Chairman
Rev. Micah Gaunt
Rev. Micah R. Gaunt was born in Seward NE, but did most of his growing up in Orchard Farm, MO. After high school, he earned a B.S. in Education from Concordia University, Nebraska. He taught literature and theology for three years at Lutheran High North in Houston, TX. Afterward, he studied at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and was ordained into the Office of Holy Ministry in 2007. He served for 12 years at Bethlehem, Ravenna and Zion, North Shelton, NE. He is currently serving among the saints at Peace in Hastings, NE. His most successful endeavor was meeting and marrying his wife, Dawn. By God's grace, they have had nine children born to them.
Vice Chairman
Rev. David McMinn
Rev. David McMinn was baptized into Christ at Christ Lutheran Church in Cullman, Alabama. He is married to Christi and has two children, Sarah (Robert) and Dave, and two grandchildren, Rowan and Delsie. In 2004 he was accepted into Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Since 2008 he has served the people at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, McMinnville, Tennessee.
Rev. Tysen Bibb
Rev. Bibb is a Missouri native who was born and raised in the St. Joseph area. A 2009 graduate of Concordia University Wisconsin, Tysen earned a Bachelors Degree in Theology and served as a rostered and commissioned youth director for three years prior to enrolling at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. Upon graduating in 2016, Rev. Bibb was ordained into the Office of Holy Ministry and served at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in St. Cloud, Minnesota for over four years. In the Fall of 2020, Rev. Bibb accepted a call to serve God’s saints at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norborne, Missouri, where he and his family currently reside. Tysen, his wife Sarah, and their three sons love small town life in rural Missouri.
Rev. Kevin Johnson
Rev. Johnson was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, where he met his wife, Ceci, in German class. After serving in the United States Marine Corps and graduating with a degree in architecture from Iowa State University, he attended Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Pastor Johnson has been the called and ordained servant of Christ at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Carlisle, Iowa, since 2004. Ceci and Pastor Johnson are blessed to have two grown daughters they homeschooled and who are now married and starting their own families.
Mr. Ian Davidson
Mr. Ian Davidson was born, raised, and currently lives in Norborne, MO. After high school, Ian received his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Northwest Missouri State University in 2006 and his Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Lindenwood University in 2009. He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Norborne, where he currently serves on the Board of Elders. He is a middle school history teacher and golf coach for the local school district. On Friday nights during football season, you will find Ian in the press box as the public address “voice” of the NHC Aggie Football team.
Ian is married to Rachel and they have two children, Maliyah and James. In his spare time he likes to spend time with the family, study church history, watch football, fly fish, smoke meat for family and friends, and play golf.
Mr. Joe Ehrich
Mr. Joe Ehrich was born in November 1985 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and was baptized into Christ on February 2, 1986.
He has been married to his wife, Ashley, since 2006 and they have been blessed with ten children. Joe is a licensed attorney, and he consults on data privacy and artificial intelligence risk. He also has experience in marketing and public relations.
The Ehrichs are members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE. Joe is a past congregational president and currently serves as Chairman of the Stewardship Committee and as a member of the board of KNNA LP 95.7 (The Cross). In his free time, Joe enjoys spending time with his family, reading, watching college football, and discussing theology.
Secretary
Mrs. Myrtle Siefken
Myrtle grew up in western Washington and moved to Idaho after earning a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Washington. For most of her career she was a technical editor at the Idaho National Laboratory, primarily in Materials Science. She is a member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians and has served as a judge in Business Professionals of America regional high school competitions.
She enjoys studying God’s Word and is an active participant in Bible class at Hope Lutheran Church in Idaho Falls. She currently holds local and district positions in the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML).