Advisory Council
In addition to the co-directors 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 Schola director, 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. Felix Malpica
Bishop, LaCrosse Area Synod, ELCA La Crosse, WI
Rev. Dr. Craig Mueller
Lead Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Adjunct faculty, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago, IL
Omaldo Perez
Cantor, Zoar Lutheran Church Perrysburg, OH
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 Schola Director
Director of Worship and Music, Holy Cross Lutheran Church Livonia, MI