Christian Huntley

     Christian Huntley has served LCMC as Coordinator for Leadership and Pastoral Ministry since 2023. He previously had served as a pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Afton, MN. An Iowa native, he received his MDiv from Bethel University. The beautiful St. Croix River Valley in Minnesota is home for Christian, his wife, Jenna, and their two daughters. When not working or building LEGOs with his girls, Christian enjoys being outside, preferably hunting, golfing, or around a bonfire. If he can be with people, he will try about anything. He loves to listen and learn!

     Christian is passionate about the church being the tangible, loving expression of Jesus on earth. He felt a calling in college to help other college students connect their faith to their vocation and has found great joy fulfilling that calling as a local pastor in ways he never imagined! He also serves as a Chaplain with the local Sheriff’s office, caring for deputies and county residents alike. 

     In his keynote “Building Ministry for People, Not People for Ministry,” Christian will discuss how the disciples had never been in this storm, with this crew. Your church has not been in 2025 with this congregation. Even a church with the same families as decades ago is a very different church and in a very different season today. Too often churches try to fill sign-up sheets people aren’t interested in or don’t feel gifted for. With a variety of tools at our fingertips, your church can evaluate its current ministry in light of current conditions, and make adjustments based on the people Christ has called to the congregation for this season.