07/25/2026
We're so excited for our Youth Ministry Training Coordinator, Jordan Langness, as he follows God's call into pastoral ministry at United Free Lutheran Church in Greenbush, MN! We asked him to tell us a little bit about how God brought him to this congregation:
"The Lord’s call into pastoral ministry didn’t come as a Jonah moment where I felt like the earth was breaking around me due to my running from God’s call, nor was it a Samuel moment where the Lord spoke audibly of His plans for me. It was more like the still small voice spoken to Moses, and that voice sounded an awful lot like a trusted friend who told me he wasn’t sure why I wasn’t a pastor. That question began a season of pondering for me, like a tiny pebble in my shoe that wouldn’t be ignored. What if God really was calling me to be a pastor? As I waited and watched, I noticed that maybe my heart for congregational ministry was shifting in this new direction. If that was the case, what would come next? I decided to apply for the licensed lay pastor program and see how the Lord would lead through that. Through this process, we trusted that the Lord would lead our hearts if He truly was calling me in this new direction. Over the next year, there were many opportunities to pray about where the Lord may be calling us to serve, and if indeed he was calling us to change ministry directions. Eventually, through many different circumstances, the Lord led us here to Greenbush. It is a humbling thing to consider how the Lord has led and provided throughout this process, and we are excited to see what this new chapter looks like as we serve Him by serving the congregation of United Free Lutheran."
Please pray with us for the Langness family as they make this transition to a new place and ministry, and for God to work powerfully through them and this congregation to proclaim Christ crucified!
