Biography
Professor Sundquist was a Parish Pastor for five different congregations of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod for almost twenty years before becoming a full time faculty member of Christ College at Concordia University in Irvine California. He is married to his amazing wife Melissa and has three wonderful daughters. They live in Laguna Hills and enjoy talking theology, spending time as a family and helping out at church.
Education
- Advanced Studies Program, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, 2026-Current
- M.Div., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, 2004-2008
- B.A., Concordia University, Irvine, CA, 2001-2004
Professional Experience
- Associate Pastor, Faith Community Lutheran Church and Schools, Las Vegas, NV, 2017 – Present
- Senior Pastor, Christ the King Lutheran Church and School, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 2011 – 2017
- Associate Pastor, Abiding Savior Lutheran Church and School, Lake Forest, CA, 2008 – 2011
- Assistant to the Pastor, Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Anthem, AZ, 2002 – 2004
Teaching Experience
- Adjunct Professor, Concordia University, Irvine, CA, 2008 – Present
- Adjunct Professor, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, 2019 – Present
Research Interests
- Luther’s Preaching
- Church Work Vocations
- Confessional Lutheran Identity
Selected Publications
Contribution to Books
- Common Ground, by Steven P. Mueller, editor (Concordia University Irvine, 2018, 2024)
- Echoes of Grace: Receiving God’s Grace for Everyday Christian Life, by Brandon Larson and Robert Sundquist. (Wittenberg Free Press) August, 2026
Translations
- Editor, Doctrinal Resolution Project, by Concordia Historical Institute. (St. Louis: Concordia Historical Institute, 2006)
Miscellaneous
- Koinonia Gathering Presentation A review of convention resolutions that have shaped pastoral formation throughout LCMS history. 2026
- Keynote Presenter PSW Pastors’ Conference: The history of Synodical action related to mission. 2023
- Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry: Review of The Care of Souls, by Harold Senkbeil, St. Paul, Minnesota, Vol. 42 No.2 Spring 2021
- Keynote Presenter, NOW LCMS Pastors’ Conference: Should LCMS Pastors solemnize state ceremonies now that the state has changed the definition of marriage? 2016
- Plenary Presenter at the Theological Symposium: Uses of Scripture in LCMS Documents. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. 2010
Preaching Resources
- Concordia Pulpit Resources. Three homiletic and children’s message helps. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2026.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate and Seminary theology and philosophy courses
Concordia University, Irvine, CA
- ATHL 411 Creeds and Confessions
- ATHL 473 Systematic Doctrinal Theology
- MACL 430 Communicating the Gospel I
- MACL 530 Communicating the Gospel I
- MACL 531 Communicating the Gospel II
- NTHL/B 101 Foundations of Christian Theology
- NTHL 202 History and Literature of the New Testament
- PHI 105 Epistemology, Worldview, Search for Meaning (ZFC)
- TPRC 531 Homiletics II
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
- PRA 411 Introduction to Pastoral Ministry
- PRA 413 Preaching I
- PRA 415 Preaching II