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

R10-02

Report of the Committee for Convention Nominations
Past and Present Service to the Church
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
C = in the Congregation
S = in the Synod
D = in the District
O = in other positions
* Incumbent
LCMS numbers refer to years as member of a congregation; numbers after positions refer to years of service.
Admin. – administration,
administrative, administrator
Adv. – advisor, advisory
AIC – Alive in Christ
Assn. – association
Asst. – assistant
Assoc. – associate
Bds. – boards
BCS – Board for
Communication Services
BDCS – Board for District and
Congregational Services
BFCS – Board for
Congregational Services
BES – Board for
Evangelism Services
BFMS – Board for
Mission Services
BHCM – Board for Human
Care Ministries
BHE – Board for Higher Education
Bldg. – building
BOD – Board of Directors
BOR – Board of Regents
BRTFSSG – Blue Ribbon Task Force
Synod Structure & Governance
BYS – Board for Youth Services
CCM – Commission on
Constitutional Matters
CEF – Church Extension Fund
Chapl. – chaplain
Chm. – chairman
CHP – Concordia Health Plans
Cir. – circuit
CMGS – Com. on Ministerial
Growth and Support

Com. – commission, committee,
community
Conc. – Concordia
Conf. – conference
Congr. – congregation
Conv. – convention
Convoc. – convocation
Coord. – coordinator
COP – Council of Presidents
Coun. – council
Couns. – counselor
CPH – Concordia Publishing House
CTCR – Commission on Theology
and Church Relations
CUS – Concordia Univ. System
DCE – Director of Christian
Education
Deleg. – delegate
Dept. – department
Devel. – developer, development
Dir. – director
Dist. – district
Div. – division
Ed. – education
Evang. – evangelism
Exec. – executive
Fin. – finance, financial
Fl. Com. – floor committee
Found. – Foundation
GCC – Great Commission
Convocation
HS – high school
Inst. – institute, institution
Int’l. – International
Ldr. – leader
LB – Lutheran Brotherhood

LFCS – Lutheran Family and
Children Services
LLL – Lutheran Laymen's League
Luth. – Lutheran
LWML – Lutheran Women's
Missionary League
Mem. – member
Mgr. – manager
Min. – minister, ministry, ministerial
Miss. – mission(s), missionary
Nat’l. – national
Nom. – nominations
Plan. – planning
PR – public relations
Pres. – president
Prin. – principal
Prof. – professor
Prog. – program
Rep. – representative
Secy. – secretary
Sem. – seminary
Serv. – services
Soc. – society
SS – Sunday School
Stewp. – stewardship
Supt. – superintendent
Tchr. – teacher
Tech. – technology
TF – task force
Theol. – theology
Treas. – treasurer
Univ. – university
VP – vice president
VBS – Vacation Bible School
VP – vice-president
WBP – Worker Benefit Plans

AT – Atlantic
CNH – California-Nevada-Hawaii
CI – Central Illinois
EA – Eastern
EN – English
FG – Florida-Georgia
IN – Indiana
IE – Iowa East
IW – Iowa West
KS – Kansas
MI – Michigan
MDS – Mid-South

Districts of the Synod
MNN – Minnesota North
MNS – Minnesota South
MO – Missouri
MT – Montana
NE – New England
NEB – Nebraska
ND – North Dakota
NJ – New Jersey
NW – North Wisconsin
NI – Northern Illinois
NOW – Northwest
OH – Ohio

OK – Oklahoma
PSW – Pacific Southwest
RM – Rocky Mountain
SELC – SELC
SD – South Dakota
SW – South Wisconsin
SE – Southeastern
SO – Southern
SI – Southern Illinois
TX – Texas
WY – Wyoming

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