# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S 27 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) SYNOD REPORTS iii Contents PAGE Preface ......................................................................ii Registered Delegates and Representatives. ..........xiii A. Voting and Advisory Delegates. ............................. xiii B. Advisory Representatives. ...................................... xxi C. Staff and Guests.................................................... xxiii Convention Floor Committees..............................xxv Directory—Officers, Boards, and Commissions of the Synod..............................................................xxvii Officer, Board, Commission, and Task Force Reports R1 President’s Report. ..................................................1 R1.1 A Theological Statement for Mission in the 21st Century....................................................................6 R1.2 Chief Mission Officer............................................12 Entered into Rest. ..................................................49 R1.3 Church Relations...................................................52 R1.4 KFUO....................................................................52 R2 First Vice-President. ..............................................53 R2.1 Colloquy Committee for the Pastoral Ministry.....53 R2.2 Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry.................................................................54 R2.3 Koinonia Project....................................................55 R3 Praesidium.............................................................57 R4 Secretary................................................................57 R5 Board of Directors.................................................58 Chief Administrative Officer.................................59 Chief Financial Officer..........................................61 R6 Board for National Mission...................................62 R7 Board for International Mission. ...........................63 R8 Commission on Constitutional Matters.................65 R9 Commission on Doctrinal Review.........................66 R10 Commission on Handbook....................................66 R11 Commission on Theology and Church Relations..66 R12 Concordia Historical Institute. ..............................73 R13 Board of Trustees—Concordia Plans; Board of Directors—Concordia Plan Services. ....74 R14 Concordia Publishing House.................................76 R15 Concordia University System................................77 Concordia College Alabama..................................79 Concordia College—New York.............................80 Concordia University Chicago. .............................81 Concordia University, Irvine. ................................83 Concordia University Nebraska. ...........................83 Concordia University, Portland. ............................85 . PAGE Concordia University, St. Paul. .............................85 Concordia University Texas. .................................86 Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor.........87 R16 Lutheran Church Extension Fund. ........................88 R17 LCMS Foundation.................................................90 R18 LCMS National Housing Support Corporation.....91 R19 Atlantic District.....................................................92 R20 California-Nevada-Hawaii District........................92 R21 Central Illinois District..........................................94 R22 Eastern District......................................................95 R23 English District......................................................95 R24 Florida­–Georgia District........................................96 R25 Indiana District......................................................97 R26 Iowa District East. .................................................98 R27 Iowa District West. ................................................98 R28 Kansas District. .....................................................99 R29 Michigan District.................................................100 R30 Mid-South District...............................................101 R31 Minnesota North District.....................................103 R32 Minnesota South District.....................................104 R33 Missouri District..................................................105 R34 Montana District..................................................106 R35 Nebraska District.................................................107 R36 New England District. .........................................108 R37 New Jersey District..............................................109 R38 North Dakota District..........................................111 R39 North Wisconsin District.....................................112 R40 Northern Illinois District. ....................................113 R41 Northwest District. ..............................................113 R42 Ohio District........................................................114 R43 Oklahoma District. ..............................................115 R44 Pacific Southwest District. ..................................116 R45 Rocky Mountain District.....................................117 R46 SELC District. .....................................................118 R47 South Dakota District..........................................118 R48 South Wisconsin District.....................................119 R49 Southeastern District. ..........................................120 R50 Southern District. ................................................121 R51 Southern Illinois District. ....................................121 R52 Texas District.......................................................122 R53 Wyoming District. ...............................................122 R54 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League...............123 R55 International Lutheran Laymen’s League (Lutheran Hour Ministries).................................124 2013 2016Convention ConventionWorkbook Workbook