Daniel Rodriguez, Central District Conference minister, was ordained Aug. 22 in a service hosted by the Central District Faith and Life Committee and Iglesia Agua Viva in Omaha, Neb.
Roger Engbrecht, former CDC minister, officiated the ordination service, which was attended by conference and district leaders and eight CDC pastors.
Rodriguez used Psalm 115:1 to illustrate his passion for ministry. He has served as CDC minister since Aug. 1, 2022. Prior to that, he pastored Iglesia Agua Viva for 12 years.
“It seemed appropriate for Central District to ordain Daniel into a life of ministry while serving as Central District’s district minister,” says Stephen Stout, CDC Faith and Life Committee chair, in the Sept. 29 CDC Partner newsletter. “After completing all the requirements, including a grueling two-and-a-half-hour interview with several of us conference leaders, he passed with flying colors.”
Rodriguez earned his bachelor’s degree in ministry leadership from Moody Bible Institute and his Master of Divinity in pastoral ministry from Moody Theological Seminary.
He and his wife, Wendy, have two children, Danielantonio and Isabella.
Following the service, attendees celebrated with a fajita meal.
Ordination among U.S. Mennonite Brethren involves completing a lengthy questionnaire and an in-depth interview by the respective district Board of Faith and Life. Ordination is initiated by the local church in recognition of one’s life-long commitment to ministry.
Janae Rempel Shafer is the Christian Leader associate editor. She joined the CL staff in September 2017 with six years of experience as a professional journalist. Shafer is an award-winning writer, having received three 2016 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence and two Evangelical Press Association Higher Goals awards in 2022 and 2025. Shafer graduated from Tabor College in 2010 with a bachelor of arts in Communications/Journalism and Biblical/Religious Studies. She and her husband, Austin, attend Ridgepoint Church in Wichita, Kansas.
