Redeemer Lutheran Church
He is a regular guest on Issues, Etc, a contributing editor to Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy, where he writes both for the print journal and the blog, and a frequent blogger at the Lutheran Witness. He has served on the English District Board of Directors and is currently on the Commission on Theology and Church Relations for the LCMS. A collection of Pastor Petersen’s teaching ministry in various media forms is available at Theological Commonplaces: Spiritual Renewal for Pastors and Laity.
Associate Pastor: Rev. Shawn Barnett accepted the call to be Redeemer’s Associate Pastor in 2024. He studied at Concordia University Chicago, earning a B.A. in theological languages. Additionally, he studied for one year at the Lutherische Theologische Hochschule in Oberursel, Germany. He also obtained a Master of Arts in Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as well as a Master of Divinity at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. Previously, Rev. Barnett served as a schoolteacher at Immanuel Lutheran School, Alexandria, Virginia. He and his wife Molly have been blessed with three young children. .
Kantor: Since 1987 Rev. Dr. Daniel Reuning has been Kantor at Redeemer Lutheran. After retirement from Concordia Theological Seminary, where he served for 31 years, he founded The Bach Collegium – Fort Wayne and served as its artistic director from 2002 to 2022.
Secretary: Mrs. Jane Casey has been the secretary at Redeemer Lutheran since June 2009. She and her husband, Colin, moved to Fort Wayne in 2002. For over 20 years most of her energies were devoted to homeschooling their four children and helping support other homeschooling families. She is now a happy grandma of 15.
