# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S50
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
the Council of Presidents who agreed to share their stories of forgiveness while sitting in the red chair .
I also thank the following people for their service at this
convention:
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Secretary Ray Hartwig
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The others assisting on the stage: Stage assistant to the
President, David Bahn; Parliamentarian Len Young;
Timekeeper Suzanne Kurth; and Assistant to the Secretary,
Walt Rosin
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Stage assistants Peggy Turnipseed and Wes Krueger
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From LCMS General Services: David Fiedler and Barb
Knehans
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From LCMS IT Services: Kevin Wudtke, Joel Rivers, Van
Heins, and Richard Engel
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The Today’s Business Staff: Kathy Ledbetter, Pam
Weeke, Brenda Wilson, and others who have already
headed home
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Convention chaplains Jotham Johann and Glen Thomas
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The members of the Board of Directors, Commission on
Structure, and Commission on Constitutional Matters, with
special mention of CCM Chairman Albert Marcis, completing his final term of office after 12 years of service
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The chairs, vice-chairs, and all members of all floor committees, including the Council of Presidents
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The many, many volunteers, from those who planned and
led the opening worship service to the many others who
worked daily in registration, hospitality, as pages, guest
transportation, ushers, and countless other roles
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Our A/V director and producer Bill Engfehr and his staff
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The LCMS Travel and Meeting team led by Director Lynne
Marvin
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The members of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod
Structure and Governance, who labored for five long years
to produce their report

2010 Convention Proceedings

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Finally, you, the delegates, for giving of your time and
energy to participate in this convention process
Many thanks to you all, including those whom I am sure I have
forgotten to name .
Close of Convention

President Kieschnick then took up the historic gavel (to
be kept until the next convention by Concordia Historical
Institute) and declared the convention adjourned “in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit . May God
lead this church .”
Service of Sending

The closing Service of Sending, conducted by convention
chaplains Jotham Johann and Glen Thomas, included parting reflections by President Kieschnick . He spoke of what
the Synod is all about, changing lives for time and eternity,
using a story from the early efforts of New Guinean missionary Otto Hintze . After recalling some of the highlights of
the convention, he noted again the convention theme, ONE
People™Forgiven, expressing the hope that through the convention’s accomplishments many people would be brought to
faith . After thanking the entire LCMS for the opportunity to
serve for the past nine years, he left the convention with parting
words from St . Paul: “I thank my God in all my remembrance
of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my
prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from
the first day until now . I am sure of this, that He who began
a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of
Jesus Christ .”
The service concluded with the hymn “Go, My Children,
with My Blessing” and the benediction .
Raymond L . Hartwig, Secretary