James 2:1-5, 8-10, 14-18 Pentecost 17 – September 16, 2018 – Rev. Steven J. Radunzel Some of you have perhaps seen the commercial on television where a husband and wife, looking very tired from lack of sleep, open their medicine cabinet to find a man standing on the other side
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MATTHIAS, THE LAST DISCIPLE CHOSEN
By Pastor Steven Radunzel on September 9, 2018Acts 1:15-26 Pentecost 16 Earlier this summer I attended the ordination and installation service of William Schubert as the pastor of our sister congregation Heritage Lutheran in Lindenhurst. Pastor Schubert is a 2018 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI and was assigned a call as the pastor of
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JUDAS (NOT ISCARIOT) WHO WANTED GOD’S KINGDOM TO COME
By Pastor Steven Radunzel on September 2, 2018John 14:21-23 Pentecost 15 Ever since 9/11 we have become increasingly aware of the names of militant Islamic groups that are not our friends. Al Quida was one of the first names we learned. In the last two or three years we’ve heard too many times the name ISIS which
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SIMON – A ZEALOT FOR THE GOSPEL
By Pastor Steven Radunzel on August 19, 2018John 2:13-17 Pentecost 12 A number of years ago I watched a movie called “Time Changer” that was produced by a Christian film company. It was a fictional story about a seminary professor who lived in the late 1800’s in the United States. This seminary professor was also a bit
Pastors
Pastor Steven Radunzel
Lead Pastor
Pastor Seth Haakenson
Pastor of Hispanic Outreach
Team Members
Pastor Steven Radunzel
Lead PastorGraduated from Norhtwestern College, in Watertown, WI and received a Divinity Degree from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, in Mequon, WI, in 1979. Pastor Radunzel has further earned a Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Psychology from the IL School of Professional Psychology in 1991. Pastor Radunzel has served at Immanuel since 1996.
Team Members
Pastor Seth Haakenson
Pastor of Hispanic OutreachAlthough Pastor Haakenson was born in Youngstown, Ohio, he grew up on the U.S. Mexican border in Douglas, Arizona. There he attended public schools until enrolling in Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. Following his graduation in 2000, Pastor Haakenson went on to pursue his Masters of Divinity at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. While there, he served as a vicar in Puerto Rico where he became fluent in Spanish. Upon graduating from the seminary, Pastor Haakenson’s first public ministry assignment was as a missionary to the Dominican Republic. Later, he accepted a Divine Call to begin a Spanish-speaking ministry in Milwaukee, WI. In 2013 Pastor Haakenson switched gears somewhat and became the Campus Pastor of Nebraska Lutheran High School in Waco, Nebraska. That led him to where he currently serves his Savior, right here in Waukegan, IL at Immanuel Lutheran. It’s interesting to note that God has blessed Pastor Haakenson once again with the privilege of establishing a Spanish-speaking ministry alongside the already established congregation at Immanuel. He is also blessed to have his wife, Monica, and his four daughters (Anna, Natalia, Micaela, Eva) serve God alongside him.