# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S24 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 24 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION those who had submitted certain overtures appearing in the Convention Workbook present their concerns to the appropriate boards or commissions for considera- tion and action. After declining a number of amendments asking that overtures be acted on by the present delegate convention and adopting one amend- ment referring Overture 2-26 (CW 36) to Floor Com- mittee 2, the convention adopted Resolution A as amended. This action was taken after a motion to terminate debate on Resolution A had been adopted by the delegates. In addition to overtureslisted in Today’s Business (184), Report 13-03, 2 (TB 191), referring to the World Consultation on Stewardship, was added to the resolution. Resolution B with the addition of Overtures 8-08—8-10, calling for the referral of petitioners to previous convention action relating to overtures which were presented in the Convention Workbook for the Dallas convention, was adopted after the delegates had agreed to close debate on the matter. Elections President Arthur Ziegler of the Ohio District, chairman of the Committee on Elections, instructed the delegates on procedures to be followed in voting. Ballots were then distributed for the election of President of the Synod. Nominations Dr. August Mennicke, chairman of the Floor Committee on Nominations, presented the report of the floor committee as found in Convention Workbook, pages 328—334. Corrections in the list presented by the committee appear in Today’s Business, page 190. Major changes were: Board of Directors: Layperson Vernon Brugge for Ralph Niedert (ineligible) Board of Appeals: Pastor John Choitz for Gary Fortkamp (declined) Board for Church Extension: Teacher Jesse H. Kunkel for Eugene Brunow (declined) Board for Missions: Pastor Louis C. Meyer for Herman R. Mayer (declined) Board of Parish Education: Pastor Phillip Giessler for Paul G. Kiehl (ineligible); Layperson Glen Krohn for Neva A. Odell (declined) Board of Youth Ministry: Synodical Institution Representative: Richard Gove and Benjamin Marx- hausen for Alan H. Bachert and Harold L. Senkbeil (nominated in error) Board of Control, Concordia, Mo.: Layperson George Hellwig for Melvin Simpson (ineligible) Board of Control, Porto Alegre, Brazil: Delete layman Herbert Leichti (incumbent) Changes in headings: Board of Youth Ministry should read: “5 young people, 1 teacher, 1 synodical institution representative, 1 layman to be elected” Board of Control, Porto Alegre, should read: “1 pastor, 3 laymen to be elected” Board of Control, Sao Leopoldo, should read: “1 pastor, 1 teacher, 2 laymen to be elected” After the corrected list had been read to the delegates, Dr. Mennicke referred to a problem which was confronted by the committee. The convention was asked to determine whether youth delegates would be eligible for a single 2-year term or for three 2-year terms since this matter is not clarified in the Bylaws of the Synod. In order to determine the sense of the conven- tion, a motion was made to limit youth membership on the Board of Youth Ministry to one 2-year term. However, after agreeing to consider a substitute motion, the delegates resolved that young people may not be elected or reelected to the Board of Youth Ministry after they have reached the age of 21. An additional resolution adopted by the delegates stated that this procedure should not become effective until the next synodical convention. Following this action by the delegates, the slate of candidates for officers and boards was opened for nominations from the floor. The following additions were made to the slate: Treasurer LAYPERSONS Norman Sell Fred Strieter Board of Directors PASTORS John Gall Oscar Gerken Virgil Meyer LAYPERSONS Harold Olsen Franklin Schmidt Board for Church Extension TEACHER George Zehnder CPH Board of Directors LAYPERSONS Harry Barr John Hoffmeyer Raymond Wilson Committee for Convention Nominations PASTORS Alan Bachert Ronald Fink Ronald Froehlich Arthur Geidel David Joeckel Louis Pabor Rudolph Prange Martin Ramming Board for Evangelism TEACHER Warren Ford Board for Higher Education PASTOR Richard Mazak LAYPERSON Herbert Kaiser Board for Missions PASTORS Victor Albers Martin Bangert Arthur Geidel Walter Harms R. John Perling LAYPERSON Wayne Grupe Board of Parish Education PASTOR George F. Lobien TEACHER Julia Foard LAYPERSONS Roy Guess John McCants Board of Stewardship PASTOR William F. Meyer Board of Youth Ministry TEACHER Tom Buck YOUNG PEOPLE Rickie Krueger Ken Schurb Commission on Theology and Church Relations PASTORS Hubert Beck Paul G. Bretscher John Fritz Jim Haner Philip J. Secker Peter Steinke Board of Control, Austin PASTOR John Ellwanger Board of Control, Bronxville PASTORS Ernst R. Pflug Richard H. Skov LAYPERSONS Herbert Kohlmann RNAS ero o te Arete IEEE ELEN ROE RII OTROS POON BED RS 3 AEE CE EES MOLLE TS DEIR ERE AE CR NR RES ge heme APM tinge 8 REA ap ge pu