In her decades of parish ministry, Pastor Post served as lead, associate and solo pastor.  In each congregational setting, she focused on faithful preaching and teaching, and development of mission-driven and collegial staff and leader relationships. She is adept at crafting and nurturing intergenerational organizational structures that call on the many gifts of congregation members for the sake of witness. She was pivotal in developing the Glenbrook Parish, a five-congregation collaboration of ELCA congregations in Northfield Township, and the Willow Road Congregations, an ecumenical partnership of Northfield congregations. 

Pastor Post is a proud daughter of generations of Iowa farmers. She is a graduate of Wartburg College (BA Communications) and Wartburg Seminary (M.Div). In addition to pastoral work, Pastor Post is a blogger, published author, contributor to The Christian Century and "Sundays and Seasons". She also consults in leadership development with non-profit leaders. Pastor Post serves on the Synod Council and the Synod Council Executive Team. With a composer colleague, she wrote "Let There Be," a Christmas Cantata for choir, children's choir and strings that focuses on the cosmic and inclusive aspects of the incarnation. "Let There Be" was recorded by Chicago's William Ferris Chorale in December. 

In addition to pastoral and creative work, Pastor Post is the devoted spouse of James Nieman, retired president of LSTC (Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago), mother of adult daughters Clara and Madelene, and grandma to Theodore James. 

The Rev. JoAnn Post
Pastor for Administration

JoAnn Post has been an ELCA pastor for more than four decades, serving congregations and campus ministry in Alaska, Georgia, Wisconsin, Connecticut and, most recently, Chicago's North Shore. Pastor Post recently retired as pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church, Northfield, IL after 12 years of joyful service.

At Trinity, Pastor Post will serve on the Transition Team as Pastor for Administration, working closely with leaders and staff to support the congregation's ongoing ministry and the call process. She will work 15 hours a week, mostly behind the scenes, though she may be part of the preaching rotation later this fall/winter.