# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S47 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 46 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION Kuhn, Arthur ........---..:eeeeeeecesees errr 74 Lichtsinn, Bob .......---.--0eeeeeeerererre ere 69 Mack, George ......---52eeceeeee cere rtessre rss 48 Madison, Major .........---+2+seeerccresr scree 53 Mansholt, Dorothy ......-.--.5-seerceesrercrrt 132 McCants, John, Sr. .......---2 seer cr erence 303 McDaniels, Janis .......-----eeee scree essere 125 McPhail, Peter ......-------eeeeeeeccesere rte 41 Mients, Clifford Dr. ......--------seeserrrrere 46 Minto, Kenneth .......-------seeerecerersrrreern 50 Morgan, Lowell ........---.0200eerseerr steerer 30 Nienhueser, Ray ......------ceeceerceessrrerrtt 60 Noack, Art ........00002 scree eects ste rr rcse ster 171 Oesterreich, Walter .......--.---:eerrecer reer 53 Reitz, Joe ..... 0. eee eee e creer eee rtree nent 67 Renckert, Paul ........---2-see seer cree rere 107 Roth, Clarence ......-------eeercrceserssserten tt 68 Sansbury, James .........---eecerer errs seee 33 Schluckbier, Dale .......-.---.2seeecrersrrcrr 38 Schneider, David ......-------ererrcrerr 59 Senechel, Roland ........----e+seercree rer 52 Sorenson, Glenn ........--.--eeeceerseer rest 161 Streck, Kenneth ..........---0eeerrerreserer sent 38 Stueve, John ........20.ce-seeee tees er esere rss 63 Stueve, Melvin ........-----esecreseercrerrr 53 Thurston, Jody ........-:0seesceerecrreessee se 50 Timm, Reuben ........------sscrreerserrssre 116 Wallace, Rose .......-+.eeeeeeeeecsstrereesssr ee 142 Wildermoth, Walter .......------2sscreeer erent 46 Wipperman, A. H. .......--.-200s-serccessresns 282 Wolfsmith, Thomas .......------+eceererrrernrt 34 Zupfer, Gloria ...........+2seeeerere retest 100 Board of Directors LAYPERSONS Ballots cast 979, required for election 490 Daniel, John L. .......-..--+ee essere srs 347 Kayser, Walter .........+++-+eeeersrrrssss rss 156 LeHaine, Gilbert .........----222 eee ee rerree etre 260 Purdy, Paul W ......-- eee e reece eeere nent tttte 216 No one was elected to the Nominations Committee or the Board of Directors in the election. Vice-President Maier assumed the chair. Chairman Barry gave instructions for the second ballot for the Nominations Committee and the sixth ballot for the Board of Directors. Following balloting, the election was declared closed. Witness and Outreach Res. 1-08 (TB 35-36), thanking God for the Nehemiah Plan, was adopted. Res. 1-01A (TB 221-222), urging that we be “Alive in Christ” in witness and outreach, was adopted, as was Res. 1-09 (TB 36), calling for the estab- lishment of a national LCMS student organization. The convention adopted Res. 1-11 (TB 37), to establish a La- borers for Christ standing committee. Res. 1-12 (TB 37- 39), calling for the revision of Bylaws for the Board for Communication Services, Concordia Publishing House, and the Board for Radio Station KFUO, was considered in three separate actions. The convention adopted Section A and Section C as presented by the committee, and Section B after deleting the word “general” on page 38, line 20. While considering Res. 1-13 (TB 39), aimed at expand- ing witness to Jewish people, a new resolve was introduced beginning in line 72. Due to the orders of the day, action was not completed on the amendment or on Res. 1-13. Goals and Resources The convention declined Res. 4-02 (TB 78-79), about defining the problems and challenges of walking together. Res. 4-01 (TB 77-78), calling for the adoption of planning and resource goals for 1989, was adopted after point 5, page 78, lines 12-13, was reworded as follows: “That by 1989 the Planning Council will have invited several dis- tricts to test the concept of a ’generalist’ staff through a pilot program.” Announcement President Bohlmann announced that he had met with the delegate who proposed a resolution during the morning session in response to statements made by a publication regarding past president Dr. J. A. O. Preus. A recent issue of the publication mentioned its regret, so no action need be taken by the convention. Therefore Dr. Bohlmann de- clined to present the resolution to the convention. After delegates had risen and sung the third stanza of “Now Thank We All Our God,” Vice-President Wollenburg assumed the chair. Human Care Committee 7 began its presentation by asking a pastor to bring an update to the convention regarding the family seen in the film “Our New Life Begins Today.” Res. 7-13A (TB 286), urging continued to support of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services and its re- settlement program, was adopted. Rev. Donald H. Larsen, director of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, addressed the convention briefly, and Ms. Lily Wu, asso- ciate for Communication (LIRS), and Rev. Eugene Gunther, supplemental LIRS staff for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod were introduced. Res. 7-04 (TB 196-197), calling for encouragement and support of the Commission on Ministerial Health, was adopted. Res. 7-05 (TB 197-198), amending the Bylaw re- lating to the Commission on Ministerial Health, was ap- proved, after deleting the word “adult” in line 66, page 197. Res. 7-06 (7B 198), urging that ministry to and by the aged be addressed, was adopted, and Res. 7-12A (TB 361), urg- ing continued development of programs to alleviate human suffering, was adopted after the word “tradition” was re- moved from line 10 and the word “churc ” was changed to the word “Synod” in line 29. Res. 7-24 (TB 361), recognizing and encouraging the work of Dr. Medardo Gomez, was ee a