Rev. Lou Forney
Senior Pastor
Email: lforney@crossandheart.org
Pastor Lou was born in Michigan and is a graduate
of Michigan State University. He has his Master of Divinity from The Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and his Doctor of Ministry from Trinity
Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. He also completed the inaugural three-year
certification program at the Beeson Institute for Advanced Church Leadership at
Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. His first call was to Faith Lutheran
Church in Flat Rock, Michigan. He was founding and Senior Pastor at King of
kings Lutheran Church in Shelby Township, Michigan. He has been at St. Paul's
since November, 2004. Pastor Lou has two 20-something children and one grandson. Lou has
served as an Evangelism Partner for the ELCA and speaks across the country at church
conferences and synod assemblies. He has a passion for effective leadership and
equipping disciples of Jesus Christ.