The Lord called Rev. Daniel Burfiend to serve on the Advancement staff at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), in October 2023. Rev. Burfiend attended CTSFW from 2011 to 2016, earning a Master of Divinity and a Master of Sacred Theology. After Seminary, he served as pastor of New Hope Lutheran Church in Ossian, Indiana. Prior to attending the Seminary, he worked for three years as an advancement officer at Hillsdale College. He is a graduate of Hillsdale with a BA in history. He and his wife, Roseli, have six children.