Russell Lackey

Pastor, Mission Lutheran Church

Russell Lackey is pastor of Mission Lutheran Church in Laguna Niguel, California. He previously served as senior campus pastor at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he held the James E. Rasmussen and Duane M. Skow Chair in Pastoral Excellence. He was the project manager of The Moses Project, funded by the Thriving in Ministry Initiative of Lilly Endowment Inc.

Lackey is the author of "Power and Purpose: The Book of Revelation for Today." He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian leadership from Duke Divinity School and a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary.