# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S30
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Dan Gilbert
David L. Mahsman
Martin R. Noland
Ken R. Schurb
John Wollenburg Sias

222
358
73
84
86
417		724 (declared elected)

The same process was used for the election of regional lay members of the LCMS Board of Directors, with the following results:
For Regional Lay Members of the LCMS Board of Directors:
East-Southeast Region
(6-year term)
Gilbert M. F. Brauch, Jr.	
Keith Frndak
Jean Hanson
Stuart Nichols
Lloyd Wardley

82
460		586 (declared elected)
315
394
83
67
49

Great Lakes Region
(6-year term)
James W. Carter, Jr.
Willard Ducharme
Dale D. Gust
Craig V. Timm
Matthew Voigt

542 (declared elected)
120
159
147
72

Great Plains Region
(6-year term)
Thomas R. Halvorson
Larry Harrington
John P. Riley
Robert P. Wurl
Andrew Zoeller

165
509
105
75
184

191
648 (declared elected)
214

Convention Essay—“Upon This Rock: Repent”

[The entire text of this essay by Rev. Dr. Roosevelt Gray, Executive Staff—LCMS Office of National Mission, is printed elsewhere
in these 2016 Convention Proceedings.]

Committee 5: Theology and Church Relations
Before Committee 5 began its presentation, a delegate sought
the attention of the chair and moved to amend Standing Rule 17
(TB, p. 18) by changing the rule from two minutes to one minute
per speech at the microphone. After the motion was seconded, discussion continued until a motion to end debate was introduced. The
motion to end debate carried [Yes: 790; No: 51], following which
the motion to amend the standing rule failed [Yes: 353; No: 506].
Committee 5 Chairman Scott Murray, LCMS Vice-President,
presented his committee’s resolutions to the convention. Res. 5-01
“To Endorse Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with Lutheran Church in
Norway” (TB, pages 69ff.—preconvention issue) was then formally
introduced by the committee and briefly discussed. When the chair
asked the assembly whether it was ready to end debate, the assembly responded in the affirmative and Res. 5-01 was adopted by voice
vote (announced unanimous by the chair).
Res. 5-02 “To Endorse Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with
Lutheran Church of Uruguay” (TB, pp. 71f.—preconvention issue)
was introduced by the committee and adopted without discussion
by voice vote (again announced as unanimous by the chair).
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UPON THIS ROCK

Res. 5-03 “To Recognize Iglesia Luterana en Guatemala as a
Self-Governing Partner Church” (TB, pp. 73f.—preconvention
issue) was introduced by the committee. During discussion, a
delegate moved to bundle this resolution with two similar resolutions: Res. 5-04 “To Recognize Iglesia Luterana de Venezuela as
a Self-Governing Partner Church” (TB, pp. 74f.—preconvention
issue) and Res. 5-05 “To Recognize Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Almaty and the District of Almaty—Republic of Kazakhstan as
a Self-Governing Partner Church” (TB, pp. 75f.—preconvention
issue) into one action. The convention voted to do so [Yes: 977; No:
25]. After Res. 5-03, Res. 5-04, and Res. 5-05 were briefly introduced, debate was ended by show of hands and the motion to adopt
all three resolutions was carried unanimously.
Res. 5-06 “To Recognize Evangelical Lutheran Church of the
Republic of Chile—IELCHI as a Partner Church” (TB, pp. 76f.—
preconvention issue) was introduced by the committee. After Res.
5-06 was adopted by voice vote without discussion, the assembly
fulfilled the resolve that was common to all of the foregoing resolutions by singing the Common Doxology.
Dr. Albert Collver, Director of Church Relations and Assistant
to the President, introduced the representatives from these new
church partners in attendance at the convention:
The Lutheran Church of Norway (Res. 5-01)
Provisional Bishop Torkild Masvie
The Lutheran Church of Uruguay (Res. 5-02)
Presiding Pastor André Luiz Müller
The Lutheran Church in Guatemala (Res. 5-03)
President Abdiel Orozco
The Lutheran Church of Venezuela (Res. 5-04)
President J. Elias Lozano
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Almaty and the
District of Almaty—Republic of Kazakhstan (Res. 5-05)
President Alexander Burtsev
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic
of Chile (Res. 5-06)
President Christian E. Rautenberg
Res. 5-07 “To Affirm and Encourage Work of the International
Lutheran Council (ILC)” (TB, pp. 77f.—preconvention issue) was
introduced by the committee after the assembly was addressed by
ILC representative Rev. André Luiz Müller, Presiding Pastor of the
Lutheran Church of Uruguay, who spoke briefly of the importance
of the treaty of communion between churches, referencing Philippians 2:2. Without discussion, the resolution was adopted by a
standing vote.
Following the adoption of Res. 5-07, representatives of partner churches present for the convention were introduced by Rev.
Dr. Albert Collver, Director of Church Relations and Assistant to
the President:
Rev. André Luiz Müller (Lutheran Church of Uruguay)
Rev. Airton Schroeder (Evangelical Lutheran Church
of Brazil)
Bishop Alexander Burtsev (Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Almaty and the District of Almaty—Republic of Kazakhstan)
Rev. Alexander Streltsov (Siberian Evangelical Lutheran
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