# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S28 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) Multi-Ballot Election to Determine Ranking of VicePresidents Two through Six For 2nd Vice-President Christopher S. Esget Scott R. Murray 124 270 432 557 Committee 13: Routes to Ministry Nabil S. Nour Daniel Preus John C. Wohlrabe, Jr. 220 221 225 224 183 229 246 Christopher S. Esget Nabil S. Nour 135 350 479 563 Daniel Preus John C. Wohlrabe, Jr. 215 350 155 421 503 Vice-President Herbert Mueller assumed the chair of the convention and called on Committee 13 Chairman Roger Paavola to introduce the work of his committee. Res. 4-06A Task Force member Russell Sommerfeld was asked by the committee to use this first segment of the committee’s time to provide an introduction to the resolutions related to the report of the task force that addressed the matter of licensed lay deacons. Chairman Mueller encouraged careful study of these materials in preparation for consideration of Res. 13-01A and 13-02A later in the convention. [The text of Rev. Sommerfeld’s presentation was published in the Monday issue of Today’s Business, pp. 336ff.] (elected 2nd Vice-President) 254 For 3rd Vice-President (elected 3rd Vice-President) For 4th Vice-President Christopher S. Esget Daniel Preus John C. Wohlrabe, Jr. 214 248 581 (elected 4th Vice-President) For 5th Vice-President Christopher S. Esget Daniel Preus 476 570 (elected 5th Vice-President) For 6th Vice-President Christopher S. Esget (elected 6th Vice-President) Committee 20: Floor Nominations for Secretary of Synod Election Committee 20 (Committee for Convention Nominations) Chairman Ronald Garwood called attention to the slate of candidates for the Office of Secretary provided by his committee and provided information regarding the nominating process. When President Harrison opened the floor for nominations, motions were introduced to nominate Rev. John P. Gierke of Conway, Arkansas, and Rev. Dan P. Gilbert of Hillside, Illinois, for the office of Secretary. By separate votes, John P. Gierke [Yes: 619; No: 398] and Dan P. Gilbert [Yes: 594; No: 433] were added to the slate. Noting no further interest in making floor nominations, the chair declared nominations closed. Omnibus Res. A After a correction was noted (adding Overture 7-07 to the list), a motion was introduced to adopt Omnibus Res. A (TB, pp. 342ff.— Part 2, Sunday issue). During the discussion that followed, a motion was introduced to amend the resolution by striking Overtures 11-30 and 11-32. This motion failed (Yes: 492; No: 505). A motion was then introduced to add Res. 12-01A to the omnibus resolution, this resolution to be referred to the Council of Presidents for further study. After a brief recess was called by the chair to consider these intended actions, the Secretary of the Synod reported that all three of these actions were out of order. Overture 7-07 was discovered to be a resolution and not an overture, so that it and the attempted addition of Res. 12-01A were both out of order since this omnibus resolution is for overtures and not resolutions. It had also been learned that Overtures 11-30 and 11-32 had already been removed from the resolution by Committee 11, leaving Omnibus 28 Res. A without change except for the striking of Overtures 11-30 and 11-32. After further discussion, a motion to end debate was carried [Yes: 900; No: 126], and Omnibus Res. A was adopted as changed [Yes: 923; No: 97]. | UPON THIS ROCK Committee 15: Reformation Vice-President Daniel Preus assumed the chair of the convention. He called on Committee 15 Chairman Peter Lange, President of the Kansas District, for his committee’s report, who called the assembly’s attention to Res. 15-01 “To Give Thanks for Gospel Focus of ‘The Wittenberg Project’” (TB, pp. 186f.—preconvention issue) and called on Wittenberg Society Chairman Michael Kumm to provide a history of the project. Res. 15-01 was then formally introduced by the committee and, after discussion and a motion to end debate that was introduced and carried [Yes: 984; No: 37], Res. 15-01 was adopted as presented [Yes: 973; No: 37]. Res. 15-02A “To Encourage the Use of the Two-Hour Luther Documentary” (TB, pp. 377f.—Part 2, Sunday issue) was introduced by the committee and a video showing some of the documentary was aired. After discussion, a motion to end debate was carried [Yes: 1,005; No: 36] and Res. 15-02A was adopted as presented [Yes: 997; No: 23]. Res. 15-03 “To Commend Use of Resources Provided for Reformation 2017 500th Anniversary” (TB, pp. 187f.—preconvention issue) was introduced by the committee and adopted as presented without discussion [Yes: 988; No: 20]. Res. 15-04A “To Honor 500th Anniversary of the Reformation by Growing in the Word and Showing Christ to the World” (TB, p. 378—Part 2, Sunday issue) was introduced by the committee and, after discussion, adopted as presented [Yes: 996; No: 33]. Res. 15-06 “To Encourage Study of Augsburg Confession in Commemoration of 500th Anniversary of the Reformation” (TB, p. 386—Part 2, Sunday issue) was introduced by the committee and, after brief discussion, adopted as presented [Yes: 989; No: 32]. Committee 3: Mercy Committee 3 Chairman Lee Hagan, President of the Missouri District, introduced the work of his committee with words of Scripture and a video discussing the need for mercy in many ways every day. He then introduced Res. 3-01 “To Commend and Encourage Work of LCMS Disaster Response” (TB, p. 57—preconvention issue) on behalf of his committee which, after discussion, was adopted as presented by show of hands. “Convention Minutes”