# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S29
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
Rev . Dr . Rudolph and Mrs . Ramona Blank (Venezuela; Hispanic
Institute of Theology)
Rev . Dr . James and Mrs . Barbara Dretke (Nigeria; Ghana; Kenya;
Zwemer Institute)
Rev . Kenneth and Betty Greinke (Nigeria; Board for Mission
Services; LCMS World Mission Staff)
Rev . Dr . Roland and Mrs . Mary Helen Miller (India)
Rev . Dr . Henry and Mrs . Phyllis Rowold (Taiwan; Hong Kong;
St . Louis; and Greater China)
Rev . James and Mrs . Jane Vehling (Japan)

The President thanked them for their example, service, and
dedication and called them “heroes” for their faithful service .
Session 4
Monday p.m.—July 12, 2010
Call to Order

President Kieschnick called the assembly to order and
invited convention chaplain Jotham Johann to introduce
devotion leader Dr . Terry Tieman, President and Executive
Director of Transforming Churches Network and National
Director of Mission Revitalization for the LCMS . His message, “Three Simple Steps on How to Walk on Water,” was
based on Matthew 14:22–32 . He proposed that for those like
Peter in this text, who didn’t stand around but decided to walk
on water, there are three simple steps: You have to get out of
the boat (whatever you are afraid of), you need to want to
make a difference with your life, and, like Peter, you have
to be willing to be reckless and actually do it rather than just
talk about it .
Special Presentation

Following his devotion, Dr . Tieman shared how God has
used Transforming Churches Network’s mission revitalization
process to bless Our Savior Lutheran Church of Plantation,
Florida (represented in person by Rev . Edwin Nicklas and Mrs .
Jane Nicklas) and Tallmadge Lutheran Church of Tallmadge,
Ohio (represented by Rev . Dr . David Zachrich and Mr . Wayne
Schneider) .
Minutes

Attention was called to the minutes of Sessions 1 and 2 of
the convention (TB, pp . 441ff .) . The minutes were adopted
as printed .
Committee 8: Synod Structure and Governance

Committee 8 Chairman Stoterau recalled the convention’s
attention to Res . 8-17 (TB, p . 147) and discussion continued
from the previous session . An amendment to add the words
“two months prior to the convention” to the end of the first
resolve (line 32) was received by the committee as a friendly
amendment . When an amendment was proposed to change
the words “three” to “five” (line 30) and “two” to “four” (line
38), the chair ruled this to be a substitute motion, which the
assembly determined not to consider [Yes: 337; No: 778] .
As discussion on the resolution resumed, an amendment was

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proposed to strike the words “two of the delegates to the previous convention from” from lines 34–35 . During discussion
of the amendment, an attempt to amend the amendment was
ruled out of order . When debate was ended [Yes: 871; No:
295], the motion to amend was not carried [Yes: 319; No:
833] . As discussion continued on Res . 8-17, the committee noted the need to correct a bylaw reference in line 44 to
read “3 .12 .2–3 .12 .2 .3 .” An amendment printed on page 392
of Today’s Business was proposed . The chair’s ruling that
this constituted a substitute motion was upheld by the assembly [Yes: 964; No: 182] . The assembly voted not to consider
the substitute motion [Yes: 260; No: 904] . When discussion
of the resolution resumed, an amendment was proposed that
was related to line 13 on page 237 of Today’s Business, striking the word “President” and inserting a new paragraph (b)
beginning on line 17 . The proposed amendment was withdrawn after concern was expressed by the Commission on
Constitutional Matters . A motion to cease debate was then
carried [Yes: 1,024; No: 141], and Res . 8-17 was adopted as
amended [Yes: 749; No: 419] .
The committee was able to introduce Res . 8-13, “To Elect
the First Vice-President” (TB, pp . 144f .) and clarify that the
resolution would not go into effect until the 2013 convention
before the Orders of the Day were called by the chair .
LCMS: One People in Mission

LCMS World Mission Executive Director Tom Zehnder
reintroduced Pastor Ed Nicklas of Our Savior Lutheran
Church of Plantation, Florida, to tell more of his congregation’s story of mission revitalization as it learned new ways
to do ministry and to live out its vision statement: “Serving
Christ—Serving Others—Changing Lives .”
Committee 8: Synod Structure and Governance

The convention continued its consideration of Res . 8-13
(TB, pp . 144f .) . When an amendment was introduced to add
a resolve “that upon the election of the president-elect, he
be permitted to delete one name from the list of 20 names
nominated for the position of First Vice-President,” this was
ruled by the chair to be a substitute motion . After the assembly agreed that this was a substitute motion [Yes: 751; No:
348], it declined to consider the motion [Yes: 282; No: 871] .
An amendment to add the words “at least one of whom shall
be taken from the top five nominees” to the end of the first
resolve (line 54) was introduced . A motion to cease debate on
the amendment before any debate was not carried [Yes: 714;
No: 458] . In the discussion that followed, an amendment to
the amendment was introduced to change the word “one” in
the amendment to “two .” After discussion, a motion to terminate debate carried [Yes: 1,044; No: 111] and the motion to
amend the amendment carried [Yes: 696; No: 477] . Discussion
followed on the now-amended motion to amend . After a
motion to cease debate was carried [Yes: 1,076; No: 86], the
amended motion to amend was carried [Yes: 841; No: 335] .
2010 Convention Proceedings