Rev. Scott Stiegemeyer
Director of Admission
stiegemeyerse@ctsfw.edu
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The Rev. Scott Stiegemeyer was born and grew up in Kansas City, MO. A product of Lutheran schools, K-12, he attended Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI from 1987-1991. There he met his wife, Julie, who is now an accomplished children’s book author. They have one child, a son, Jacob. Rev. Stiegemeyer served as pastor to Concordia Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, PA. A 1995 graduate from CTS, he returned to be the Director of Admission in 2006.

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Rev. John M. Dreyer
Admission Counselor
dreyerjm@ctsfw.edu
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The Rev. John M. Dreyer grew up in Appleton, Wis., and attended Concordia University, River Forest, Ill., where he earned a B.A. in Communications (1988), and graduated from CTS in 1992. He served at his first call to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Livermore, Iowa, until 1996. He then served as pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Robbinsdale, Minn. In 2001, he accepted a call to the seminary as an admission counselor and he is currently pursuing a Ph.D at CTS.

Rev. Philip E. Zielinski
Admission Counselor
zielinskipe@ctsfw.edu
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The Rev. Philip Zielinski met his wife Sara as they began school at Concordia University River Forest, Illinois. He graduated with a B.A. in Secondary Education (Vocal Music) in 2000 and immediately enrolled at CTS and graduated in 2004. In 2006 he returned to CTS to pursue an STM, shortly thereafter accepting a call as an Admission Counselor. Rev. Zielinski perpetuates a long family history of service to the Lutheran Church, stretching back before the founding of the LC-MS.

Rev. Tom P. Zimmerman
Admission Counselor
zimmermantp@ctsfw.edu
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The Rev. Thomas P. Zimmerman serves at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana as Director of Alumni and Church Relations/Admissions Counselor. Rev. Zimmerman has served the church as a pastor, teacher and D.C.E. since 1973. He was ordained at Immanuel Lutheran Church - Downers Grove, Illinois on July 22, 1984. He is married to Marsha (nee Rekeweg); their marriage has been blessed with four children, Luke, Mark, Kristin and John.

Rev. Jason Braaten
Admission Counselor
braatenjm@ctsfw.edu
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The Rev. Jason Braaten grew up in New Lenox, Illinois. He attended Concordia University River Forest, where he received his BA degree in theological languages and philosophy in 2000. During that time, he met his wife Lauren (neé Dorr) who was enrolled in the deaconess program. They were married in 2001 just before Jason matriculated to Concordia Theological Seminary for the Fall Term. In 2003 Lauren and Jason moved to Cambridge, England to study at Westfield House, a sister seminary in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in 2006. In 2007 he began studies in the STM program and served as the graduate assistant to the Concordia Theological Quarterly. In April of 2007, Jason was placed at the seminary to serve as an admission counselor, and was ordained on 1 June. Jason and Lauren have one son, Oliver.