Advisory Council
In addition to the executive director and administrator, the Institute’s leadership consists of an advisory council comprised of pastors, musicians, scholars, composers, and more who, along with the Institute’s Director of Music, serve across the country in institutions and parishes affiliated with both the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). Current advisory council members include:
Rev. Liv Larson Andrews Pastor, Salem Lutheran Church Spokane, WA
Rev. Dr. Joshua Hollmann Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia University St. Paul, MN
Anne Krentz Organ Director of Music Ministries, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Park Ridge, IL
Rev. Dr. Craig Mueller Lead Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Adjunct faculty, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago, IL
Omaldo Perez Director of Music and Worship, Grace Lutheran Church La Grange, IL
Rev. Dr. Travis Scholl Chief Mission Officer, Lutheran Senior Services St. Louis, MO
Dr. Rhoda Schuler Professor Emerita, Concordia University St. Paul, MN
Sally Messner ILS Director of Music Director of Worship and Music, Holy Cross Lutheran Church Livonia, MI
Emily Smith Assistant Head Sacristan, Trinity Church Wall Street New York, NY