# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S 31 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) Contents PAGE Preface..................................................................................ii Registered Delegates and Representatives A. Voting and Advisory Delegates......................xiii B. Advisory Representatives.............................xviii C. Staff and Guests............................................... xx Convention Floor Committees......................................xxiii Directory—Officers, Boards, and Commissions of the Synod....................................................................xxiv Entered into Rest. ........................................................xxviii Officer, Board, and Commission Reports R1 R1.1 R1.2 R1.2.1 R1.2.2 R1.2.3 R1.2.4 R1.2.5 R1.3 R2 R2.1 R2.2 President................................................................. 1 Church Relations.................................................... 3 Chief Mission Officer. ........................................... 8 Office of National Mission. ................................... 9 Office of International Mission............................ 17 Office of Pastoral Education................................ 25 Mission Advancement.......................................... 29 Communications. ................................................. 29 KFUO Radio......................................................... 31 First Vice-President.............................................. 31 Colloquy Committee for Pastoral Ministry.......... 32 Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry................................................................ 36 R3 Praesidium............................................................ 39 R4 Secretary............................................................... 40 R4.1 Rosters, Statistics, and Research Services. .......... 43 R5 Board of Directors................................................ 44 R5.1 Chief Administrative Officer. .............................. 45 R5.1.1 Convention, Conference, and Event Planning. .... 46 R5.1.2 Human Resources. ............................................... 46 R5.1.3 Operations Support Services................................ 46 R5.2 Chief Financial Officer. ....................................... 47 R6 Board for National Mission.................................. 49 R7 Board for International Mission........................... 50 R8 BNM/BIM Joint Report: Triennial Priority Guidance. ............................................................. 50 R9 Commission on Constitutional Matters................ 51 R10 Commission on Doctrinal Review. ...................... 51 R11 Commission on Handbook................................... 52 R12 Commission on Theology and Church Relations............................................................... 52 R13 Pastoral Formation Committee. ........................... 60 R13.1 R13.2 R14 R14.1 R14.2 R14.3 R14.4 R14.5 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R31 R32 R33 R34 R35 R36 R37 R38 R39 R40 R41 R42 R43 R44 R45 R46 R47 R48 R49 R50 PAGE Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri............ 61 Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.................................................................. 62 Concordia University System. ............................. 64 Concordia University Chicago............................. 69 Concordia University, Irvine................................ 71 Concordia University, Nebraska.......................... 72 Concordia University, St. Paul............................. 73 Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor. ................................................................... 75 Concordia Historical Institute. ............................. 76 Concordia Publishing House................................ 78 Lutheran Church Extension Fund. ....................... 79 LCMS Foundation................................................ 81 Board of Trustees—Concordia Plans; Board of Directors—Concordia Plan Services. .............. 82 Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty................. 84 Atlantic District.................................................... 86 California-Nevada-Hawaii District...................... 87 Central Illinois District......................................... 88 Eastern District..................................................... 89 English District. ................................................... 90 Florida-Georgia District....................................... 91 Indiana District..................................................... 92 Iowa District East................................................. 93 Iowa District West. .............................................. 93 Kansas District. .................................................... 94 Michigan District. ................................................ 96 Mid-South District. .............................................. 97 Minnesota North District...................................... 99 Minnesota South District. .................................... 99 Missouri District. ............................................... 101 Montana District................................................. 102 Nebraska District................................................ 103 New England District......................................... 104 New Jersey District. ........................................... 105 North Dakota District......................................... 106 North Wisconsin District.................................... 107 Northern Illinois District.................................... 107 Northwest District.............................................. 109 Ohio District....................................................... 110 Oklahoma District.............................................. 111 Pacific Southwest District.................................. 111 Rocky Mountain District.................................... 113 SELC District..................................................... 113 South Dakota District......................................... 114 South Wisconsin District. .................................. 116 2023 Convention Workbook