Official nominee source text
- Section
- Central Region Regional Vice-President
- Office/position
- Central Region Regional Vice-President
- Candidate category
- ordained
- Source page
- p. 26
- Also candidate for
- President
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Basic Details
- Name
- Joel David Biermann
- Locale
- St. Louis, MO
- Congregation
- Resur rection Lutheran Church, St. Louis, MO (MO)
- Birth Year
- 1960
- Birthplace
- Waconia, MN
- Wife’s Maiden Name
- Richardt
- Number of Children
- 3
- College
- Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI
- Seminary
- Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO (1987)
- Other Degrees
- PhD , Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO (2002)
- Member of Synod Congregations (years)
- 54
- Rostered Member of Synod (years)
- 38
- Year of Ordination
- 1987
Service History
Pastorates
| Congregation | Years |
|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran Church, Bemidji, MN | 1987–1988 |
| St. Matthe w Lutheran Church, Holt, MI | 1988–1998 |
| Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens | 2000–2016 |
| Vacancy Pastor in St. Louis, MO | 2016–2026 |
- Congregation
- Trinity Lutheran Church, Bemidji, MN
- Years
- 1987–1988
- Congregation
- St. Matthe w Lutheran Church, Holt, MI
- Years
- 1988–1998
- Congregation
- Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens
- Years
- 2000–2016
- Congregation
- Vacancy Pastor in St. Louis, MO
- Years
- 2016–2026
Other Full-Time Positions
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO | 2002–present |
- Position
- Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
- Years
- 2002–present
Synod Offices
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Member of CTCR | 2016–2026 |
- Position
- Member of CTCR
- Years
- 2016–2026
District Offices
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Member, Convention Floor Committees | 2000, |
| 2015 Member, New England District Worship Commission | 2001–2004 |
| Circuit Counselor , Northern Illinois District | 2006–2009 |
| Member , Northern Illinois District East Region Pastoral Conference Committee | 2006–2010 |
| Secretary, Northern Illinois District Nominations Committee | 2009 |
| Circuit Visitor, Southern Illinois District | 2015–2018 |
| Chairman, Southern Illinois District Commission on Convention Nominations and Elections | 2017–2018, |
| 2024–2025 Second Vice-President, Southern Illinois District | 2018–2019 |
- Position
- Member, Convention Floor Committees
- Years
- 2000,
- Position
- 2015 Member, New England District Worship Commission
- Years
- 2001–2004
- Position
- Circuit Counselor , Northern Illinois District
- Years
- 2006–2009
- Position
- Member , Northern Illinois District East Region Pastoral Conference Committee
- Years
- 2006–2010
- Position
- Secretary, Northern Illinois District Nominations Committee
- Years
- 2009
- Position
- Circuit Visitor, Southern Illinois District
- Years
- 2015–2018
- Position
- Chairman, Southern Illinois District Commission on Convention Nominations and Elections
- Years
- 2017–2018,
- Position
- 2024–2025 Second Vice-President, Southern Illinois District
- Years
- 2018–2019
Other Significant Service or Experience
| Type of Service | Years |
|---|---|
| Pastor-in-Residence, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis | 2002 |
| Supervisor of Deaconess Field Workers, Concordia University Chicago | 2005–2012 |
| Book Re viewer, Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly | 2016 |
| Member , Board of Directors, Metro-East Lutheran High School, Edwardsville, IL | 2017–2019 |
| Contributor , The Lutheran Witness | 2020, |
| 2024 Contributor, The Emigration of the Saxon Lutherans in the Year 1838 and Their Settlement in Perry County, Missouri, CPH | 2022 |
| 2015–present Vicarage Supervisor, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis | 2021–2023; 2025–present |
| Head Bo ys Basketball Coach, St. Paul Lutheran Squires, Hamel, IL | 2022–present |
| Founding Member, The Evangelical Lutheran Hunting Club of Saline, Montgomery, and Other Counties | 2006–present |
| Regent, Concordia University, Nebraska | 2023–present |
- Type of Service
- Pastor-in-Residence, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
- Years
- 2002
- Type of Service
- Supervisor of Deaconess Field Workers, Concordia University Chicago
- Years
- 2005–2012
- Type of Service
- Book Re viewer, Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly
- Years
- 2016
- Type of Service
- Member , Board of Directors, Metro-East Lutheran High School, Edwardsville, IL
- Years
- 2017–2019
- Type of Service
- Contributor , The Lutheran Witness
- Years
- 2020,
- Type of Service
- 2024 Contributor, The Emigration of the Saxon Lutherans in the Year 1838 and Their Settlement in Perry County, Missouri, CPH
- Years
- 2022
- Type of Service
- 2015–present Vicarage Supervisor, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
- Years
- 2021–2023; 2025–present
- Type of Service
- Head Bo ys Basketball Coach, St. Paul Lutheran Squires, Hamel, IL
- Years
- 2022–present
- Type of Service
- Founding Member, The Evangelical Lutheran Hunting Club of Saline, Montgomery, and Other Counties
- Years
- 2006–present
- Type of Service
- Regent, Concordia University, Nebraska
- Years
- 2023–present
Supervisor of Field Workers, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Personal Statement
The church is the Body of Christ. She exists to make the reality of Christ known to the world by word and action. This means all congregations, all schools, and our Synod should confidently act like God’s people in all that they do. Jesus is our Lord, and we live accordingly. Recognizing genuine unity in our common confession, we work together on the task given to us by our Lord. As we proclaim His truth, we treat one another as brothers and those around us in the world as people for whom Christ died. Christ defines the church and her leaders.
Also candidate for
President Chairman, Convention Floor Committee:
Schools, Family, Young Adults, and Youth 2023
Sixth Vice-President, Central Region 2019–2023
Second Vice-President, Central Region 2023–present
Personal Statement
Serving as Central Region Vice-President at congregational celebrations, conferences, conventions, meetings, funerals, and on the Council of Presidents has been a great honor. I hope I have been able to rightly confess the truth of God’s Word in all the places where service to the Synod has sent me. “For the body does not consist of one member but of many” (1 Cor. 12:14). I view myself as being a member of the Body who is granted a position to represent the parish pastors of our Synod on the Council of Presidents, expressing their joys and concerns. I would be honored to continue serving in this way.
Also candidate for
President
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