# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S186 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 186 Committee 21, 38–39, 47–48 resolutions 109–11 districts, function and coordination 160 district presidents See presidents, district Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Task Force 143–44 Ecclesial Matters Committee 21, 35, 40, 47, 145–53 ecclesiastical supervision and dispute resolution 145–48, 148–49 election results 32, 33, 28, 29, 36, 40–41, 43–44, 45–47, 48, 51–54 Elections Committee 21, 36, 40, 48 elections process 36, 120–21, 134–35, 165–67 entered into rest 181–83 Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology 104 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 34, 38, 48, 59, 113–16, 117 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti 41, 141 faculty appointments and promotions 139–40 Fan Into Flame 37, 103 fellowship with confessional churches 116, 118 financial management 119–20 First Lutheran Church, El Cajon, CA 36 floor committees, convention 21, 25–26, 124–25, 128 Fondow, Donald 37, 47 For the Sake of the Church 33, 131–32 forgiveness, Christian 61–63, 67–69, 71–99 former officers and church body leaders, honoring 38 Franke, Matthew 47 Frndak, Keith, 48 Funding the Mission Task Force 119 Generation X, outreach to 107, 175 governance of Synod, transparency in 124–27 Haiti 41, 141 Harrison, Matthew 32, 41, 51, 101 Hartwig, Raymond 5, 6, 18, 32, 36, 51 Hayes, Franklin 38 hearing panels 149–51 Hempelmann, L . Dean 33 Hennings, Ken 21, 26, 37, 44 Hewitt, Brad, 38 Hispanic Ministries, Director for Strategic Development of 107 Hispanic Ministry, Blue Ribbon Task Force on 107 Hispanic Studies, Center for 45, 104 Human Care Committee 21, 39, 41, 45, 47, 77–78 resolutions 141–44 Human Care Services, Board for 18 human trafficking 144 Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, WI 37 immigrants, outreach to 104 inter-district dialogue 106 International Lutheran Council 113–14, 118 International Lutheran Laymen’s League 32, 34 International Mission, Board for 46–47, 52, 161–64 2010 Convention Proceedings INDEX Islam 104–5 Jhang, Jotham Johann 26–50 passim, 67–69 Kessa, Marky 41 Kieschnick, Gerald 5, 6, 19, 25–50 passim, 61–63 Kintz, Bruce 26, 30 Klaus, Ken 32, 34 Knolhoff, Wayne 34 Kober, Ted 26–44 passim, 71–89, 97–99 Kohlmeier, Keith 21, 38, 47 Kuchta, Thomas W . 6, 27, 42, 51 Kuhn, Robert 38 LCMS Foundation 19 LCMS World Mission 107 LCMS World Relief and Human Care 41, 141 Lehenbauer, Joel 34 Lumpe, Larry 25 Lutheran Blind Mission Society 30 Lutheran Church Extension Fund 19, 52–53, 128–29 Lutheran Church of Australia 28 Lutheran Confessions, 111 Lutheran Hour Ministries 104–5 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League 30 Lutheran World Relief 34 Maier, Paul 6, 18, 33, 51 malaria 142 meetings 130 Mehl, John 40 memorial service 37, 65 Mengsteab, Yohannes 35–36 Merritt, Glenn 41 Michael, Gerhard, Jr . 21 Millennial Generation, outreach to 107, 175 ministers, calling of 151–52 Ministerial Growth and Support, Commission on 18 ministry, specific See Specific Ministry Pastor Program ministry to children, families, schools, singles, stewardship, and youth, support of 109 minutes of convention See convention, Synod Mission Services, Board for 18, 103–4, 107 missionaries honored 28–29 missionaries, theological training for 107 Missions Committee 21, 37–38, 44, 49 emphasis on 165 resolutions 103–7 Moon, Shang Ik 38 Mountainside Lutheran Church, Linville, NC 37 Mueller, Herbert 33, 39, 41, 47, 51 Murray, Scott 33, 51 Muslims, outreach to 104–5 Nadasdy, Dean 6, 18 Nafzger, Samuel 34, 42 National Mission, Board for 46, 51–52, 161–64 natural disasters, response to 41, 141 Niklas, Ed 29 Noack, Richard 25 Nominations Committee 19, 21, 33–34, 36–37, 39 resolution 170 Nunes, John 34 obituaries 144 officers of Synod 6, 122 omnibus resolutions 33, 49, 173–74 “ONE People—Forgiven” 5, 25, 61–63, 71–99 One People in Mission 47 One People One Mission 33 Onnen, Mick 34 operating board 129 Operation Barnabas 105–6 Our Savior Lutheran Church, Plantation, FL 29 overture, late 175 overtures, priority of 159 partnerships between church entities 118 Pastoral Education, Board for 18, 33 pastors, recruitment of 131, 133–34 Pope, James 38 Poulson, Quentin G . 27 Praesidium 36, 115–16 President of Synod 6, 18, 25–26 passim, 57–60, 101, 167, 171–78 passim Presidents, Council of 27, 110, 133 presidents, district 18 Preus, Daniel 33, 38, 51 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Springfield, VA 37 prison ministry 142–43 professional church workers compensation 111 preparation of 133–34 property ownership 122, 123 Rappe, Dustin 33 recognized service organizations (RSOs) 163 Red Chair videos 27, 49–50 Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bronx, New York, NY 39 Reformation anniversary, planning for 111, 106–7 regents, boards of 18, 41, 43–44, 53–54, 138 Registration, Credentials, and Elections Committee 21, 25–50 passim reports, overtures, and resolutions, correlated 177–79 representatives, registered See convention, Synod Sanchez, Leo 45 schedule, convention See convention, Synod Schreiber, Mark J . 42 Schultz, Kurtis 21, 35, 44 Schumacher, Warren 33, 36, 39 Secretary of Synod 5, 6, 18, 32 Seitz, Laine 21, 35, 40, 48 seminaries 59, 118, 131 Seminary and University Education Committee 21, 35, 41–42, 44, 49 resolutions 131–40 Semmler, Michael 28 sexuality 117 slavery 144 Sommerfeld, Russell 36, 40, 45, 48, 49