# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S 11
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CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEES

Floor committees are appointed by the President in consultation with the Council of Presidents and Praesidium (Bylaw 3.1.7).
Appointments are made from among the voting delegates, advisory delegates, and advisory representatives (Bylaw 3.1.7 [a]).
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

Aaron M. Hambleton (IE); Richard A. Mittelstadt
E. Wackler (OK); Sean A. Willman (MI)
Jonathan Busarow (EN); Mattias Gugel (SW);
(TX); Robert J. Pase (TX); Adam Stetson (PSW);
Craig V. Timm (NW); Stephen F. Weller (KS)
Allen K. Strawn (WY)
AOM: Philip D. Bartelt (AT); Paul A. Linnemann (DP,
Jeffrey E. Elbert (IE)
VL:
NOW); Nabil S. Nour (SVP, SD)
ACM: Thomas A. Nummela (MO); Amy L. Vande Voort- AOM: Mitchell W. Gowen (CNH); Michael R. Lange
Schweim (NOW)
(DP, CNH); James A. Moshier (NEB)
VL:

C = Chairman; VC = Vice-Chairman; S = Secretary;
SVP = Synod Vice-President; DP = District President; VOM = Voting Delegate Ordained Minister;
VL = Voting Delegate Layperson; AOM = Advisory Delegate or Representative Ordained Minister; ACM = Advisory Delegate or Representative
Committee 5: Theology and Church
Commissioned Minister; AL = Advisory Delegate
Relations
or Representative Layperson; O = Ordained; C = C:
Brian S. Saunders (DP, IE)
VC:
John C. Wohlrabe Jr. (SVP, SW)
Commissioned; L = Lay

VOM: Peter J. Brock (IN); Eloy S. Gonzalez (TX); Peter
F. Gregory (NE); Marcel L. Kohlmeyer (NEB)
DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS
VL:
Stevin H. Gehrke (KS); Mark O. Stern (NI)
AT = Atlantic; CI = Central Illinois; CNH = Cal- AOM: Jacob A. Corzine (NI); Naomichi Masaki (IN);
Michael W. Newman (DP, TX); Richard L. Snow
ifornia-Nevada-Hawaii; EA = Eastern; EN = Eng(DP, NEB); Roland F. Ziegler (IN)
lish; FG = Florida-Georgia; IE = Iowa East; IN ACM: Matthew C. Janssen (MO)

= 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

Committee 1: National Witness

C:
Eric Johnson (DP, SO)
David R. Nehrenz (DP, OK)
VC:
VOM: Jonathon J. Bakker (MI); Alan D. Borcher (RM);
Ryan J. Fehrmann (NW); Sawyer A. Meyers
(MDS); Daniel C. Ross (OK)
VL:
Pete Duncanson (MDS); Laura Leistico (EN);
Mark A. Wanamaker (PSW); Kristen M.
Waterstram-Rich (EA)
AOM: Steven C. Briel (MNS); Samuel Gomez (PSW);
Ken R. Schurb (CI); Dien A. Taylor (DP, AT)

Committee 2: International Witness

C:
Robert L. (Lee) Hagan (DP, MO)
VC:
Arie D. Bertsch (DP, ND)
VOM: Todd R. Jerabek (NW); Vue Lee (MNS)
VL:
Obed Gonzalez (SELC)
AOM: Kenneth J. Bomberger (MO); Theodore M. R.
Krey (EN); Eli J. S. Lietzau (RM); James B.
Maxwell (DP, RM)
ACM: David A. Fiala (MO)
AL:
John W. Edson (MNS); Jesse Yow Jr. (CNH)

Committee 3: Mercy

Committee 6: Pastoral Ministry
and Seminaries

C:
John E. Hill (DP, WY)
VC:
Justin A. Panzer (DP, KS)
VOM: Lloyd D. Gaines Sr. (SE); Jason E. Gullidge
(NOW); Richard L. Ramirez (SELC)
VL:
David L. Daniels (SE); Leo Mackay (EN)
AOM: David A. Davis (DP, MI); Thomas J. Egger (MO);
William M. Mons (IE); John L. Pingel (DP, EA);
Cory J. Rajek (SD); Lawrence R. Rast Jr. (IN)
ACM: Ruth A. Otten (NI)

Committee 7: University Education

C:
Scott R. Murray (SVP, TX)
VC:
Jamison J. Hardy (DP, EN)
VOM: John M. Berg (SW); Jason J. Bredeson (CNH);
Mark K. De Young (TX); Bernard J. Schey (TX)
VL:
Robert A. Denkert (SW); David K. Hawk (IN);
Gerhard H. Mundinger Jr. (IN)
AOM: Brian L. Friedrich (MNS); Jay A. Winters (FG);
Lucas V. Woodford (DP, MNS)
ACM: Russell P. Dawn (NI)
AL:
Christian A. Preus (MNS)

Committee 8: Finance

C:
Roger C. Paavola (DP, MDS)
VC:
Steven D. Turner (DP, IW)
VOM: Alan R. Stahlecker (KS)
VL:
David Mellem (NW); Richard C. Robertson (FG)
AOM: James H. Rockey (DP, FG); Luke T. Zimmerman
(EN)
ACM: Donald C. Schult Jr. (NW)
AL:
Jason A. Paradis (ND); John L. Powers (SW);
Rick H. Stathakis (MI); Tamara J. Ulland (ND)

Committee 9: Structure
and Administration

C:
Timothy J. Scharr (DP, SI)
VC:
Robert D. Beinke (DP, NE)
C:
Brady L. Finnern (DP, MNN)
VOM: David M. Behm (MT); John C. Drosendahl (SO);
VC:
Waldemar R. Vinovskis (DP, SELC)
Daniel E. Grams (EN); Timothy J. Winterstein
VOM: Christopher P. Asbury (NEB); Christopher W. Bra(NOW); Philip E. Zielinski (OH)
demeyer (ND); Keith A. Lingsch (FG); Richard A.
VL:
Cindy L. Cwynar (EA); Michael D. Grooms (SD);
Zeile (MI)
Jan A. Krampitz (NE)
VL:
Caroline Ill (SI); Dean R. Mustonen (MNN);
AOM: Paul J. Cain Jr. (WY); Michael W. Mohr (DP, CI)
Yolanda W. Wornner Prevost (SO)
ACM: Joel P. Landskroener (MNS)
AOM: William A. Harmon (DP, SE)
Committee 10: Ecclesiastical Supervision
ACM: Katherine E. Rittner (IN); Raquel A. Rojas (AT)

Committee 4: Life Together

C:
Christopher S. Esget (SVP, EN)
VC:
Allan R. Buss (DP, NI)
VOM: Peter Bender (SW); Jessten P. Heimer (IW); John

and Dispute Resolution

C:
John C. Wille (DP, SW)
VC:
Dwayne M. Lueck (DP, NW)
VOM: Kirk M. Clayton (SI); Roger B. Gallup (NI);

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ACM: Kevin H. Brockberg (IN)

Committee 11: Church and Culture

C:

VC:

Terry R. Forke (DP, MT)

Kevin A. Wilson (DP, OH)

VOM: Paul M. Clark (MI); Paul W. Dare (MNN); Shiu
M. Lau (CNH); Michael P. Schuermann (CI);

VL:

Charles P. St Onge (SELC)

David Brown (NI); Geraldine G. Gibney (NJ);
Melanie A. Standiford (NEB)

AOM: David W. Loy (PSW); Preston A. Paul (NW); Max
A. Phillips (IW); Don R. Stuckwisch Jr. (DP, IN)

ACM: Jeffrey A. Fick (SI)

C:

Committee 12: Schools, Family, Young
Adults, and Youth

VC:

Benjamin T. Ball (SVP, SI)

Michael E. Gibson (DP, PSW)

VOM: Duane R. Bamsch (CNH); John M. Bussman
(SO); Brian L. Kachelmeier (TX); Aaron D.

VL:

Uphoff (CI)

Darik C. Day (NE); Wayne M. Hittinger (PSW);
Coralie Miller (MI)

ACM: Deanna L. Cheadle (OH); Christopher B. Cody
(SW); Eun Chu Kim (PSW); Jan W. Lohmeyer
(TX); Janet J. Muth (SI)

Committee 13: Registration, Credentials,
and Elections

C:

VC:

Scott C. Sailer (DP, SD)

Stephen A. Gewecke (DP, NJ)

VOM: Anthony J. Gerber (NEB); Charles M. Henrickson
(MO); Kelly D. Todd (MI);

VL:

L. Richard Vossler Jr. (NJ)
Paul Lubell (SE)

ACM: Thomas P. Kosche (MT)
AL:

Kimberly A. Myers (NEB)

Committee for Convention Nominations

C:

VC:
S:

O:

*Standing Committee on Nominations (Bylaw 3.2.5)

Christian A. Preus* (AL, MNS)
Samuel M. Powell* (O, MO)
Mark O. Stern* (VL, NI)

Victor J. Belton (FG); James A. Douthwaite

(SELC); Todd R. Jerabek (VOM, NW); Paul

A. Linnemann (AOM, DP, NOW); Robert D.

Newton (CNH); Jonathan R. Riggert (IW); Kevin
L:

M. Wendt (SO)

Mark A. Franke (VL, IN); Byron Hansen (NEB);
Jeffrey Maltz (AL, OK); Matthew W. Putnam

(CI); Richard G. Schaefer (AT); John F. Schmall
(VL, WY); Steven J. Timmerman (VL, SD)

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