# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S 3
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEES

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

C = Chairman, DP = District President. VOM = Voting
Ordained Minister VL = Voting Layperson, AOM = Advisory
Ordained Minister ACM = Advisory Commissioned Minister,
AL = Advisory Layperson

District Abbreviations

AT = Adantic, CI = Central Illinois: CNH = California-
Nevada-Hawaii: EA = Eastern: EN = English, FG = Florida-
Georgia. IE = Iowa East; IN= Indiana; IW = lowa West: KS =
Kansas; MI= Michigan: MDS = Mid-South; MNN = Minnesota
North: MNS = Minnesota South; MO = Missouri; MT = Mon-
tana; ND = North Dakota; NEB = Nebraska; NE = New Eng-
{and: NI = Northern illinois, NJ = New Jersey: NOW = North-
west; NW = North Wisconsin; OH = Ohio: OK = Oklahoma:
PSW = Pacific Southwest; RM = Rocky Mountain: SD = South
Dakota; SE = Southeastern, SELC = SELC; SI = Southern IIti-
nois: SO = Southern; SW = South Wisconsin; TX = Texas: WY
= Wyoming

Committee I
MISSIONS

Cc: Paul Sieveking (IE)

DP: Larry Stoterau (PS W), Keith Kohlmeier (KS),
Vernon Schindler (SD)

VOM: Geoffrey Robinson (CI), Dana Brones (FG),
Ron Rail (MO), Leonard Busch (OK),
Eloy Gonzalez (TX)

VL: Dennis Winter (IE), Ralph Van Qualen (IW),
Gilbert Brauch, Jr. (SE), Cynthia Chatham (SO)

AOM: Chris Reinke (NOW)

ACM: Amy Weston (MI)

Committee 2
DISTRICT AND CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES

Cc: Bill Ameiss (NI)
DP: David Ritt (EN), Gary Arp (IE)
VOM: Dien Taylor (AT), Bruce Noennig (MNN), Pau! Short
(MO), Byrene “Keith” Haney (SW), Mark Nebel (SI)
VL: Janet Neubauer (FG)
Jerold Cahil! (SELC), William Snow (SD),
William Kemnitz (CI)
ACM: Rachel Klitzing (PSW), Doug Widger (TX)

Committee 3
THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS

Cc: Arleigh Lutz ((NW)
DP: Gerhard Michael, Jr. (FG), David Benke (AT),
George Wollenburg (MT)
‘VOM: Dan Cloeter (MI), Bill Otte (MNS),
Mark Hannemann (NEB), Ken Krause (NI),
Jeffery Grams (WY)
VL: John Hall (MDS), Paul Pennekamp (OK),
Carolyn Schoenborn (NOW), Duane Meyer (SI)
AOM: Ralph Blomenberg (IN), David Joeckel (TX)
ACM: Ronald Harman (EN)

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Committee 4
PROGRAM AND FINANCE

C: — William Hoesman (MI)

DP: James Linderman (TX), Daniel May (IN),
Russell Sommerfeld (NE)

VOM: Ronald Wiese (MDS), Mark Shockey (MNS),
Clark Jahnke (ND)

VL: William Charon (AT), Michael Coffey (EN),
John Whaley (CNH), Greg Smith (KS)

AOM: David Buegler (OH)

ACM: Phil Rogers (NW)

Committee 5
HIGHER EDUCATION

Cc: Carl Krueger (SELC)

DP: Herbert Mueller (SI), Jon Diefenthaler (SE),
Robert Newton (CNH)

VOM: Paut Linnemann (NOW), Roger Sonnenberg (PSW),
Kurt Van Fossan (RM), McNair “Tony” Ramsey (SO)

VL: Ruth Ann Johnson (MO), Arthur Brackebush (MT),
Curtis Mickan (TX), Alden Anderson (SE)

AOM: Ov Walz (NEB)

ACM: Jonathan Laabs (NI), Rhonda Mohr (IW)

Committee 6
HUMAN CARE

Cc: James Keurulainen (NE)

DP: Larry Harvala (ND), Ron Garwood (WY),
Kenneth Lampe (MDS)

VOM: Kristian Kincaid ({E), Pau! Shacket (NW),
Michael Thress (SE)

VL: Katherine Klemp (MNS), Joyce Gierke (NEB),
Jean Heise (NI)

AOM: Rocky Meese (KS), Norman Nissen (MNN)

ACM: Sharolyn Sander (NI)

Committee 7
STRUCTURE, PLANNING, AND ADMINISTRATION

Cc: Warren Schumacher (NOW)

DP: Lane Seitz (MNS), James Kalthoff (MO),
Kurtis Schultz (SO)

VOM: Jeffrey Schrank (EN), Luther Werth (MB),
Bill Moorhead (NEB), Carl Anton (NE),
Daniel Teller (N1)

VL: Rufus Davis (CNH), Roy Schmidt (MI),
John Schuelke (RM), David Weinhold (TX),
Bruce Dannemeyer (PSW)

AOM: Terry Cripe (OH)

ACM: David Frank (MQ)

AL: Gordon Tresch (EA)

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Committee 8

ECCLESIASTICAL SUPERVISION
AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Cc: Ronaid Meyer (SW)
DP: — John Brunner (EA), Randall Golter (RM)
VOM: Michael Volk (OH), Bery! Droegemueller (PSW),
James Pierce (NJ), Randall Raasch (SW)
VL: Gene Schnelz (MI), Harold Hager (MO),
Glenn Van Velsen (NEB), R. Neely Owen (SE)
AOM: Walter Tietjen (CNH), Ken Schamens (FG)
ACM: Gary Beyer (PSW)

Committee 9

REGISTRATION, CREDENTIALS,
AND ELECTIONS

ec: William Klettke (NJ)

DP: Ronald Bergen (OH), Donald Fondow (MNN)

VOM: Thomas Krause (KS), Peter Nickel (MD),
Walt Pohtand (TX)

VL: Roger M. Fisher (IN), Dale Ortloff (MNS)
Donald Hanson (NW)

ACM: Vernon Koch (NE),
William Busacker (SW)

Committee 10

NOMINATIONS
(Elected by Districts)

(Committee 10 Legend: C = Chairman, DP = District Presider
O = Ordained Minister, L = Layperson)

Cc: William Diekelman (OK)

DP: David J. Bueltmann (CI)

Oo: William J. Meyer (AT), Timothy E. Sims (IN),
Donald L. Taylor (MNS), David Block (NEB),
Daniel J. Teller (NI), John Hill (WY)

L: Helen Bartz (CNH), Eileen Bishop List (FG),
Gary Thies (IW), James Weber (MO),
Craig Timm (NW), Carol J. Warren (NOW),
John Daniel (SELC), Howard Koosman (SD),
Harvey Wilkening (SO)

(Floor Committee Postings: April 2, 2004)