Nikolaus Satelmajer has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church as pastor, administrator, and, until his retirement, as editor of Ministry magazine. He also served as associate ministerial secretary of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He received BA, MDiv, and DMin degrees from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, and the STM degree, with distinction, from The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Reformation studies. He continues to lecture, edit, and write, in addition to serving as an interim pastor.