I do not know.
I do know that he was part of the "Extraordinary Lutheran Ministry" project of the schismatic gay lobby Lutherans Concerned-North America (now known by some other name)..."ordained" by this group, illegally called by a congregation prior to the AD 2009 rule-changing Churchwide Assembly.
...AD 2009 rule-changing Churchwide Assembly.
I remember that. A tornado hit the church steeple when that occured. You think He might have been weighing in on that decision?