# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S 5
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CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEES

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS:
C = Chairman; SVP = Synod Vice-President; DP = District President; VOM = Voting Ordained Minister; VL = Voting Layperson;
AOM = Advisory Ordained Minister; ACM = Advisory Commissioned Minister; AL = Advisory Layperson

DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS:
AT = Atlantic; CI = Central Illinois; CNH = California-NevadaHawaii; EA = Eastern; EN= English; FG = Florida-Georgia;
IE = Iowa East; IN = Indiana; IW = Iowa West; KS = Kansas;
MI = Michigan; MDS = Mid-South; MNN = Minnesota North;
MNS = Minnesota South; MO = Missouri; MT = Montana; ND =
North Dakota; NEB = Nebraska; NE = New England; NI = Northern Illinois; NJ = New Jersey; NOW = Northwest; NW = North
Wisconsin; OH = Ohio; OK = Oklahoma; PSW = Pacific Southwest; RM = Rocky Mountain; SD = South Dakota; SE = Southeastern; SELC = SELC; SI = Southern Illinois; SO = Southern; SW =
South Wisconsin; TX = Texas; WY = Wyoming.

AL:

Gerhard Mundinger (IN).

Committee 8: Parochial Schools
C:
Dean Nadasdy (MNS);
SVP: Vice chair: Christopher Esget (SE);
VOM:	
Peter Bender (SW); Mark Nebel (SI); David Speers
(CI);
VL:
David De Young (NI);
ACM:	Heather Judd (WY); Darin Koenemann (IN); Michael
Staub (TX).

Committee 9: Finance
C:
Daniel May (IN);
DP:
Vice chair: Barrie Henke (OK);
VOM:	Brian Noack (AT); Terrence O’Brien (CI); Aaron
Richert (MI);
VL:	Dennis Melstad (SD); James Tuell (RM); Robert Wurl
(ND);
ACM: William Sharpe (ND).

Committee 1: National Witness

Committee 10: Stewardship: Funding the Mission

C:
Mark Miller (CI);
DP:
Vice chair: Derek Lecakes (AT);
VOM:	Roy Coats (SE); Eloy Gonzalez (TX); Thomas Harries
(KS); Eric Linthicum (SE); Thomas Park (MNS);
VL:
Dennis Eickhoff (IN);
ACM: Peter Keyes (MNN).

C:
Dwayne Lueck (NW);
DP:
Vice chair: Andrew Dzurovcik (SELC);
VOM:	
Kenneth Bomberger (MI); David Kuhfal (NEB); Derek
Roberts (MDS);
VL:	Jason Gehrke (SW); Timothy Gibson (OH); Loren
Johnson (IW);
ACM: James Scriven (NOW).

Committee 2: International Witness
C:
Donald Fondow (MNN);
SVP: Vice chair: Nabil Nour (SD);
VOM:	Robert Roegner (EN); Matthew Wurm (SD); Karl
Ziegler (NEB);
VL:	Clara Ball (MI); Donald Hutchinson (SI); Ann Winkler
(NOW);
ACM: Lucas Tanney (IE).

Committee 3: Mercy
C:
Lee Hagan (MO);
DP:
Vice chair: Kurtis Schultz (SO);
VOM:	Douglas Christian (IN); Christopher Stout (SE); Bruce
von Hindenburg (PSW);
VL:
Deochand Bhagwatprasad (AT); Robert Hering (NEB);
AOM: Bernard Seter (ND);
ACM: Ruth McDonnell (MO).

Committee 4: Life Together
C:
Dan Gilbert (NI);
DP:
Vice chair: Richard Snow (NEB);
VOM:	Christopher Amen (SW); Ronald Bogs (TX); Paul
Egger (IW); Scott Schilbe (MNS);
VL:
Peggy Beyer (NEB); Kent Seetin (IW);
ACM: Allen Piepenbrink (MDS).

Committee 5: Theology & Church Relations
C:
Scott Murray (TX);
SVP: Vice chair: Daniel Preus (MO);
DP:
Kenneth Hennings (TX);
VOM:	Stewart Crown (CNH); Sean Daenzer (ND); Daniel
Galchutt (KS); Ryan Wendt (MT);
VL:	Roni Grad (EN); Willis Myers (SO); Andrea Pitkus
(NI); Bill VanEss (SW);
ACM: David Buchholz (MO).

Committee 6: Seminaries
C:
James Baneck (ND);
DP:
Vice chair: John Hill (WY);
VOM:	Benjamin Ball (SI); Daniel Grams (EN); Herbert
Mueller, III (IE); Jacob Sutton (IN);
VL:
Charles Randow (SE); Leslie Sramek (SI);
ACM: Dale Fish (MI).

Committee 7: University Education
C:
Timothy Scharr (SI);
SVP: Vice chair: John Wohlrabe (SW);
VOM:	Steven Briel (MNS); Steven Washington (SO); Keith
Witte (OH);
VL:	David Hawk (IN); Mark Stern (NI); Charmayne
Zieziula (EA);
ACM: Ruth Otten (NI);

Committee 11: Structure & Administration
C:
Terry Cripe (OH);
DP:
Vice chair: Jamison Hardy (EN);
VOM: W. R. Rains (OK); Joshua Willadsen (MDS);
VL:	Frank Delgado (MT); Paula Krueger (NW); Ben Rolf
(MNS); Marvin Schulteis (KS);
ACM: Mark Bender (MO).

Committee 12: Ecclesiastical Supervision & Dispute
Resolution
C:
John Wille (SW);
DP:
Vice chair: Steven Turner (IW);
VOM:	
Steven Billings (SW); Jeffery Grams (WY); David
Mumme (MNS); Bruce Timm (MNN);
VL:
Eric Held (SO); Jon Kohlmeier (IE); Craig Timm (NW);
ACM: Martha Milas (CI).

AOM: Jacob Gilbert (SW);
ACM: Jonathon Pickelmann (SW).

Committee 17: Preaching & Church Worker
Continuing Education
C:
Brian Saunders (IE);
DP:
Vice chair: Larry Stoterau (PSW);
VOM:	
Paul Beisel (IE); John Telloni (SELC); Richard Zeile
(MI);
VL:	Gary Euren (MNN); Steve Hunt (NOW); Mark Polzin
(FG);
ACM: Leann McClain (TX).

Committee 18: Worker Wellness
C:
David Maier (MI);
DP:
Vice chair: Paul Linnemann (NOW);
VOM:	
Allan Buss (NI); John Fleischmann (AT); Russell
Johnson (MI); Jonathan Manor (NE);
VL:
Jeffery Albright (FG);
ACM: Betsy Karkan (NI).

Committee 19: Registration, Credentials &
Elections
C:
Gregory Walton (FG);
DP:
Vice chair: Chris Wicher (EA);
VOM:	Paul Biber (SELC); Bradley Stoltenow (RM); David
Zirpel (IW);
VL:
Jon Dhuse (PSW); Jay Meyer (KS);
ACM: Caren Vogt (NJ).

Committee 20: Committee for Convention
Nominations
(Committee 20 Legend: C = Chairman; O = Ordained Minister;
L = Layperson).
C:
Ronald Garwood (WY);
O:
Vice chair: Russell Sommerfeld (NEB);
	
Secretary: Martin Noland (IN); Roger Gallup (NI);
Dennis Heiden (MNS); Marvin Henschel (OK); William
Meyer (AT); Mark Miller (CI); Dale Sattgast (SD);
L:	Dennis Coerber (NOW); Lee Dreyer (IW); William
Gaik (FG); Gregory Miller (MO); Thelma Myers
(SELC); David Piehler (NW); Richard Parker (CNH);
Stan Weir (SO).

Committee 13: Routes to Ministry
C:
Roger Paavola (MDS);
DP:
Vice chair: Allen Anderson (RM);
VOM:	Paul Clark (MI); Roger Gallup (NI); Kent Schaaf
(CNH); Aaron Schian (EA);
VL:
Donal Pugh (RM); George Trammell (SI);
AOM: Bruce Keseman (SI);
ACM: David Berger (MO).

Committee 14: Church & Culture
C:
Terry Forke (MT);
DP:	Vice chair: John Denninger (SE); Anthony Steinbronn
(NJ);
VOM:	
Paul Gregory Alms (SE); Adam Filipek (MO); Paul
Undlin (MI);
VL:
Alan Brodbeck (NEB); Paul Lagemann (EN);
AOM: John Pless (IN);
ACM: Erik Ankerberg (TX).

Committee 15: Reformation
C:
Peter Lange (KS);
DP:
Vice chair: Scott Sailer (SD);
VOM:	
Mark Bersche (OK); Dallas Dubke (CNH); Kevin
Martin (SE); Richard Serina, Jr. (NJ);
VL:
David Mietzner (PSW);
ACM: Ashley Jensema (KS).

Committee 16: Family, Youth & Young Adults
C:
Timothy Yeadon (NE);
DP:
Vice chair: Robert Newton (CNH);
VOM:	
Raymond Connor (NW); Justin Panzer (KS); Jay
Winters (FG); Philip Zielinski (OH);
VL:
Rebecca Mayes (MO);

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