# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S9 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) OFFICERS AND CONVENTION STAFF Officers of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, MDiv, STM, LLD, DD, St. Louis, MO First Vice-President Rev. Dr. Herbert C. Mueller, Jr., MDiv, DD, Waterloo, IL Second Vice-President Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray, MDiv, MA, PhD, Houston, TX Third Vice-President Rev. Nabil S. Nour, MDiv, Sioux Falls, SD Fourth Vice-President Rev. Dr. John C. Wohlrabe, Jr., MDiv, STM, ThD, St. Francis, WI Fifth Vice-President Rev. Dr. Daniel Preus, MDiv, STM, DD, St. Louis, MO Sixth Vice-President Rev. Christopher S. Esget, MDiv, STM, Alexandria, VA Secretary Rev. Dr. John W. Sias, MS, PhD, MDiv, St. Louis, MO Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Frank Simek, MBA, St. Louis, MO Chief Financial Officer Mr. Jerald C. Wulf, CPA, St. Louis, MO Chief Mission Officer Rev. Kevin D. Robson, MBA, MDiv, St. Louis, MO Convention Arrangements Staff Mrs. Barbara Below, Convention Program Coordinator, Office of the President Mr. Frank Simek, Chief Administrative Officer, Convention Manager Mrs. Lynne Marvin, Convention Facilities Coordinator, Travel and Meeting Planning Rev. Dr. John Sias, Secretary Rev. Marvin Temme, Assistant Secretary Rev. William Weedon, Worship Coordinator Mr. David Strand, Executive Director of Communications Mrs. Liz Pfeffer, Chair, Local Arrangements Committee Today’s Business Staff John Sias, Editor Pam Weeke, Managing Editor Rachel Asburry, Managing Editor and Process Manager Barb Below, Consultant Officers and Convention Staff Robyn Armbrust Matthew Bergholt Tani Berner Karen Dowbnia Georgia Endicott Diane Grimm Maryann Hayter Anna Karsten Lori Leighton Amy Schaeffer Shannon Stackle PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 (67TH) LCMS CONVENTION | 9