professor of Hebrew Bible; The Rev. Dr. Frank L. and Joyce S. Benz Professor in Scripture; Director of the Center for Theology and Land
Dr. Samuel Giere
Associate Professor of Homiletics and Biblical Interpretation
Dr. Elizabeth A. Leeper
Associate Professor of Church History
Dr. David J. Lull
Professor of New Testament
Dr. Craig Nessan
Academic Dean and Professor of Contextual Theology
Dr. Daniel Olson
Professor of Pastoral Care
Dr. Winston Persaud
Professor of Systematic Theology; The Kent S. Knutson and UELC Professor in Theology and Mission; Director of the Center for Global Theologies
Dr. Duane Priebe
Professor of Systematic Theology; Kent S. Knutson Fellow in Theology
Dr. Ralph W. Quere
Professor of History & Theology, Emeritus
Dr. Gwen Sayler
Professor of Bible; The William A. and John E. Wagner Professor of Biblical Theology; Director of Lifelong Learning
Dr. Thomas Schattauer
Professor of Liturgics and Dean of the Chapel
Dr. Kristine Stache
Assistant Professor of Missional Leadership and Director of Certificate Programs and Distributed Learning
Dr. Javier (Jay) Alanis
Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (LSPS, Austin, TX) -- Executive Director & Associate Professor of Theology, Culture and Mission

Instructors at Wartburg

Gisella Aitken-Shadle
Instructor of Spanish
Dr. Roy W. Carroll
Cantor and Director of Chapel Choir, Instructor in Organ and Church Music
Professor of Music, Loras College, Dubuque
B.M.ED., Muskingum College; M.M. Kent State University;
Ph.D. in Organ and Church Music/Musicology, University of Iowa
May Persaud
Instructor in Biblical Languages
M.A.R., University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Else Schardt
Instructor in Graduate Level Writing
M.A. in Education, University of Texas, San Antonio

Wartburg Adjunct & Affiliate Faculty

Virginia (Ginger) Anderson-Larson
Adjunct Instructor of Spiritual Formation
Thomas Determan
Anti-racism workshop leader for Wartburg
David Horstmann
Instructor of Finance
Shannon Jung
Adjunct Professor of Rural Ministry
Professor of Town and Country Ministries, Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City (MO)
Fritz Lampe
Instructor of Religion, Anthropology, and the Human World
Charles H. Maahs
Bishop Emeritus, Central States Synod
Instructor in New Testament (TEEM, CTL)
Matt Marohl
Instructor in Bible (TEEM/CTL)
Nathan Montover
Part-Time Instructor in the Department of Religion, Augustana College, Rock Island (IL), and Pastor, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Durant (IA)
Elaine Ramshaw
Instructor in Pastoral Care (TEEM, CTL)
Kristine Ruffatto
Instructor in Hebrew Bible (TEEM, CTL)