# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1992_S31
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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION ‘ 31

Special Greetings

Special greetings: were extended to the convention by
the Rev. Dr. Herbert Chilstrom, bishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America.

Committee 6: Higher Education

On behalf of committee 6, Dr. Pittelko presented R Res.
6-04, which calls for the establishment of a new corporation
within the LCMS to bring into closer relationship the col-
leges and universities of the Synod while at the same time
maintaining complete authority and responsibility for the
individual institutions with the respective boards of
regents.

The committee asked the delegates to modify part a of
section 3.211 by indicating that the “teachers” are “com-
missioned ministers of religion who are teachers.”

Question was called on the resolution and was sus-
tained by a majority vote of 68.1 percent.

The resolution was adopted by a vote of 72.4 percent.

The committee moved Res. 6-05A.

Motion was made to amend the resolution by deleting
the words at least 10 years of from the resolved.

The amendment was defeated, carrying less than 16
percent of the vote.

An amendment was proposed to eliminate the words.
are mature in the resolved.

Question was called on the amendment and the main
motion.

Debate was ended by a vote 90.8 percent.

The amendment was declined.

The main motion was adopted by a vote of 84.6 percent. .

Committee 10: Credentials, Registration, and Elections

Elected on the second ballot: _
Board for Higher Education Services

Teacher. ...........:ceeceee cece cena eee Ralph L. Reinke
Board for Parish Services
Pastor ...
Teacher
Commission on Adjudication
Pastor ...... ccc cece cece eee eeeeeenene David Caspersen
Eugene W. Lauterbach
Commission ¢ on Appeals ;
PaBtOT ..... ccc cee eee eee ee eee e eee Jack Preus II]
.. Edward L. Saresky
Layperson ......ccccc ee eee eee e eee eens Walter Tesch
Board of Regents—Bronxville |
Pastor .......... 2 cece ee cece eee eee eees Timothy Knapp
Board of Regents—Concordia, Mo.
Pastor ...... cece ccs eeee reece eeeeenees Steven Theiss
Board of. Regents—Fort Wayne
Layperson ............c cece ee eee ee Melvin Bredemeier
Board of Regents—Portland
Pastor .........ccecceeeeereeeeeeee Walter A. Anderson
Board of Regents—St. Paul 1
} 1) rs Victor M. Roth
Board of Regents—Seward .
Layperson ........eccceeeee renee eee William Hartmann

. Mark Kolterman
Elected on the third ballot:

Board for Higher Education Services
Layperson ........2....000e eee ee David A. Kaufmann

Boerd for Parish Services ,
Layperson ................00005 Priscilla Henkelmann

Commission on Theology and Church Relations
Layperson ..............0.e eee ee ee ‘... Bud Stolzenburg

Board of Regents—Ann Arbor

Walter W. Kayser

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Committee 7: Human Care

Mr. Ralston Deffenbaugh, director of Lutheran Immi-
gration and Refugee Services, addressed the convention.

The committee placed Res. 7-16, which calls for assis-
tance and support for refugees, before the delegates.

The resolution carried with a 99.1 percent majority vote.

Res. 7-15, which expresses concern and compassion for
Haitian refugees, was moved by the committee.

_ The motion was adopted: 97.2 percent.

The committee moved 7-08, which calls for the identi-
fication and training Lutheran counselors.

An amendment was proposed to add the words includ-
ing work with the mentally ill in the first resolved. The
inclusion would come immediately after the words coun-
seling program.

By consensus the amendment was adopted.

A motion was made to amend by adding a resolved, to
wit: “That these counselors are trained in biblical Law and
Gospel approaches to counseling rather than secular-hu-
manistic or new-age philosophies.”

Question was called on the amendment and the main
motion and was sustained: 77.6 percent.

The proposed amendment was declined, carrying 42.6
percent of the vote.

Res. 7-08, as amended, was adopted with a 95 percent
vote.

Res. 7-03 was moved by the committee. The resolution
calls for assistance for professional church workers and
congregations:

An amendment was proposed to add both a whereas
and a resolved that would permit seminarians to be cov-
ered under Concordia Health Plan.

The Chair expressed concern regarding the appropri-
atenegs of the motion and will rule on the motion when
committee 7 next comes to the podium.

The orders of the day called for closing devotions.

Closing Devotions

The delegates were led in closing devotions by the Chap-
lain of the convention.

Session 9
July 15, Morning
Opening Devotions
The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Dr. Wil Sohns, chaplain to the convention.
LifeLight™ Bible Study
, The assembly once again participated in Bible study

and the sharing of faith, led by Dr. Earl Gaulke and Dr.
Arnold Kuntz.