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Candidate Name: Rev. Allan Buss

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  • Presidium (Ordained Only)
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Ordained Minister

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Congregation Experience

VICARAGE, Mt. Olive, Corning and St. Paul, Red Bluff California, 1988-1989
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, Hampshire, Illinois, Vacancy Pastor
ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH, Hampshire (Pingree Grove), Illinois, Vacancy Pastor
ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH, Dundee, Illinois, Sole Pastor, 1990 to 2000
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Belvidere, Illinois, Senior Pastor, 2000 to 2018, Vicarage Supervisor, 7 Years

District Experience

NORTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT – LUTHERAN CHURCH – MISSOURI SYNOD
First Vice President, 2006 to 2015
Board of Directors, 2000 to 2015
Chairman General Pastoral Conference, 2001 to 2004 Mission Board, 1997 to 2000
Various Floor Committees and Conventions
NORTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT – LCMS, President, June 2018 to Present

Synod Experience

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, Concordia Uni, Mequon, Wis
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, Concordia Uni, River Forest, IL
ASIAN MINISTRY COMMITTEE, 1997-1999
SYNODICAL CONVENTION DELEGATE, 1992, 1998, 2010, 2016
CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEE, 1998, 2010, 2016
CONVENTION, 2016 Morning Worship Preacher
CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEE CHAIR, 2019 “Life Together”
ENGLISH DISTRICT Professional Worker Conference, Spring 2017 Presenter “The Pastor and the Hard to Love”
Ethiopian Evangelical Mekane Yesus Pastoral Conference, Addis Abba, Ethiopia, Spring 2016 Presenter “Preaching and the Word of God”
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN/Ann Arbor-Board of Regents, 2016 to Present (Advisory)
CUW/AA–Governance Committee, 2016 to Present
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO–Board of Regents, 2018 to Present
CUC–Student Success Committee, 2018 to 2020
CUC–Institutional Advancement Strategies Committee, 2020 to Present
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS–Placement Committee, 2018 to 2023
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS-Program Committee, 2023 to present

Community Service Experience

BELVIDERE FIRE CHAPLAIN, 2010 to Present
BELVIDERE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 2001 to 2018
RUTLAND/DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FIRE CHAPLAIN, 1994 to 2000
ELGIN BREAKFAST ROTARY, 1996 to 1998
UNITED WAY OF DUNDEE TOWNSHIP, 1993 to 1997

Mission of Work

We rejoice in the wonderful gift we have in Gospel given in Word and Sacrament. The LCMS confesses the Bible to be the Word of God and the Lutheran Confessions as a clear articulation of the Christian Faith. That is my confession. The front line of this Ministry and Mission that Lord has given us is the local congregation. We are bound together by the Lord, our Confession and the mission He has given us. The mission of the Church happens in our congregations, schools and ministries as we strengthen each other and share the Gospel in our communities. The NID is a diverse district which is stronger together as we partner, encourage and challenge each other for what the Lord has given us to do. We are about Word, Wellness and Witness!

Challenges, Opportunities, and Goals

The Opportunities are many because the Lord is at work in us and through us. Look at the thousands of faithful workers we have in NID both Called and Lay who serve and lead! Several hundred have participated in NID Partnership Gatherings and new relationships are forming. Over 325 participated in the Lay Leadership Summit hungry for Worship, study, hope and equipping as together we face opportunities and challenges together. Currently, in initiative on Lutheran School sustainability is on-going for all our Schools. We are looking at Ministry and Mission in our urban area. Challenges: Too few workers, long vacancies, declining numbers and sometimes hopelessness. We have the Lord Jesus, His promises and each other. I’m in!

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