On July 6, 2025, bishop Ivan Laptev ordained Mikhail Shestakov for ministry at Annenkirche (St. Petersburg).

Currently Mikhail and his wife Varvara are studying in the 3rd year at the Theological Institute. Also this year he completed his bachelor’s degree at the Institute of Philosophy of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia and plan to enroll in a philosophy master’s program. He works on translating philosophical, poetic, and theological texts from French.