He is a member at St. Paul, Brookfield, Illinois (NID), has served his congregations, districts, and Synod in various capacities, and currently serves as a Synod-elected member of the Board of Regents of Concordia University Chicago (River Forest), where he is vice chairman. He is a frequent speaker on legal topics affecting the church. All views expressed are his own, and do not represent the views of Concordia Chicago, its board, or his law firm, “nor are they to be taken as legal advice in any matter.”