Staff

Pastor Grant Van Lishout is nearing the end of his second year with Prince of Peace, bringing with him not just 18 years of ministry experience, but an infectious energy, a love for music, and a genuine joy in walking alongside people in faith. “I love journeying with our congregation through the seasons of the church year,” he says, “and some of my favorite moments happen in the conversations before and after worship.”

Pastor Grant’s path in ministry has been varied and rich. He began in rural Viroqua, Wisconsin, serving the North and South West Prairie Lutheran Churches, then spent nine years at St. Paul’s Lutheran in Atlantic, Iowa. A new calling brought him and his family north when he joined the staff at Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center on Trout Lake as a spiritual director. From there, he became a familiar face in Vilas and Oneida County congregations, preaching and leading worship wherever he was needed.

Spiritual direction remains one of Pastor Grant’s passions. He serves on the planning team for the Spiritual Directors Preparation Program in La Crosse, WI, and has been recently appointed to the board of directors at the Franciscan Spirituality Center.  He continues to chair the Affiliation Operating Board for the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Affiliation—groups devoted to justice, equality, care for creation, and gospel-centered living.

At home in Minocqua, Grant shares life with his wife, Sherry—Prince of Peace’s Music Coordinator—and their two daughters. Lily (14) is going to be a freshman at Lakeland Union High School, competes on the swim team and plays flute. Hope (11) is entering 6th grade at MHLT, also swims, beginning to play trumpet, and lends a hand with altar guild duties. The family’s wooded hobby farm is bustling with life: a pig, two lambs, two dogs named Kaydee and Bentley, three bunnies, four turkeys and 30 chickens.