# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S34
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William R. Kilps, Two Rivers, WI;
Good Shepherd (SW); LCMS 53;
Pastor. S. Doctrinal Reviewer;
Pres. Dialogue Panel with RIM;
Reconciler. D. CID 2nd VP;
BOD; Chm., Conv. Fl. Com. on
Education. C. Pastor 27 O. Adjunct
Instructor, Conc. Univ. Wisconsin
3; Chm., Good Shepherd Luth.
Grade School Bd. 2.

are living the love of God in Christ as received through Gospel
and Sacraments. Service on the Board of Directors offers the
privilege of administering the financial and business concerns
of the LCMS corporately for the purpose of growth realized
through nurturing the lives of members and offering Christ to
the world. My vision is “abide in me.” Abiding in Christ the
vine, the LCMS as the branches will grow and bear fruit.

BOARD FOR DISTRICT AND
CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES

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1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister serving
a congregation or Lutheran school, 2 laypersons to be
elected

It is a privilege to have been chosen as a candidate to serve on
a board which is able to reach out with the Gospel of Christ
on so many levels! As someone who was blessed to have been
raised in a Christian home and was afforded the opportunity
of receiving a parochial education, I am well acquainted with
the positive impact which families, pastors, and teachers have
upon young and old alike. I believe that my years of experience in serving on both a congregational and district level
have equipped me with insights which, if elected, I hope to
bring to this position.

Qualifications: The Board for District and Congregational
Services serves with districts in assisting congregations
to develop and foster vibrant ministries to bring the saving, life-giving Gospel of Jesus Christ to the sinful, dying
world. Statements of Direction are: Proclaiming the Saving
Gospel of Jesus Christ; Nurturing Children, Youth, and
Adults; Developing Leaders; and Cultivating Stewards. These
Statements of Direction are addressed through five ministry
areas: Children’s Ministry, Family Ministry, School Ministry,
Stewardship Ministry, and Youth Ministry. It is desirable that
the members of the Board for District and Congregational
Services are actively involved in one or more of these ministry
areas in their own congregation, understand the issues congregations face, have worked within their district to address these
issues, and appreciate the partnership between national and
district staffs and boards in addressing these issues.
ORDAINED MINISTERS

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Juan A. Gonzalez,* New York, NY;
Risen Christ, Brooklyn (AT); Exec.
Dir., Luth. Services. NY Alliance
& Interim Pastor. S. World Relief/
Human Care Min. BOD 10; Dist. &
Congr. Serv. 6; Youth Gatherings
4; Nat’l. Com. on Housing, BHCM
3. D. Chm., Luth. Urban Com. Min.
6; Bd. Trustees, Luth. Chap. Serv.
2; Prompt Com. 2. C. Parish Pastor
22; Vicarage 1; Dir. of Youth Min.
2. O. Bd. Trustees, Com. Health Partners 3; Business Adv.
Lorain City Schools 2; Pres., Neighborhood Housing Serv. 7.

James Wiggins Jr., Washington
DC; Peace (SE); Clergy. S. Pres.,
Black Clergy Caucus 3; Bd. for
Black Min. Serv. 6; Chm., BOR,
Conc. College, Selma 2; Extended
Staff, Bd. for Youth Serv. 7. D. SE
1st VP 3; Cir. Couns. 2; Tchr., St.
Peter, Chicago, IL 2. C. Pastor 24.
O. Mem., Washington Interfaith
Network 7; Bd. Mem., Kannapolis
Literacy Coun. 3.

commissioned MINISTERS

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David J. Bangert, Garland, TX;
Our Redeemer, Dallas (TX); LCMS
53; Exec. Dir., Dallas Lutheran
School. S. Adv. Youth Deleg. 1;
Adv. Tchr. Deleg. 2. D. Presenter,
Youth Gatherings 2; Presenter,
Teacher Gatherings 2. C. Lay
Worship Asst. 14; Bd. of Stewp.
2; Bible Class Ldr. O. Presenter,
Nat’l. LEA Conv. 2; Mem., LEA
Secondary Ed. Network 4; Author,
Devotional Book.

As evangelical and confessional Lutheran Christians, our
Synod needs to be continually focused (with unity and faith)
on the Great Commission based on Matt. 28:16–20. In obedience and glory to God, we need to respond together to God’s
love/grace by serving one another, loving our neighbor based
on the Great Commandment (Matt. 22:36–40; Mark 12:28–
31) and reaching the lost. As a Synod, we need to intentionally
raise up a new and ethnically diverse generation of worshipers based on John 4:23–24, and equip the Body of Christ for
works of service that expand the kingdom of God based on
Eph. 4:11–16.

God has blessed our Synod with a variety of ways to reach
people. As a person with experience in Lutheran elementary and secondary schools as well as a youth group leader
and worship leader, I have seen many of these opportunities in action. It is my prayer that God continues to grant our
church the courage, strength, and wisdom necessary to make
our schools and congregations the best they can be in order
to share the Good News of the saving grace and love of Jesus
Christ.

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