Florida Georgia District, LCMS - School Ministries Department

Florida-Georgia District, LCMS
7207 Monetary Drive, Orlando, Florida 32809-5753

Phone: (407)857-5556
Toll Free: (877)457-5556
Fax: (407)857-5665

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School Ministries Department

Mark Brink, Executive Director
Lynda Voss, Administrative Assistant

Looking for an educator for your ministry?

Don't know where to start? Here are some answers...

Resources to guide you in the process:

The Process for Calling Commissioned Ministers of Religion

Compensation Guidelines

New Synodically Certified Educator Report - (to report additions to the District Office)

Change in Educator Status Report -(to report changes to the District Office)

Requesting a new graduate from the Concordia University System (link to information below)

Educators available for a call to FLGA

The following individuals have indicated interest in considering Calls to a new ministry, and have indicated their willingness to consider a Call to the Florida-Georgia District. Go to the Lutheran School Portal to view completed Lutheran Educator Information Forms (LEIF’s).

Administrators and call committees can also view a complete list of workers who need a call due to being released from current call because of a RIF (Reduction in Force) by going to the Lutheran School Portal. Click on the LEIF Search button, and just above the fill-in form, there is a link to all workers nationwide who have been identified as ones who have been RIF'd.

Mark A. Brink
Executive Director for School Ministries
Florida-Georgia District, LCMS

First Name	Last Name	District Name	RIF	Experience
Todd	Bortz	Florida-Georgia	RIF	Experience in HS History, Economics, Geography, Government, also coaching experience
Sheryl	Essenburg	Florida-Georgia	RIF	Experienced in teaching Early Childhood through Grade 5
Lynette	Hoyum	Florida-Georgia	RIF	Primary Grades - Director of Music/Worship. Organ. Puppets.
Ellen	Lewis	FLGA	RIF	Experience in Core subjects in all the Elementary Grades
Sue	Ophardt	Florida-Georgia		Valparaiso University graduate, seeking new teaching position. Mobile. Grades 4-8, Classroom teacher, coach, PE, Piano, Choir
Dennis	Rach	Florida-Georgia	RIF	Experience in Elementary through HS. Has served in both church and school ministry, enjoys teaching religion, theology, social studies
Joy	Reitsma	Florida-Georgia	RIF	Experience is primarily as a Middle School teacher. Math/Art/PE Experience in other areas as well. MA in Art Education.
Jodene	Shea	Florida-Georgia	RIF	Experience in Exceptional Education, Masters in Administration, Interested in Assistant Principal/Administration
Melynda	Stackhouse	Florida-Georgia	RIF	Has experience teaching Preschool through Grade 4 plus some coaching.
Randall	Zook	Florida-Georgia	RIF	Experience MS/HS Math teacher and coach/AD.
Jennifer	Williams	PSW		6th grade & coaching experience
Christopher	Williams	PSW		Non-rostered husband of Jennifer (see above) - access his resume here
Mark	Doepner	Indiana		Math, History, Religion, PE Coaching
Sue	Doepner	Indiana		Synodically trained, not on Roster. EC Educator and Administrator
Judy	Blackwell	Michigan	RIF	Experience and interest is in Grades 1-4
Peggy	Weidler	Mid-South	RIF	Experience and interest is in Grades K-4. Also served as Outdoor Education Director.
Dawn	Knosher	NID		Preschool Director and experience teaching PK - Grade 1
Bruce	Knosher	Northern Illinois	RIF	Experience and Interest is primarily in Grades 6-8 and as Athletic Director.
Kay	Eckstorm	PSW		Experience and interest is in Primary grades
William	Hiskey	Mid South		DCE/Teacher All Elementary Grades, core subjects; as DCE has worked as Director of Christian Education
Pam	Arguto	RM		Experience and interest in Early Childhood and Elementary grades
Daniel	Cattau	RM		Experience and interest in teaching math in grades 6-12, also has coaching experience/interest
Jennifer	Roettjer	RM		Experienced HS teacher, theology and Math/handbell choir director
Paul David	Fon Rentzell	RM		Experience/Interest in Biology/Theology, History for upper elementary and high school grades
Neal	Kaspar	RM		Experience as Principal and administration. Teacher experience in upper elementary/HS grades
David	Renquest	RM	RIF	Experience in HS Math and Spanish, also served as coach, football, softball basketball
Kent	Golchert	CID		Experience in teaching elementary grades and as teaching/principal
Adrienne	Thompson	IN		Experience/interest in language arts for elementary/HS; AD and coach
Melanie	Beck	IN		Experienced Grade 2 teacher, young teacher ready for a new challenge
Dawn Marie	Koenig	Neb		Early Elementary Teacher - PK-Grade 4. MA in Early Childhood Education
Matt	Koenig	NEB		DCE Ministry/Teaching Ministry
Sarah	Ehlers	CNH		Secondary Education, Math and English

Requesting a New Graduate

We have posted online a Universal Request form for requesting a new Concordia graduate for your ministry. This form should hopefully save principals and calling body's time in making contact requests with each individual CUS institution.

Please inform all principals and calling bodies who inquire about calling a new synodical graduate to access the website at http://cus.lcms.org/ComMinPlaFeed/ to fill out the form and make their request.

The primary request person filling in the information can select one, two, or however many Concordia University System institutions they would like their request form to be sent to. Once the "Insert Record" button is clicked on the information, it will be sent via email to all the CUS Institutions that were selected. It will also be sent to the District Education Executive so they will have a copy of the request, as well as the calling body so that they can retain their information.

As with any new system just beginning, this is a work in progress and we hope to work out any bugs along the way so that the system will work more efficiently. Any suggestions or concerns are welcome as we work through the process of making this a time saver and site that will assist in the placement process of our new graduates. Please send these on to Bill Schranz at Concordia University, Nebraska - Bill.Schranz@cune.edu.

As always, if the calling body would like to continue to call the universities directly to make their request, they may continue to do so - we are here to serve you.

Bill Schranz

Director of Synodical Placement

Concordia University, NE

800.535.5494 ext 7246 or 402.643.7246