Pastor Rob Lawson, the son of a Lutheran pastor, was born and raised in Minnesota. He earned his two-year degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota, before continuing his education at Mankato State University, where he received a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance. He then attended Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, graduating in June 2002 with a Master of Divinity degree.
Pastor Lawson received his first call to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Escondido, California, and was ordained into the Office of the Holy Ministry on September 1, 2002. He faithfully served the congregation for seventeen years before being installed as pastor of Bethany and Concordia in August 2019.
Pastor Lawson and his wife, Kristen, were married in 1998 and are blessed with three adult children.