Staff

Meet Steve Anderson! Steve grew up in Minnetonka, loves the MN lakes, uses his hands to create things out of wood, dreams of a dust free wood shop, loves fishing, mountain biking and craves spending time with his family. He loves using things that are discarded and repurposing them to create something new. Steve and his wife Daisy have two kids and love their community.

Steve graduated from Bethel Seminary, St. Paul with an M.Div. He is passionate about helping people live in the tension between life's bigger questions and faith. He invites people to swim in the deep end of the pool and challenge their comforts.

Contact: steve@lakesidecov.org

Steve Anderson, Lead Pastor

Erin Damberger, Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Community Life

Erin Damberger came to Lakeside as an associate pastor in October 2023 after previously serving here as a pastoral intern. She served in music ministry roles in five denominations before the Lord called her to seminary and to pastoral ministry in the Covenant. She completed her M.Div. from Bethel Seminary and is thrilled to be serving alongside all the people of Lakeside.

Erin loves attending live concerts, doing yoga, hiking, watching movies, and meeting friends for coffee. She is married to DJ, and they have three daughters, one son, a big goldendoodle, a bearded dragon, and now honeybees.

Contact: erin@lakesidecov.org

Worship Leader (Open Position)

We are currently searching for a Worship Leader (part-time) who is passionate about leading people into the presence of God through engaging worship experiences that are both approachable and faithful. This is a part-time position to grow and deepen our worship experience

Description and more information about the position below.

Worship Leader Vision

Job Description

Application Process

Lakeside Resource Paper

Ali White, Admin Assistant

Ali joined the team at Lakeside during the fall of 2019. Ali is gifted in creating order out of chaos, managing details and creating a clear process for teams to be effective. Her role focuses on communications, assisting ministry teams with resources to reach more people and share the story of Lakeside.

Beyond this, she is, a mom to 3 great kids, married to sports fanatic named Derek and loves all things Marvel and DC.

Contact: office@lakesidecov.org

Leadership Team

Our Leadership Team is responsible for building, maintaining and overseeing the spiritual welfare of the congregation, as well as directing and overseeing all ministries and business affairs of Lakeside. The current Lakeside Leadership Team was selected by Pastor Steve and consists of Heidi Dorfner (chair), Katie Rosenow (secretary), Emily Stoddart, Steve Smith, Daniel Theissen (treasurer), and Eric Young (vice chair). Future members will be elected by Lakeside Partners during annual meetings. For more information, refer to the Lakeside Covenant Church Constitution

Lakeside Leadership Team 2023