Nominee biography

Lance Armstrong O’Donnell

Concordia University Wisconsin Board of Regents

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Section
Concordia University Wisconsin Board of Regents
Office/position
Concordia University Wisconsin Board of Regents
Candidate category
commissioned
Source page
p. 75
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Elect 1 minister of religion—commissioned (3-year term)

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Lance Armstrong O’Donnell, Ixonia, WI; St. Paul, Oconomowoc WI (SW);

LCMS 33; Sr. Pastor. S: Bd. Mem.

CUC 1, BRTFSSG OH, Conv. Deleg.

D: Bd Mem. Luth. HS Assoc. of Greater Milwaukee 5, SW Sem.

Interview Com. 8, SW Conv. Chm. 1, CV 8. C: Pastor with School 16.

As the father of a CUW graduate, as a pastor who presently serves with a number of CUW graduates and encourages students to attend there, and as a churchman with a vested interest in a thriving CUWAA, I am honored to be considered for the Board of Regents. We have a responsibility to present and future generations to maintain and grow a Concordia University Wisconsin with a strong biblical and confessional backbone. That is, a CUWAA education should be an opportunity for students to prepare for their churchly, family, and civic vocations with the faithful administration—and teaching—of Christ’s Word and Sacraments at the center of their academic and cultural life.

MINISTERS OF RELIGION—COMMISSIONED

Elect 1 minister of religion—commissioned (3-year term)

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