# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S37
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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
• Andrew Smith [Yes: 356; No: 561] (failed to be nominated)
• Dustin Parker [Yes: 347; No: 529] (failed to be nominated)
• Michael J . Roth [Yes: 310; No: 597] (failed to be nominated)
• Noreen Linke, for Board of Regents, Austin [Yes: 541; No: 297]
• C . Bryan Wolfmueller, for Board for National Missions [Yes: 606;
No: 332]
• John E . Mierow, for Board of Regents, Bronxville [Yes: 633; No:
321]
• James Tallmon, for Board for National Missions [Yes: 606; No:
332]
• Jim Saalfeld [Yes: 268; No: 638] (failed to be nominated)
• David Burgess, for Board of Regents, Irvine [Yes: 491; No: 465]
• Klemet Preus, for Board of Regents, Mequon [Yes: 604; No: 392]
• Linda Stoterau, for Board for National Mission [Yes: 636; No: 397]
• Jonathan A . Dorr, for Board of Regents, Fort Wayne Seminary
[Yes: 592; No: 364]
• Jeffery Skopac [Yes: 229; No: 713] (failed to be nominated)
• Mark Manning, for Board for National Mission [Yes: 591; No:
392]

The initial time period for floor nominations having
elapsed, the chair asked the assembly whether it wished to
end nominations . The assembly agreed [Yes: 743; No: 309]
to end the nominating process .
Memorial Service

The Orders of the Day called for a service of thanksgiving commemorating the life and service of the ordained and
commissioned servants of the Lord who died during the past
triennium . The service was led by convention chaplain Glen
Thomas . His message, “Knowing the Way,” was based on
John 14:1–7 .
Committee 4: Administration and Finance

Committee 4 Chairman Donald Fondow called attention to
Res . 4-17, “To Address Student Indebtedness” (TB, pp . 363f .) .
Discussion continued from Session 5 until a motion to end
debate was introduced and carried [Yes: 899; No: 169] . Res .
4-17 was adopted as changed [Yes: 1,007; No: 80] .
Res . 4-04A, “To Study Higher Education System and
Bring an Action Plan to the 2013 LCMS Convention” (TB, p .
426], was introduced by the committee . During discussion,
an amendment was introduced to replace “13” with “10” in
line 26 . The committee suggested changing the “10-member” to “eleven-member,” which was agreed to by the maker
of the amendment and accepted as a friendly amendment by
the committee . A motion to end debate was carried [Yes: 962;
No: 131], and Res . 4-04A was adopted as changed [Yes: 990;
No: 121] .
Res . 4-10, “To Return LCEF Bylaw 3 .6 .4 .4 to Pre-2004
Wording” (TB, pp . 87f .) was introduced by the committee .
After brief discussion, a motion to terminate debate was
carried [Yes: 1,052; No: 28], and Res . 4-10 was adopted as
presented [Yes: 1,065; No: 19] .
Res . 4-13, “To Change Auxiliary Terminology” (TB, p .
90), was introduced by the committee . A motion to end debate

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without debate was carried [Yes: 994; No: 90], and Res . 4-13
was adopted as presented [Yes: 1,007; No: 48] .
Res . 4-09, “To Amend Bylaw 3 .1 .7 re Convention
Committees” (TB, p . 87), was introduced by the committee .
A friendly amendment on line 29 adding the word “floor”
before the word “committees” was agreed to by the committee . A motion to end debate was carried [Yes: 1,033; No: 58],
and Res . 4-09 was adopted as changed [Yes: 1,073; No: 49] .
Res . 4-11, “To Provide Definition for Term ‘Operating
Board’ ” (TB, pp . 88f .), was introduced by the committee and
adopted [Yes: 1,073; No: 20] after the committee replaced
the word “program” in line 8 (p . 89) with the word “mission .”
Res . 4-14, “To Amend Bylaw 1 .5 .3 re Agency Meetings”
(TB, pp . 90f .), was introduced by committee and adopted without discussion [Yes: 1,089; No: 19] .
Fan into Flame Report

Vice-President William Diekelman provided a report of
the Fan into Flame campaign, authorized by the 2004 convention, with a goal of raising $100 million to support the
Ablaze! initiative . In his report he noted that the campaign has
raised $58,900,172 as of July 1, 2010 . A video presentation
was incorporated into his report which reminded the convention of the goals of the initiative, noting that the Synod is well
underway to accomplish these goals .
Special Presentation

LCMS World Mission Executive Director Tom Zehnder
made a special presentation focusing on the area of financial
stewardship related to Fan into Flame . Representatives from
Mountainside Lutheran Church of Linville, North Carolina;
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of Springfield, Virginia; and
Immanuel Lutheran Church of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, were
recognized for their significant amounts of support through
the Fan into Flame campaign . The district presidents were
also asked to the podium in recognition of their support in
their districts .
Committee 1: Missions

Committee 1 Chairman Ken Hennings, President of the
Texas District, introduced the work of his committee and introduced Res . 1-01, “To Celebrate Fan into Flame Blessings
and Commit to Its Completion” (TB, p . 50) . A motion to end
debate without debate was carried [Yes: 848; No: 185], and
Res . 1-01 was adopted as presented [Yes: 819; No: 221] .
Res . 1-05, “To Affirm and Encourage Our Military
Chaplains” (TB, pp . 53f .), was introduced by the committee .
During the discussion of the resolution, a delegate expressed
personal thanks to chaplains serving our nation’s Armed
Forces, prompting a standing ovation by the assembly in recognition of the service of military chaplains . Res . 1-05 was
adopted as presented [Yes: 1,094; No: 2] .
Res . 1-06, “To Encourage Participation in Operation
Barnabas” (TB, p . 54), was introduced by the committee .
During discussion, nearly all delegates responded to the
chair’s question: “How many delegates have family members
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