Sermon: Hebrews 4:9-16 Pentecost 22 – October 21, 2018 – Rev. Steven J. Radunzel When I was young my parents brought my brothers and sister and me to church every Sunday. We really did go to church every Sunday. That’s why it was very unusual one summer Sunday, when I
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Moses Wasn’t Concerned about Job Security
By Pastor Steven Radunzel on September 30, 2018Sermon: Numbers 11:16, 24-29 Pentecost 19 – September 30, 2018 – Rev. Steven J. Radunzel We all know what job security is. Anyone who has the responsibility to support him or herself, and especially someone who has the added responsibility of supporting a whole family, knows very well what job
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Show Me Your Faith
By Pastor Steven Radunzel on September 16, 2018James 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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Pastor Seth Haakenson
Pastor of Hispanic Outreach
Pastor Steven Radunzel
Lead Pastor
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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.
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.