# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S125
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126 SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF TASK FORCE II

* Clifford A. Kraft, Exton, PA, Business Con-

sultant
Dr. August T. Mennicke, Brainerd, MN, Pres-
ident, MN North District

** Dr. Herbert T. Mueller, St. Louis, MO, Sec-
retary, Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Dr. Milton Nauss, St. Louis, MO, Pastor,
Chapel of Cross-Lutheran

** Dr. Paul A. Zimmerman, River Forest, IL,
President, Concordia College

_* Members of Task Force I

** Members of Committee on Organization 1971 and Committee for
Reorganization 1973

III. Membership, Floor Committee 2
Chairman
Dr. Edmund H. Happel, Lombard, IL, Presi-
dent, Northern Illinois District
Pastor Members
Rev. Martin Hoyer, Kearney, NE
Dr. Arnold Kuntz, President, Southern Cali-
fornia District
Rev. Robert Schmidt, Cascade, WI
Rev. Walter Schoedel, Kirkwood, MO
Rev. John Uhlig, Redwood City, CA
Dr. Arthur Ziegler, President, Ohio District
Teacher Member
Clarence Berndt, Jr., Lansing, MI
Lay Members
Ben Hartwig, Higginsville, MO
Earl Kuhl, St. Petersburg, FL
Ferman F. Lane, Chesterton, IN
Robert Templin, Coeur D’Alene, ID
David Voigt, Jackson, MI
Howard Wolfanger, Tolland, CT

IV. Methodology by Task Force II
. Two Years of Monthly Meetings
. Committees of Task Force
. Individual Assignments
. Input from Others
. Circuit Counselor Conference
. District Presidents
. Council of Presidents
. Council of Administrators
. Board of Directors
. LCMS-related organizations
. Chairmen and/or representative of boards
and commissions
8. College and seminary faculties
9. College and seminary presidents
E. Efforts to Keep Membership Informed
(Res. 2-04A.6 “To facilitate and encourage the
widest possible consideration by and response
from congregations, Circuits, and Districts of
the Task Force Study.”’)
1. Pastoral Conferences
2. Circuit Counselor Conferences
3. Publications
a. Lutheran Witness
b. Reporter

Daw S

AOR WN RE

V. Task Force Proposals
A. Triennial Synodical Conventions 5

. Reduce Boards and Commissions

. Enlarge Board of Directors

. Expanded Stewardship Functions

. Investments

. Staff Supervision

. Encourage Circuit Involvement

. Broaden Franchise

4. Correspondence with individuals, board;
groups
5. Visits to District conventions and Ciren
meetings

(Res. 2-04A.1 “To study and review frequen,

of conventions and their effect.”’)

1. Good stewardship of time and money

2. Allow time to implement convention dire
tives

3. Allow for more emphasis on Circuit Co
vocations

(Res. 2-04A.3 “To determine the numbe

boards and commissions required...”

1. To reduce duplication of effort

2. To make boards and commissions mo}
responsive to membership needs

3. To curb bureaucratic growth

(Res. 2-04A.4 “To define... functions an.
responsibilities of ... the Board of Director.
” Res. 2-04A.2 “To study possible alterna
tives to the assembly concept.”
1. To provide greater input geographical
and from various interests

2. To provide clergy/lay/teacher represen
tion

3. To provide limited participatory decision
making

4. To encourage communication to and fro
membership

. To assign administrative accountability:
6. To provide coordination, prioritization
and implementation of conventio
resolutions

or

1. To meet mission challenge of ’80s
2. To emphasize Christian motivation

(Multiple recommendations)

1. To provide coordination and supervision
2. To assure equitable treatment

(Dallas Res. 4-01A.4 “Strengthen the role of-
the Circuit Counselor... ”’)
1. Circuit Forums to meet twice each year
2. Circuit Convocations every three years
3. To broaden membership involvement
4. To provide opportunity for spiritual cel
bration and growth

(Study directed by St. Louis Convention)
1. To assume full franchise privilege for:
congregation
2. To allow congregation to decide who will
cast nonpastoral vote (lay, teacher, or other :
communicant member)