Del Jacobson is a graduate of Macalaster College, St. Paul; Luther Seminary, St. Paul; and Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia. He has served as a pastor of congregations in Moorhead, Jackson, Northfield, and St. Paul, Minnesota, and in Mason City, Iowa. He also has been a faculty member at Luther Seminary, St. Paul. In retirement he has served congregations in Apple Valley, Oakdale, St. Paul, Mendota Heights, and Mahtomedi, Minnesota. For several years he has taught classes as an adjunct professor at Luther Seminary.