Lawrence Viscera

Home Congregation: Christ Lutheran Church – Costa Mesa, Calif. I live in Borrego Springs, CA; which is about 180 miles away from the church – so I probably hold the record for the longest commute in the LCMS.

Professional Experience: I hold Dr’s degrees in Policy Analysis from Stanford University and Political Economy from the Claremont Colleges Graduate University.

I have worked as a Policy Analyst at the international, national and state levels including The US Commissioner of Education, California State Assembly Ways and Means Committee, The Royal Family of Bahrain and The Education Commission of the States.

I have publications in Apologetics, Paleontology, Archaeology, Psychology, Economics, Defense Policy, Education Policy, Tax Policy, and several other areas.

I am a new member of the LBW Board of Directors only coming on the Board in 2024. However, I have served on several Boards of Directors of the over the years including, The Vandenberg NASA Space Camp, Various Church Boards including the LCMS/PSW District Communications Board. I currently serve as the board Vice President of the Friends of the Borrego Springs Library Foundation (which has been nationally recognized twice since 2012 once as the National Library Associations Library of the Year and this year as a Finalist for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service).

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to serve on the LBW Board and work with the LBW to get The Word out to the visually impaired. I know of no other group who wants this more and is more deserving of this help. My primary ambition now is to help grow the LBW in the performance of its mission.

Given the current state of the world my current favorite Bible verse is Galatians 6:7.