Rev. Dr. Larson is the 5th Presiding Pastor of The American Association of Lutheran Churches, elected at the 28th General Convention on June 23, 2022. Dr. Larson served as the first called pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church of Waseca, Minnesota (2010 to present). Before ordained ministry, Dr. Larson served as a commissioned officer in the U. S. Navy and retired as a Commander (O-5). In 2020, Dr. Larson received a Doctor of Ministry with an emphasis on evangelism from The Institute of Lutheran Theology, Brookings, South Dakota. His doctoral thesis, “Keeping the Fort – The Reclamation of Boys and Men in the Church,” focused on understanding the current environment for evangelizing men while relying on the Lutheran Confessions as the means to call men back to the church. Dr. Larson and his wife, Connie, live near Waseca, Minnesota, on a 150-year-old Minnesota farmstead. They have three daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren. He enjoys a passion for rural living and agriculture.
