Daniel J. Lehmann Editor I am a lifelong Lutheran with decades of experience in secular journalism. Like many of you, I’m interested in the theological and historical roots of our faith and how that plays out in the contemporary world. I want to know what our church le... Email Daniel J. Lehmann

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Sonia C. Solomonson Managing Editor I'm one of the staff grandmas, a role I cherish. The mother of three and grandmother of eight, I have a passion for my family, reading, music, walking and women's issues. I like concerts, plays, movies and dinners with friends. I really enjoy trips t... Email Sonia C. Solomonson

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Michael D. Watson Art Director My role as art director is to design and supervise the design and layout of the magazine. I am also responsible for taking photos, creating illustrations and hiring others to take photos and create illustrations you see in each issue. My free time in... Email Michael D. Watson

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Elizabeth Hunter Associate Editor I joined the staff in 1999 as the section editor of Church & World. Previously, I edited Seeds for the Parish, now edited by Janice Rizzo. I attend Holy Family Lutheran Church in Chicago, where my husband Leslie is a hard-working youth director.... Email Elizabeth Hunter

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Kathleen Kastilahn Associate Editor The part of my job as editor of the People & Faith section that I like best is working with terrific freelancers, which just might have something to do with the fact that I wrote for the magazine for 18 years before joining the staff in 1992. (An... Email Kathleen Kastilahn

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Julie B. Sevig Associate Editor My "beat" for The Lutheran is Congregations & Community, a position I've held since being swept away from the ELCA Youth Ministry and Gathering team in 2000. In addition to being an associate editor, I'm the humor funnel (not th... Email Julie B. Sevig

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Andrea S. Pohlmann Editorial Production Manager After 18 years and five job titles, you can now find me happily working away at copyediting, production flow, some layouts, overseeing the magazine’s correspondents and other duties. And as editor of the “Youngchurch” page I love to... Email Andrea S. Pohlmann

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Amber Leberman Web Manager / Associate Art Director I've worked at The Lutheran magazine for eight years. I manage this Web site, art-direct The Little Lutheran, and serve on the art team for The Lutheran. I also do some occasional reporting. International reporting trips have taken me to Jerusale... Email Amber Leberman

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Curtis Peterson Circulation Marketing Manager After a lifetime of experiences with daily newspapers, I joined The Lutheran magazine in April 2005.  My role is to develop ways for us to increase our circulation and help more people enjoy and enrich their lives with the content provided in Th... Email Curtis Peterson

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Joel Stombres Advertising Director I joined The Lutheran as advertising director in August 2007 after nearly fifteen years in the Christian magazine industry. My prior experience also includes five years in Christian publishing as well as seven years in para-church ministry with Campu... Email Joel Stombres

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Bette Bruce Executive Assistant / Office Manager I joined the staff of The Lutheran in September 2000, after serving three years on the staff of Lutheran Woman Today magazine. After living all but two years of my life in one town, Midlothian, Ill., my husband and I moved in 2003 to Woodridge, Ill.,... Email Bette Bruce

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Jeff Favre Contributing Editor I am a contributing editor since March 1999, and I was previously the assistant editor. My niche: writing the stories that get all the hate mail. I try not to take it personally. I am now living ... Email Jeff Favre

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Rob Blezard Study Guide Editor After 25 fun years in journalism, ending with a wonderful job at The Lutheran magazine, the message God was telling me for years finally sunk in: "Don't write about ministry. Do ministry." So I retooled, was ordained in 2006 and now serve a... Email Rob Blezard

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