# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2007_S42
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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Laypersons
Kirk Farney
Kathleen Mills
Greta Martin
Merton Troeger

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
Laypersons
Tim Moll
William Hartmann
Max Wake
John Hughes

652
609
359
336

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Ordained Ministers
David Dissen
531
678
Ulmer Marshall
528
624
Mark Grunst
408
504
Dennis Schwab
401
459
Ken Schurb
235
William F. Meyer
184
Commissioned Ministers
LeRoy Wilke
598
Hans Otten
305
Robert Libka
256
Laypersons
Alan Stumpf
Ralph Cavalieri
Jean Garton

558
387
213

686
441

Concordia University, St. Paul
Ordained Ministers
Christopher Dodge
621
Robert Jarvis
533
Commissioned Ministers
Paul Crisler
538
Harold Frerich
534
Laypersons
Gregg Hein
David Teigen
Kenneth Behm
Lori Utech
Michael Hunter II

505
458
437
371
299

Concordia College, Selma
Ordained Ministers
Dien Taylor
582
Michael Taylor
314
Thomas Eggebrecht
249
Commissioned Ministers
Ruth Drum
757
Erna Schmid
317
Laypersons
Ulysses Floyd
Debbie Gallerson
Glen Piper
David Brazeal

690
565
534
344

Concordia University, Seward
Ordained Ministers
David Block
582
Gene Ott
321
John Hill
133
Luke Biggs
110
Commissioned Ministers
Vance Hinrichs
640
Jan Lohmeyer
525
2007 Convention Proceedings

628
535
575
499

714
709
381
350

LCMS in Mission Presentation
Rev. Scott Snow, Director of Outreach in LCMS World
Mission, provided the convention with another unique
Gospel-sharing experience, this time from the hearing-impaired community.
Committee 7: Planning and Administration
Committee 7 Chairman Daniel May directed the convention’s attention to Res. 7-07A, “To Revise Bylaw Section
1.5 and to Add Definitions to Handbook” (TB, pp. 203–211),
and an accompanying amendment printed on page 375 of
Today’s Business agreed to by the committee, to be inserted
as 1.5.2 (a) (4) on pages 205 and 208: “All such disclosures
shall be reported to the respective board or commission to
determine ‘by a vote of its remaining impartial members’
whether an inappropriate interest exists, ‘and such vote
shall be recorded in its official minutes.’ In the case of officers, all such disclosures shall be reported to the President
of the Synod to determine whether an inappropriate interest exists.” After calling attention to recent changes to the
proposed bylaw revision, the committee moved its adoption
and discussion followed. A motion to cease debate was carried [Yes: 989; No: 118], and Res. 7-07A was adopted as
changed [Yes: 997; No: 116]. A motion was introduced and
carried to allow delegates to have their votes recorded in
the minutes [Yes: 836; No: 287]. The following requested
that their negative votes be recorded: Steven W. Bohler, R.
Thomas Colgrove, Loren Cooper, Frederick E. Davison,
David Dyson, Mark Eckert, Gary V. Gehlbach, Harold
King, Donald Prevallet, Frank Schatte, Le Roy Sundborn,
Charles Wachlin.
Res. 7-08A, “To Add Bylaw re Removal of Individual
Members from Board or Commission Membership” (TB, pp.
284–285), was introduced by the committee and discussed.
A motion to cease debate failed [Yes: 632; No: 464] and discussion continued. An amendment was offered to delete the
phrase “5. insubordination;” under proposed Bylaw 1.5.3.
After extensive discussion, the committee agreed to the
deletion. A question was addressed to legal counsel regarding the resolution in light of Missouri law. A motion was
introduced to add the words “failure to disclose” immediately after “(8)” under proposed Bylaw 1.5.3. The committee
did not agree to the change, and the motion was ruled out
of order by the chair because it had not been properly reviewed. After 20 minutes of debate, the question was automatically called, but the assembly chose to continue its discussion [Yes: 717; No: 411]. As discussion continued, a
motion was introduced to amend the resolution by deleting
the first two WHEREAS paragraphs of the resolution. When a
motion to end debate on the amendment was carried [Yes:
837; No: 192], it was determined that a number of keypads
were not working. The chair decided to proceed, judging