# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1995_S31
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 31

LAYPERSONS (Vote for 3)
Acors, Joseph EN
Foster, Alvin - MC
Jackson, Mary MO
Jordan, Stanley MO
King, Jean MO
Session, Ethel MC
BOARD OF REGENTS—SEWARD

CLERGYMEN (Vote for 1)
MacLachlan, Neal F. RM
Schroeder, Wayne C. IE

COMMISSIONED MINISTERS (Vote for 1)
Bassett, Leonard MO
Hintz, Dennis L. KS

LAYPERSONS (Vote for 3)
Brashear, Kermit NEB
Bussmann, Robert L. NEB
Culbertson, Ken KS
Dumke, Susan RM
Hartman, William NEB
Kolterman, Mark NEB

The balloting was declared closed by President Barry.

Committee 7: Structure, Planning,and Administration

The Rev. Dr. Robert Kuhn, President of the Central IIli-
nois District and Chairman of Committee 7, Structure,
Planning,and Administration, reintroduced the business of
the committee.

Res. 7-02A, “To Approve Bylaw Changes Involving Dis-
pute Resolution Process,” was moved by the committee with
the following editorial change in line 39, p. 173: one set of
the duplicate words and one advisor was deleted. An
amendment was made to remove lines 16-20 on page 174,
beginning with the phrase but may follow.... and to delete
’ from line 15, p. 175, the words “or Review Panel” and to re-
move the same words from line 35, p. 175. Question was
called on both the amendment and the main motion and
was sustained. The amendment lost. The main motion was
adopted as presented by the committee.

A motion was made to reconsider. A motion was made
to table. The motion to table was defeated. Question on the
motion to reconsider was called and sustained. The motion
to reconsider lost. .

The committee placed Res. 7-03A before the delegates.
The resolution is entitled “To Appoint a Special Committee
to Develop Guidelines for Dispute Resolution and Review
Panels.”

A substitute motion was made, to wit: Change the title
to read: “To Develop Guidelines for Dispute Resolution and
Review Panels.” ;

Change the first resolve to read: “Resolved, That the
Task Force on Dispute Resolution develop guidelines for
Dispute Resolution Panels and Review Panels to ensure

consistency and uniformity in the process of the hearing;
and be it further.”

Change the second resolve to read: “Resolved, That the
Task Force complete its work by April 1, 1996, and report
its recommendations to the synodical President and synod-
ical Board of Directors for approval and implementation;
and be it finally.”

Delete the third resolve.

Change the fourth resolve to read: “Resolved, That until
the Task Force completes its work, the ‘Guidelines for Im-
plementation of Bylaws on Dispute Resolution’ already de-
veloped by the Task Force be used as applicable by Dispute
Resolution Panels and Review Panels.”

The delegates voted to consider the substitute motion.

Question was called on the consideration of the substi-
tute motion and was sustained. The substitute motion was
adopted. :

The 150th Anniversary Committee

The Rev. Dr. Karl Barth spoke to the convention re-
garding the plans being prepared for the anniversary cele-
bration. Oanh Heiser, who created the logo for the 150th
anniversary, was introduced to the convention. She spoke
words of encouragement to the assembly. The Rev. Presi-
dent Barry read an official proclamation, calling for all con-
gregations to join in the celebration of God’s gifts to The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Oanh Heiser