SERVE AND CARE PLANNING TEAM
The Serve and Care Planning Team plans, coordinates, and supports the serve and care ministries so that mission partners have opportunities to use their gifts in mission and ministry. Those opportunities address the social, economic, emotional, and spiritual needs of our church family and neighbors in our community, our region, our country, and our world.
Deacon Francine Rask
Team Lead
Brad Delwiche
Dianne Roelke
Ginger Shomberg
Janean Hill
Kristy Meyer
Lynn Gates
Ruth Jacobson
PRAYER TEAM
The Prayer Team upholds the congregation, its ministries and the community in prayer. They strive to educate, empower and inspire the congregation in their prayer lives. They encourage and provide opportunities for all ages to continually spend time in prayer; whether asking for prayer, praying for and with others or building a personal relationship with God.
Ginger Shomberg
Team Lead
Lynn Gates
Kristy Meyer
Deacon Francine Rask
Annette Stone
WELCOMING TEAM
The Welcoming Team’s role is to intentionally connect with our mission partners and guests. We practice God’s Welcome at New Heights. We believe each person coming through our doors has been invited by God and they should be received in a way that reflects this.
Jamie Mawhinney
Team Lead
Tricia Clason
Jen Keller
Ginger Shomberg
Annette Stone
Penny Eveland
Kari Runyan
Jeff & Annette Koenig
hospitality team
The Hospitality Team plans and serves hospitality on Sunday mornings and for special events. They partner with the Welcoming Team to create an overall welcoming presence for our mission partners and guests.
Janean Hill
Barbara Wahl
Karine Disrud
Nancy Kalsow
Kari Runyan
YOUTH MINISTRY advisory team
The Youth Ministry Planning Team helps to plan and implement a comprehensive approach to youth ministry. This approach encourages youth in developing their relationship with God and the church community, challenges them to respond to God’s call to serve in their communities and the world, and provides opportunities for youth to grow in their faith and articulate what they believe.
Doug Drabenstadt
Sadie Ludwig
Ben Schreiber
Kaia Wedig
Staff Liaison
Dana Gee
personnel team
The Personnel Team has accountability for defining and facilitating the personnel systems, processes and policies that assist the church in calling and retaining ministry staff and other personnel necessary to fulfill our mission This includes the systems, process and policies that govern the recruitment, appointment, compensation, recognition, and termination of employees (staff) of New Heights Lutheran Church.
Michael Ecker
Team Lead
Terry Moyer
Stefan Peterson
Annette Stone
Faith Fehlen
Staff Liaison
PROPERTY AND FACILITIES TEAM
The Property and Facilities Team is accountable to oversee the care, maintenance and updates to the properties owned by New Heights Lutheran Church. They ensure the facilities and properties are well maintained, welcoming to our mission partners and guests, and ensure investments in the facilities are appropriately based on future plans to build a new facility and sell the existing facility.
Aaron Maes
Team Lead
Jen Keller
Brett Stampfli
Doug Drabenstadt
Faith Fehlen
Staff Liaison
FINANCE TEAM
The Finance Team operates on behalf of New Heights Lutheran Church providing effective and accountable financial management of New Heights’ financial matters. They are responsible for carrying out the church’s mission and vision related to finance, encouraging a mission-driven church where finances are not a constraint, where we partner with other teams and staff to achieve our vision, and where good stewardship guides the use of the congregation’s resources.
Bob Butler
Treasurer
Daniel Kirschbaum
Vision Team Liaison
Pastor Rob Nelson
Staff Liaison
Kayla White
Scott Heimerdinger
Chelsea Brander-Willey
TECHNOLOGY TEAM
The Technology Team develops, implements and maintains a plan,near and long term,to address the technology needs of the congregation in support of our mission to Love God, Love Neighbor, and Grow Disciples.
Kyle Schaefer
Team lead
Michael Roesch
Tony Frey
Vision Team Liaison
Alex Klett
Mike Keller