# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S36
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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Bible Study 4
The convention chaplain introduced the Bible study
leader, the Rev. Dr. Thomas Zehnder. In keeping with the
focus of his presentation, “Ablaze in One Mission by Sharing the Hope of Christ,” he presented his study under the
theme, “Speaking the Gospel of Jesus, Who Came to Seek
and Save the Lost.” He recalled how God created man carefully and beautifully and declared his creation good. In an
act of grace, God created another being carefully and beautifully, flesh of man’s flesh, so that man would have a partner. When they fell, God immediately offered hope, the
Hope in whom the ancient curse would and continues to be
reversed. Now even the witness of a slave girl was able to
provide help to Naaman, and Jonah could not escape God’s
interest in having repentance and hope announced to Nineveh. The same seeking and saving was demonstrated by
Jesus in the cases of the daughter of Jairus and Lazarus.
Now it is our turn to continue this mission, seeking and
saving the lost, for which there is no other plan. The delegates were asked to form small groups to share stories and
experiences of receiving and giving the Gospel, using the
following discussion starters:
• Speak about a significant person who shared the Good
News of the Gospel with you.
• Can you share an experience of telling the Good News to
another?
• Do you feel equipped to articulate the message of salvation to another? If “yes,” how did you gain this ability?
How can you gain this ability?
• Can you think of ways to share the faith in everyday converse with people?
Dr. Zehnder continued with thoughts about sharing the
Gospel in the church. He noted that we just never know
who is in need of hearing the Good News. So long as people
have breath, there is an opportunity to tell them about
Jesus and what He has done. In the meanwhile and all
along the way, we have our Lord’s assurance that He is
with us.
The Bible study was concluded with the hymn “Rise,
Shine, You People.”
Committee 9: Registration, Credentials, and Elections
The chairman of Committee 9 introduced the elections
of members of the Board for Mission Services and the Commission on Theology and Church Relations and once again
guided the assembly through the electronic voting process
(names and majority votes of persons elected are underscored):
Board for Mission Services
Ordained Ministers
Paul Anderson
Terrence Chan
Thomas Eggebrecht
Eloy Gonzalez

(1)
470
108
104
489

Juan Gonzalez
Philip Kuehnert
Larry La Dassor

123
396
81

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Ballots
(2)
591

662

568

(3)

(4)

Preston Wagner
Don Wiley

48
426

541

Paul Anderson and Eloy Gonzalez were declared elected
as ordained minister members of the Board for Mission
Services.
Laypersons
Larry Grooms
Robert Jennings
John Lautenschlager
Ray Maik
John Shaud
Vera Sweet
Virginia Von Seggern

105
80
195
477
459
489
536

169
520
505
541
659

266
530
403

610
593

Virginia Von Seggern and John Shaud were declared
elected to the Board for Mission Services as layperson
members.
Commission on Theology and Church Relations
Ballots
Ordained Ministers
Armand Boehme
John Hannah
Larry Myers
Ken Schurb

(1)
528
103
405
146

(2)
620

(3)

(4)

587

Armand Boehme was declared elected as an ordained
minister member of the Commission on Theology and
Church Relations.
Commissioned Ministers
Jan Lohmeyer
Kenneth Palmreuter

553
646

Kenneth Palmreuter was declared elected as a commissioned minister member of the Commission on Theology
and Church Relations.
Laypersons
Shirley Bergman
E. Christian Kopff
Raymond Moldenhauer

568
531
96

642
558

Shirley Bergman was declared elected to the Commission on Theology and Church Relations as a layperson
member.
Committee 5: Higher Education
Res. 5-12A, “To Amend Commissioned Ministry Colloquy Bylaws” (TB, pp. 206−209), was introduced by the committee. After extensive introductory comments by the committee, followed by discussion, an amendment was offered
to insert the words “on site or off site” after the words “traditional classroom setting” in the Teacher Colloquy Curriculum and Director of Christian Education Colloquy Curriculum paragraphs. A motion to cease debate on the
motion to amend carried [Y: 986; N: 108] and the amendment failed [Y: 251; N: 861]. After further discussion, debate was ended [Y: 934; N: 172] and the resolution was
adopted as presented [Y: 997; N: 117].
Res. 5-09, “To Affirm District Programs that Equip
Laity for Ministry” (TB, p. 87), was introduced by the com-