Pastor Adam is our Lead Pastor, stepping into the role in 2025. Before landing at Normandale, he served as Senior Pastor at Faith Lutheran in Waconia, the ELCA’s Campus Pastor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln—where he helped design and build a brand-new campus ministry center—and as pastor at First St. Paul’s Lutheran in Hastings, Nebraska.
He also moonlights as a Visiting Instructor for Preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul and serves on the Board of Trustees for Augsburg Fortress Press.
A proud Nebraskan—yes, a full-fledged Cornhusker—Adam graduated from Hastings College (BA in Psychology), Nazarene Theological Seminary (MA in Theological Studies), and Luther Seminary (DMin in Biblical Preaching).
He and his amazing spouse, Amanda (Director of Operations at Church Anew), are recent empty-nesters living in Waconia with their two dogs: Nicholas Buttersnaps and Martin Luther (the dog, not the reformer). Their kids, Soph and Olivia, are both students at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Adam loves reading and writing and has recently taken up archery. When properly motivated, he’s even completed a few half-marathons and sprint triathlons. But honestly, his favorite thing is doing pretty much anything… as long as someone invites him along.
Joining the pastoral team in 2019, Pastor Rebecca is inquisitive by nature and passionate about exploring God’s transformative work among and beyond us! Energized by empowering communal life and service, Rebecca’s pastoral identity has been influenced by her multiple years of global service work and ministry, a degree in Social Work from Luther College, a Masters of Divinity from Luther Seminary, and four years of formative pastoral ministry in Prior Lake, MN. Pastor Rebecca’s husband, toddler, and anxious pup continue to help her live with a more robust sense of joy, gratitude, and adventure. She can be found walking 9 Mile Creek trails, devouring true crime podcasts, camping, canoeing, and ordering (with occasional regret) the most daring thing on the menu!
