Roger E. Timm

My vocation (or calling in life): pastor.

My congregation: Ascension Lutheran Church, Riverside, Ill.

My favorite hymn: “For All the Saints.”

My favorite disciple: Andrew.

My favorite person in the Bible: Paul.

My favorite potluck dish: lasagna.

My favorite movie: “The Spitfire Grill.”

My favorite junk food: onion rings.

Lutherans are great at: singing.

Lutherans could do better at: inviting people to worship.

I was most proud of my congregation when: they agreed to resettle a refugee family.

I was most frustrated with my congregation when: they argued over the use of a youth room.

I feel most Lutheran when: I’m at a church gathering, singing and celebrating communion.

What “living Lutheran” means to me: being confident of God’s grace.

I’m doing God’s work with my hands when: I touch the sick with my hands during prayer.