Crittenden will work with elected and staff leadership to help the GAMC adapt to the changing climate of religious funding, and to engage and support the whole church in strengthening stewardship.
He has served on the staff of the Synod of Lincoln Trails for the past sixteen years — the past ten years as co-executive. Crittenden has been manager and executive of the synod’s investment and loan program, supervisor of financial activities and staff, synod representative to denominational mission funding gatherings and national consultations, and consultant to congregations in the area of stewardship and financial discipleship. Prior to his service with the synod, Crittenden served as pastor for fifteen years in Indiana and Illinois, and five years as an associate pastor in Nebraska.