Rev. Dr. Victor Hippe
Stewardship Consultant and Pastor Coach

As a stewardship consultant and pastor coach for CFS, Vic provides professional, spiritual guidance to pastors and congregations in their stewardship journey.

In 2010, Vic was named to the CFS Pastor Coaching Ministry team, joining Dr. Jock Ficken, Rev. John Kieschnick, and Dr. Karl Galik. He delivers coaching services to Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) pastors, helping open doors to spiritual and leadership growth. He is also a part of LCEF’s Large Church Ministry.

Vic served as senior pastor of the large congregation at Community of Christ at St. Luke, in Federal Way, Wash. He has been a student of leadership and demonstrated it effectively throughout his ministry. Vic also developed the Parent School, an innovative approach to building bridge with the unchurched community in Seattle. He has served as a mentor in Pastoral Leadership Institute (PLI), which provides advanced leadership training for pastors within the LCMS.

Before joining St. Luke's in 1979, Vic served as pastor of First Trinity Lutheran Church, an inner-city congregation in Oakland, Calif. He and his wife reside in Washington state.