Conference Chaplains

    As we gather around the theme Nourishing Vocation: Every Time + Every Age + Every Place, conference chaplains serve as companions along the way. They offer a ministry of presence, listening, prayer, and pastoral care for participants throughout the gathering.

    Whether you are reflecting on something you have heard, discerning a next step in your calling, carrying a personal concern, celebrating a moment of joy, or simply seeking a conversation partner or prayer, chaplains are available to accompany you.

    You will find chaplains present throughout the conference, especially during Kairos Times. We invite you to reach out whenever you would welcome a listening ear, a prayerful companion, or a moment of reflection and renewal.

    Our Chaplains

    Rev. Janet Hunt

     

    Pastor Janet Hunt is a retired ELCA pastor who calls Sycamore, Illinois her home. After 36 years of active ministry in a variety of contexts in Illinois, in addition to occasional supply preaching, she now serves as a certified clergy coach through the ELCA Coaching Network. This work involves walking alongside both individual clergy as well as congregations as they discern their best ‘next steps’ in their work and in their lives. In her spare time, she is an avid walker, she loves to bake for friends, and of late is working hard to keep the weeds at bay in her garden!

     

     

     

     

    Rev. Peter Carlson Schattauer

    The Rev. Peter Carlson Schattauer is the Director of the Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community at St. Olaf College. A Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Schattauer was previously called as Associate Pastor at Advent Lutheran Church in Maple Grove, Minnesota, and served his internship at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Seattle, Washington. A graduate of St. Olaf College and Yale Divinity School, Schattauer was deeply formed by campus ministry at both institutions, worshiping and leading in the St. Olaf Student Congregation and working in the Yale University Chaplain’s Office and the University Church in Yale. From 2017-2023 he was on the Board of Directors of Lutheran Campus Ministry – Twin Cities, serving as the Chair from 2020-2023. Schattauer lives in Minneapolis where he enjoys taking advantage of cross-country ski trails, bike trails, and spending time with family and friends.