Meet the Team
Pastor Leta Arndt Behrens- BA Education/Early Childhood, Master of Divinity
Currently Leta is Pastor at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Ft. Collins, CO and has served there for over 15 years. Leta has experience in teaching elementary school and preschool in public and private education settings. She served St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Beaverton, OR for six years as their Education Minister–providing educational experiences for individuals and families from cradle to grave. The development of a preschool, growth and deepening of children’s ministry, and a strong ministry to connecting church and home were all a part of her ministry in that setting. She has also served First Lutheran Church in Longmont, CO as their associate pastor with primary responsibilities in family and cross+generational ministry. She has consulted colleagues and educational ministry teams in developing their ministries to be outreached and household/family oriented. She has served the Rocky Mountain Synod in areas of conferences and networking. She has a husband who is a middle school science teacher and two children who keep her imagination alive!
Pastor Brigette Weier- BS in Education K-8, Master of Divinity
Brigette has taught Prek-8 in various settings across the country. She served St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Beaverton, OR from 2000-2008. In 2003, she founded and then served as the director of the weekday preschool childhood ministry until 2008. In addition to the weekday preschool she also served as the main director of early childhood ministry development for the congregation.
Brigette has served Lutheran Church of the Master in Lakewood, CO, Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village, CO, Our Saviour’s and St Matthew’s both in the Salt Lake City area of Utah. She also has served with the Rocky Mountain Synod on various teams and leadership around faith formation. Brigette recently keynoted the NE Women of the ELCA Conference on the church, mission and faith practices. She has led workshops at several conferences regarding faith formation and faith practices as well as consulted local congregations in the areas of faith formation, connecting and developing a preschool ministry in a congregation. She is married to a ‘computer guy,’ Mike, who keeps her laptop running and is the mother of two who also keep her imagination, dedication and her patience alive!
Gus Brockmann- BA Music, M.M. Trumpet Performance and Pedagogy/Theory and Composition.
Gus currently serves Our Saviour’s ELCA in Fort Collins, Colorado as the Minister of Worship and Music. He has also served in worship, music and children’s faith formation at First Lutheran in Longmont, CO. Throughout his career Gus has been working to create ways for people to take worship with them through the week. The Sunday morning experience of church is a chance to recharge your faith for the week ahead. People should walk out of church with a song on their lips and the stories of our faith in their hearts. These ideas help to shape a Sunday School and Children’s Ministry program that is focused on hearing that telling the stories that bring our traditions and God’s love to life. While Gus is not currently active on the writing team, his partnership is valued and he is a founding partner.