Will Healy, Senior Pastor
Will has been at Emmaus since 1987. A graduate of Bethel College and Seminary (St. Paul, MN), he received his Doctor of Ministries degree from the Association of Chicago Theological Schools. He is married to Julie, who teaches third grade at Bridgewater Elementary in Northfield. Will and Julie have two young adult children, Nina and Sam. Will is also a harmonica player of very little note and is most likely unavailable for your next garden party.

Rob Ryden, Director of Worship and Administration
Rob and his family have been part of the Emmaus community since they moved to Northfield in 1999.  He originally hails from the bustling burgh of Moose Lake, Minnesota and earned a bachelor's degree from Luther College and a master's degree from the University of Minnesota.  Rob is married to Heather, who teaches in Northfield.  Together they chase around three very curious and lovely children (Sam, Drew and Grace), but they rarely catch them.  After a fifteen-year career in education, Rob is very excited about embracing a new challenge in the serving of God through service to the amazing body of believers at Emmaus!

Abe Johnson, Director of Student & Family Ministries

Kristin Lindholm, Director of Children & Family Ministries
Kristin has been attending Emmaus since 2000. She and her family have lived in Northfield for 14 years and thinks this town ROCKS. Kristin graduated from St. Olaf College with a degree in English Education and then went on to get her Masters of Education from St. Mary's University. For the last decade she has been fighting the war on ignorance as an English teacher at Northfield High School. The favorite part of her job is being taller than the kids she serves.

Karen Nelson, Office Manager
Karen has been attending Emmaus since 2001. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Minnesota. On her first go around she earned a degree in Family Studies and then went back to get a Master's degree in Family Education. She has worked with adults with developmental disabilities and mental illness and was a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher before becoming a mom to Cooper and Sam. Karen and her husband Gregg have lived in Northfield for 10 years. They both enjoy being outside with their boys and passing on their many amateur naturalist hobbies. She believes that her doughnut buying skills will serve her well in this position.

Lori Rossmiller, Office Manager
Lori is from Austin, Minnesota and has been attending Emmaus since 1998. She is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and earned her Master's degree in Education from St. Mary's University. She spent several years teaching Spanish at Northfield High School and then spent several years at home with her boy's Jack and Tate. Lori met her husband Pete working in Yellowstone National Park and they have lived in Northfield for 8 years. Lori's favorite part of the job is answering the telephone and finding that it's almost always someone she knows on the other end of the line.