# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1995_S36 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 36 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION Closing Devotions The delegates were led in closing devotions by the chap- lain of the convention. Session 8 July 19, Afternoon Opening Devotions : The Rev. Dr. Alan H. Bachert, Pastor, King of Kings ‘ Lutheran Church, Chesterfield, MO, Fourth Vice-Presi- dent, Missouri District, led the assembly in devotions. Minutes The minutes for sessions 5 and 6 were adopted as cor- rected. : Committee 9: Nominations Dr. George Mohr, Chairman of Committee 9, called for additional nominations for the Board for Congregational Services to add to those already submitted. A motion was made to close nominations for the pastoral candidates for the Board for Congregational Services. The question was called and sustained. The motion to close nominations was defeated. Following the receipt of additional names, a sec- ond motion was made to close the nomination for clergy- men. The motion was adopted. Following the receipt of ad- ditional nominations in the categories other than clergy, a motion was made to close all nominations. The motion was adopted. The complete list of names includes the following: BOARD FOR CONGREGATI ONAL SERVICES PARISH PASTORS (Vote for 3) Belton, Victor Brege, William Breitbarth, Steven E. Fehrmann, John Fiege, Calvin Gallup, Roger Gimbel, James Herbolsheimer, James Karsten, Dar Kinne, Timothy Koehneke, Richard Ott, Gene Perling, R. John Pless, John Pohl, Wayne Storrud, Donald Washington, Steven Weinrich, William Westergren, Kevin Zehnder, Jon Zimmerman, Thomas COMMISSIONED MINISTERS (Vote for 3) DeMeyere, Roger Haas, Walter D. Held, David Herman, Debra Hoffman, Patricia A. Johnston, Julie Pichan, Daryl Rinas, Jody Waters, Jennie J. Weidler, Jean Wenz, Richard LAYPERSONS (Vote for 3) Driessnack, Anne Elliott, Robert Haynes, Brenda Hegg, Daniel R. Keyne, Arleen Lanning, Lori Little, Willie Jr. Lusthoff, Craig McCreery, Kay Otten, Ruth Pegosh, Donald J. Roos, Marlin Roth, Donald Seabaugh, Darrell Wegele, Paul Wilkening, Harvey MEMBERS AT LARGE (Vote for 2) Amendt, Mark Bloomquist, Barry Bowes, Brian Cook, Kevin Davis, Dorothy Doris, Ed Just, Arthur Little, Tiffany Masaki, Naomichi McGhen, Shawn Pickelmann, Henry Schwan, Tim Shaw, Jonathan Souza, Jaime Steinberg, Charles Committee 5: Higher Education The Rev. Dr. Roger Pittelko, President of the English District and Chairman of Committee 5, Higher Education, introduced Rev. John Meyer, Chairman of the Board for Higher Education. Rev. Meyer, in turn, introduced a video which depicted the activity of the Synod’s system of higher education. Res. 5-05, “To Request Report from the Board for Higher Education,” was moved by the committee. An amendment was made to delete the second resolve, lines 5-7, p. 80. An amendment to the amendment was offered and ruled to be a substitute motion. The assembly determined not to con- sider the substitute motion. Motion was made to close de- bate on the amendment. The motion to close debate was adopted. The amendment was defeated. An amendment