All ISM staff have significant experience in children, youth and family ministry. We share a common goal, which is to use our gifts of ministry by serving side by side with congregations who are navigating for the future. This may include staff changes, restructuring or just trying to figure out the best way to nurture the faith. We love these moments and are excited to set sail on this journey with faith communities!
Our staff continually seeks out opportunities for continuing education in areas of interim ministry, faith formation, systems theory, leadership and more. This creates a unique background of gifts and skills in each ISM staff. We will work with your goals to find the best candidates!
Sue Megrund
Director
Sue has served in youth ministry since 1990. Her education includes a Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Social Work, a Masters of Arts in Theology from Luther Seminary in St. Paul and a Doctor of Ministry from Luther Seminary. Her and her husband Todd live in the North Loop of Downtown Minneapolis with their two rescue cats, Samson and Jasper. Sue is one of the co-founders of InterServe Ministries.
Pete Erickson
Director of Leadership & Development
Pete Erickson has served and consulted in congregations since 1991. Pete has an undergraduate degree in Communication from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and excels in ministry system design, change management and coaching. He lives in Stillwater, MN with his daughter, Ellie.
Amy McGrew
Lead Associate
Over 25 years ago, Amy McGrew embarked on a life-long commitment to invest in students and their leaders. Aym has been on staff in small to mega churches—in children’s, middle school, high school and college-age ministries. They have worked on staff with non-profits who come alongside students and leaders in children’s and youth ministry. Aym is a certified Spiritual Director who provides opportunities to notice and respond to God’s invitations in the midst of everyday life. She has an M.A. in Youth Ministry from Asbury Theological Seminary. Currently, they are multi-careering as a freelance speaker and consultant, retail pharmacy technician and training coach, and an interim youth / children’s director with InterServe Ministries in churches of various denominations.
Kari Osmek
Lead Associate
Kari has been serving in congregations as a professional Children, Youth, and Family Ministry Director since 1984. She has worked with over 20 congregations through InterServe Ministries as an intentional interim ministry consultant, as well as serving in long-term calls in Eau Claire Wisconsin, St Louis Park Minnesota, and Rogers Minnesota. Kari has worked with Spirit and Truth Publishing since 2015, writing and editing many of their Children’s, Youth, Confirmation, and Cross+Gen Education and Worship materials. Kari did her undergraduate work in Family Life Education and has a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and Management.
Nick Clark
Associate
Nick Clark has been serving in congregational youth ministry since 2009 and has been with InterServe Ministries for three years. He graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead with degrees in Religion and Written Communication, and has an M.A. in Children, Youth, and Family Ministry from Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Nick’s ministry is rooted in helping others thoughtfully discern and apply their unique gifts toward God’s mission in the world. He lives in Woodbury with his wife Liz, sons Harvey and Everett.
Molly Schroeder
Associate
Molly has worked all her adult life with children of all ages and finds pure joy in those “light bulb” moments when something clicks for them upon discovering something new. Molly has been in congregational ministry for over 25 years. Molly is the Founder/President of the Board of Directors at The Wave Youth Center in Big Lake, MN. She graduated from St. Cloud State in 1996 and then attended Luther Seminary. has earned two master’s degrees in the last five years and is currently in the Doctor of Ministry program at Bethel Seminary. She loves to spend time with her family, volunteer in the community, kayak, run, and go hiking at State Parks. She and her husband Clayton live in Big Lake, MN and have raised their three children there.
Rev. Melanie Heuiser-Hill
Associate
Melanie has served urban and suburban congregations in the Twin Cities for 25 years. She delights in storytelling, the varied seasons of the church year, intergenerational ministry, and hanging out with kids and their grownups. Melanie is a graduate of Concordia College (Moorhead) and Luther Seminary. She also holds an M.F.A. in Writing for Children from Hamline University. In addition to church ministry, Melanie is a children’s author. You can visit her website at MelanieHeuiserHill.com. She has two mostly grown up kids and lives with her husband in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, where she enjoys gardening, knitting, and riding her e-bike all over the cities.