After eight years serving as Pastor to a church on the north shore of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Brian was called to St. Andrew’s in 2009 to be Pastor of Children, Youth & Family. Since then Brian has been called to outreach ministry, started a church plant in Hugo, and currently leads the Pastoral Care & Spiritual Formation team. He earned his B.A. in Economics & Spanish from St. Olaf College, in Northfield, MN, and his MDiv from Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA.
Brian and his wife Sena have four children and three grandkids. He loves sailing, golfing, biking, pilgrimages/retreats, smoking meat in his Traeger, spiritual direction, and family adventures with kids and grandkids. Before going to seminary at age 30, Brian was in the banking and investment world and owned a Scandinavian Tour Company specializing in heritage travel, pilgrimages, and adventures.