# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S29
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
Dennis Hintz
Reed Sander
LAYPERSONS
Susan Dumke
Roger E. Glawatz
Virginia Hughes
Neill Ingerslew
Allan Roth
Dennis D. Scheer
After receiving all of the nominations, the nominations
were declared closed.
Committee 2: Congregational Services
The Rev. David Callies reintroduced Res. 2-02A, to declare the year 2001 Year of the Child, on which discussion
had begun previously. The resolution was adopted.
The delegates adopted Res. 2-10, to build consensus on
worship, after amending it by adding a resolve stating
Resolved, That the Commission on Worship enable a
process by which songs and liturgical materials from
sources other than LCMS publications might be reviewed for acceptability so that congregations may be assisted in their goal of using doctrinally pure worship materials.
In the process of adopting the resolution, a number of
proposed amendments were declined, as well as a proposal
to substitute Overture 2-09 for the resolution.
Res. 2-11A, to commend Hymnal Supplement 98, was
adopted.
Res. 2-12, to encourage work to begin on new hymnal,
was introduced by the committee. Discussion and action on
the resolution, however, were not completed.
Committee 4: Program and Finance
Res. 4-02, to encourage unrestricted and restricted giving in a balanced manner, on which discussion had begun
in a previous session, was reintroduced. After agreeing to
cease debate, the delegates adopted the resolution as presented.
Res. 4-03, to endorse and implement the report of the Financial Aid Task Force, was also adopted, as was Res. 404, to fund staffing for Commission on Organizations. Also
adopted was Res. 4-05, to eliminate Council on Human Resources, and Res. 4-07, by which Overtures 4-04–06, 409–10 were declined.
Committee 5: Higher Education
Chairman Sincebaugh of the floor committee on Higher
Education introduced Res. 5-05, to amend Bylaw 6.91 1.
The resolution was adopted. It dealt with matters pertaining to colloquy for the pastoral ministry. It was adopted
after delegates had agreed to close debate. Res. 5-08A, to
amend Bylaw 3.913, was approved. It concerned membership of the Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support.
Res. 5-10, to affirm Word and Sacraments in issues of
pastoral care, was approved as was Res. 5-07, to study fac-

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ulty tenure within the Board for Higher Education/Concordia University System. Res. 5-09, to convene a task force to
provide pastoral assistance where full-time ministry cannot be maintained, was approved. In introducing it, the
committee had deleted the final resolved and substituted
the following:
Resolved, That the task force submit this program
and any needed Bylaw changes to the Commission on
Constitutional Matters for clearance before presenting
them to the 2001 convention of the Synod for final approval.
An amendment to substitute the words “support of a majority of” for the words “concurrence of” in the second last
resolved was declined, as were several other amendments.
The action was taken after a period of 30 minutes of discussion had expired and the time for the automatic call of
the question as approved in the special standing rules had
arrived.
Closing Devotions
Closing devotions were led by the Rev. Peter Kirby.

SESSION 5
July 14, 1998
Opening Devotions
The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Dr. Stephen Carter, president of Concordia Publishing
House.
Essay
The essay and Bible study were led by the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs, professor at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Resolution
The delegation resolved that Standing Rule No. 5 is to
be interpreted to mean that at the end of every 30 minutes
of debate the assembly will be asked to determine if it
wishes to terminate debate on the resolution and any
amendments.
Committee 7: Structure, Planning, and Administration
The Rev. Ron M. Garwood, President of the Wyoming
District and chairman of the committee, led the delegates
in the consideration of his committee’s work.
President Garwood reported to the convention the work
of the committee as regards the matter involving District
President Orval Mueller (Res. 7-03). The delegates were
pointed to a statement written to the convention by President Mueller. The delegation responded by demonstrating
its acceptance of President Mueller’s statement through the
singing of the doxology. The matter is deemed closed.
Res. 7-01, to reestablish a Commission on Structure,
was moved and adopted.
Res. 7-12, to end dual membership in the ELCA and the
LCMS, was moved. An amendment was offered to delete all
words after the word situation in the second resolve with
the following words to be added: and be it finally Resolved
that those District Presidents whose Districts have congre-