Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier received his B. A. in Religious Studies from the University of New Mexico in 1995. He received his M. Div. from Concordia Theological Seminary in 2005. On June 26, 2005, he was ordained into the Office of Holy Ministry at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He served as the Associate Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church and Mission Planter in Los Alamos. In 2008, the mission in Los Alamos became a sister congregation of the LCMS. At that point, he was called to serve as the first pastor of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Los Alamos, NM. He is a frequent guest on Issues, Etc. and author of the book Reading Isaiah with Luther.