Official nominee source text
- Section
- First Vice-President of the Synod
- Office/position
- First Vice-President of the Synod
- Candidate category
- ordained or commissioned
- Source page
- p. 17
- Also candidate for
- Regional Vice-President (West-Southwest Reg.)
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Basic Details
- Name
- Alfonso O. Espinosa
- Locale
- Lak e Forest, CA
- Congregation
- St Paul’ s, Irvine, CA (PSW)
- Birth Year
- 1965
- Birthplace
- Delano, CA
- Wife’s Maiden Name
- Mar tin
- Number of Children
- 8
- College
- Concordia University Irvine, Irvine, CA (1987)
- Seminary
- Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN (1991)
- Other Degrees
- MA in Christian Apologetics, Biola University, La Mirada, CA (2001); PhD in Theology, University of Birmingham, England (2009)
- Member of Synod Congregations (years)
- 43
- Rostered Member of Synod (years)
- 35
- Year of Ordination
- 1991
Service History
Pastorates
| Congregation | Years |
|---|---|
| St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Covina, CA | 1991–1996 |
| St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Laguna Beach, CA | 1996–2002 |
| Living Word Lutheran Church, The Woodlands, TX | 2002–2010 |
| St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Irvine, Irvine, CA | 2011–2026 |
- Congregation
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Covina, CA
- Years
- 1991–1996
- Congregation
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Laguna Beach, CA
- Years
- 1996–2002
- Congregation
- Living Word Lutheran Church, The Woodlands, TX
- Years
- 2002–2010
- Congregation
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Irvine, Irvine, CA
- Years
- 2011–2026
Synod Offices
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Chair, Board for National Mission | 2014–present |
| Doctrinal Re view | 2019–2026 |
- Position
- Chair, Board for National Mission
- Years
- 2014–present
- Position
- Doctrinal Re view
- Years
- 2019–2026
Other Significant Service or Experience
| Type of Service | Years |
|---|---|
| Adjunct Professor of Theology, Concordia University Irvine, Irvine, CA | 1996–2002, |
| 2009–2021 Author/Writer | 1999–present |
- Type of Service
- Adjunct Professor of Theology, Concordia University Irvine, Irvine, CA
- Years
- 1996–2002,
- Type of Service
- 2009–2021 Author/Writer
- Years
- 1999–present
Personal Statement
My published books (CPH faith and culture trilogy), works of Christian apologetics (Wipf & Stock), and service on the Board for National Mission (especially with LCMS Family Ministry) demonstrate my passion for equipping the church to reach our culture with the saving Gospel. We must be as St. Paul, becoming all things to all people, that by all means we might save some (1 Cor. 9:22). For this to happen, our ordained and commissioned servants need us to invest heavily in their holistic health for joy to fill our hearts as all of us love the truth as well as the people we serve.
Also candidate for
Regional Vice-President (West-Southwest Reg.)
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