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Voting Council Members

Position	Name	Term Ending
Lay Director	Joe Wagner	2026
Director Elect	OPEN	2026
Secretary	Tanya Redfield	2027
Finance Chair	OPEN	2027
Spiritual Director	Kelly Heide	2026
Spiritual Director	Dave Reedstrom	2027
Communications Chair	OPEN	2027
Leadership, Training & Development Chair	Missy Wagner	2027
Operations Chair	Elmer Rettig	2026
Outreach Chair	Jen Radke Coudron	2026
Site Selection Chair	Anna Fleischmann	2026

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Director – Joe Wagner:

My wife Melissa and I live on a farm outside Lake Crystal where we raised our three children who are now grown and off on their own. I work as the Building and Grounds Supervisor for the Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial School District. God met me where I was at when I came to weekend #429 in March 2004. The weekend changed the direction of my life. Since then, I have served on more than 25 VdC weekends in whatever capacity needed, primarily music, as I was inspired to learn to play the guitar after my weekend. I have also served on the State Council in Operations when the trailer was still being shared with the North and Metro. I will continue to serve in any area needed to promote this ministry.

Director Elect – *OPEN POSITION*

Secretary – Tanya Redfield

Finance Chair – *OPEN POSITION*

Spiritual Director – Pastor Kelly Heide:

Hello! I am Pastor Kelly Heide. My weekend was #477 at Roseville Lutheran Church in Roseville, MN. It was in October 2006 while I was on internship in seminary. This experience helped me to focus on what and who is most important. Every weekend I work reminds me of that wonderful experience.

Currently, I am pastor at Faith Lutheran in Madelia and Lake Hanska Lutheran in rural Hanska. I have worked as a hospice chaplain, a pastor and an interim pastor. I am thankful to God that I am in this place.

I have two children, a daughter and a son. My daughter has two daughters. They are wonderful, even when they are being naughty. My spouse and I enjoy fishing, camping, and finding unique places to stay. God loves you and so do I!

Spiritual Director – Pastor Dave Reedstrom:

On January 21, 1953, I was born in Anchorage, Alaska, where my father served during the Korean Conflict. They brought me home to Rapidan, Minnesota, when I was about a year old. I grew up in Lake Crystal as the oldest of five siblings. Ironically, I moved my family back to Rapidan, where my children were the fifth generation raised on land that my great grandfather homesteaded in 1884.

I grew up in Lake Crystal, MN graduating from LC High School in 1971 and attended the University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus from where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Soil Science in 1975. I began my career with the U.S. Federal Government in 1974 as a soil scientist. In 1982, I switched careers within USDA into the field of Human Resources Management. Staying in Human Resources, work for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in St. Paul, Minnesota, and USDA, Food and Inspection Service, in Minneapolis, Minnesota and retired in 2008 after 34 ½ years of service. I didn’t really retire because I joined with a friend to establish Disability Planning Specialists where we provide information and support to parents and families on the need to protect any governmental benefits for their loved ones with a disability.

I completely changed my mind about retirement when, in 2019, I became a student at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, expecting to graduate this spring. While attending seminary, I have been serving as Vicar at Calvary Lutheran Church, in Rapidan, MN, since 2019, where, after graduation and ordination, I hope to be Calvary’s Pastor.

I’ve been married to Carol, my high school sweetheart and best friend for over 46 years, father of three children, Vicki, and Drew, live in Mankato, and Kyle lives in North Mankato with his wife Jessica with their four beautiful children. Jess, who has spent the last five years battling metastatic breast cancer, and Kyle are the strongest people I know. Other than my family, the second love of my life was my vineyard, where for 15 years, I sold grapes commercially to Morgan Creek and Indian Island Wineries.

I began my Via De Cristo life in November 2008 with weekend #514 at Zion Lutheran Church, Lake Crystal, MN. Ierved as Rector in November 2011 for weekend #570, New Ulm, MN and for Co-ed Weekend #600, November 2013, in Waseca, Minnesota. I have served on various teams for fourteen different weekends from 2009 to 2019.

Communications Co-Chairs – *OPEN POSITION*

Leadership, Training and Development Chair – Missy Wagner

Operations Chair – Elmer Rettig

Outreach Chair – Jen Radke Coudron

I have been involved in Via de Cristo / Ignite since 2009 after my weekend in the Fall of 2008. This Christian organization has been the building block of helping me grow spiritually and gain confidence in public leadership. I have guided my 2 daughters into a similar organization for teens called TEC, Teens Encounter Christ which has given them more confidence in themselves, and their spiritual growth. I pray that Ignite VDC continues to do the same for many, many more individuals.

Site Selection Chair – Anna Fleischmann