Interim Senior Pastor Chris Hagen

"Along with preaching and worship, my ministry areas are leading visioning, overall managing of the congregation, and conducting the interim process.

"I grew up attending Sunday school and worship. The Holy Spirit guided me through confirmation, summer Bible camps and college toward ministry as pastor. At times I rebelled and refused God’s lead, but the Spirit insisted. I have served congregations in Minnesota, Chicago, Baltimore, Delaware and Pennsylvania. I served as lay missionary to Senegal, West Africa, volunteered at two state prisons, and went on two mission trips to Haiti.

"John 15 is my guiding scripture. God determines how and where we serve. We do not to decide for God what ministries we do. Anything I do that is helpful or good is only by the Holy Spirit working through me.

"My wife, Dr. Ann Brearley, is a biostatistician at the University of Minnesota. We have two daughters, Rachel and Hannah. My outside interests are bicycling, reading, grilling and cooking."

Pastor Chris may be contacted at chagen@usfamily.net.

Pastor Jan Hartsook has been at St. Philip's since September of 1996. She grew up in Helena, Montana, and then attended Gustavus Adolphus College. After graduating she taught high school biology at Cooper High School in Robbinsdale and Chaska High School for 10 years. During that time she was an active member of Prince of Peace in St. Louis Park. She then returned to school, attending Luther Seminary in St. Paul. For over 11 years, she and her husband, Pastor Phil Gotsch, were co-pastors at First Lutheran in Trimont, Minnesota and Kansas Lake Lutheran near Butterfield, Minnesota. Pastor Phil is now an interim pastor in the St. Paul and Minneapolis Area Synods. They have three children: Mary, who lives with her husband and four children (Devin, Caitlin, Matthew and Conner) in Boise, Idaho; Christeen who lives in Spring Lake Park with her son, Zachary; and Michael who lives just outside of the Twin Cities Area. Camping, walking, reading, music, and being with family and friends are among her favorite things to do.

Pastor Jan may be contacted at jhartsook@usfamily.net.

Associate Pastor of Education and Family Ministry, John Hierlinger began at St. Philip's in July of 2008. He graduated from Luther Seminary, where he received a Masters of Divinity degree and was ordained in December of 2008. Prior to attending seminary, he was on staff at St. Philip's as the Middle School Youth Director and Young Adult minister, and is excited to be back. John grew up in Brooklyn Park, and from there went to Luther College in Decorah, IA, where he received a degree in Elementary Education. He feels blessed to be working with the children of St. Philip's as well as their families. John is married to Jenny Hierlinger, who is a nurse practitioner with University of Minnesota Physicians, working in their gynecological clinic. They have a daughter, Madeline, who was born in July of 2007, and a son, Sam, who was born in March of 2009. John really enjoys fishing, watching baseball, traveling and playing cards.

Pastor John may be contacted at jhierlinger@usfamily.net.