# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S36
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36

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Res. 7-03 and 7-04 would be withdrawn by the committee
from consideration.
The committee asked permission of the assembly to substitute Res. 7-16A for Res. 7-16, which had been on the floor
when the orders of the day were called in a previous session. The delegates agreed by common consent. Res. 7-16A,
to address candidate status, was considered by the convention. The committee corrected the wording of the last resolved to read Resolved, That the Council of Presidents be
directed to evaluate those who currently are designated with
candidate status and establish appropriate designations for
those who for some reasons are not desirous of a call, or are
in some way unable to fulfill a call. The committee also
deleted the words for pastors and teachers and associates
in ministry from the first Whereas. The question was called
and was sustained. The motion was adopted.
Res. 7-14A, to address the nomenclature of church workers, was moved. The question was called and was sustained. The motion was adopted.
Res. 7-13A, to clarify CCM review process regarding
Bylaw changes, was moved by the committee. The motion
was adopted.
Res. 7-02A, to create a task force to study national District/Synod relations, was moved. An amendment was offered to add the words and representatives from the Council
of Presidents to line 17. The question was called on the
amendment and on the resolution and was sustained. The
amendment was adopted. The resolution was adopted.
A motion was made from the floor to defer action on Res.
7-05 and 7-06. The question was called on the motion. The
motion was lost.
Res. 7-20, to establish a site for the 2004 convention,
was moved. The question was called on the motion and was
sustained. The motion was declined.
Res. 7-19, to respectfully decline overtures, was moved.
An amendment was made to withdraw Overture 7-63 from
the resolution. The question was called and sustained. The
amendment failed. An amendment was offered that Overture 7-93 be withdrawn from the resolution and be referred
to the committee. The question was called and was sustained. The amendment was lost. The resolution was
adopted.
Res. 7-15, to commend President Barry, was moved. The
assembly rose to sing the doxology as a sign of their acceptance of the resolution.
Special Greetings
The Rev. Dr. Ralph A. Bohlmann, President Emeritus of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, addressed the delegation.
The Rev. Dr. Lowell Almen, ELCA representative, addressed the assembly.
Education Moment
Through the technology of CUENet, the value of
Lutheran schools as vehicles of mission outreach was presented. Delegates listened as President Barry spoke with
members of the LCMS from different parts of the country.

SESSION 10
July 16, 1998
Opening Devotions
The assembly was led in opening devotions by the Rev.
Herbert Mueller, President, Southern Illinois District.
Minutes
The minutes for Session 4 were corrected to delete the
sentence which begins on line 47, p. 309. The minutes for
Sessions 7 and 8 were adopted.
Registrations
Pastoral voting delegates, 591; lay voting delegates, 585;
total 1,176.
ELECTIONS—SECOND BALLOT
BOARD FOR CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES
LAYPERSONS
Arleen Keyne
624 *
Tim Schwan
433
BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
ORDAINED MINISTERS
Richard C. Allsing
524
Laurence L. White
542 *
COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
Ralph L. Reinke
531 *
Ralph C. Schultz
501
BOARD FOR MISSION SERVICES
ORDAINED MINISTERS
Donald Bendewald
314
Larry LaDassor
487
Esaul Salomon
259

456
602 *

COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND
CHURCH RELATIONS
LAYPERSONS
Shirley Bergman
580 *
W. Ronald YaDeau
487
BOARD OF REGENTS—ANN ARBOR
ORDAINED MINISTERS
Thomas R. Ahlersmeyer
543 *
Douglas Christian
510
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY—AUSTIN
LAYPERSONS
Derrell W. Bulls
205
Donald Graf
455
528 *
Melissa Knippa
391
526
CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY—
FORT WAYNE
ORDAINED MINISTERS
Jack R. Baumgarn
503
611 *
Dennis Glick
247
John Heins
315
452