# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S9 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) OFFICERS AND CONVENTION STAFF Officers of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, MDiv, STM, LLD, DD, St. Louis, MO First Vice-President Rev. Peter K. Lange, MDiv, STM, St. Louis, MO Second Vice-President Rev. Dr. John C. Wohlrabe, Jr., MDiv, STM, ThD, St. Francis, WI Third Vice-President Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray, MDiv, MA, PhD, Houston, TX Fourth Vice-President Rev. Nabil S. Nour, MDiv, Sioux Falls, SD Fifth Vice-President Rev. Christopher S. Esget, MDiv, STM, Alexandria, VA Sixth Vice-President Rev. Benjamin T. Ball, MDiv, Worden, IL Secretary Rev. Dr. John W. Sias, MS, PhD, MDiv, St. Louis, MO Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Frank Simek, MBA, St. Louis, MO Chief Financial Officer Mr. Nathan M. Haak, MA, MBA, CPA, St. Louis, MO Chief Mission Officer Rev. Kevin D. Robson, MBA, MDiv, St. Louis, MO Convention Arrangements Staff Mrs. Barbara Below, Convention Program Coordinator, Office of the President Mr. Frank Simek, Chief Administrative Officer, Convention Manager Mrs. Lynne Marvin, Convention Facilities Coordinator, Travel and Meeting Planning Rev. Dr. John Sias, Secretary Rev. Samuel Powell, Assistant Secretary Rev. Sean Daenzer, Worship Coordinator Mr. Michael Behr, Executive Director of Communications Rev. Marshall R. Frisque, Fredonia, WI, Chair, Local Arrangements Committee Today’s Business Staff John Sias, Editor Rachel Asburry, Managing Editor and Process Manager Amy Schaeffer, Managing Editor Barb Below, Consultant Officers and Convention Staff Robyn Armbrust Matthew Bergholt Veronica Cheney Karen Dowbnia Lisa Dulay Georgia Endicott Maryann Hayter Lee (Alicia) Hinton Meredith Smith Shannon Stackle Cheryl Trusty PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2023 (68TH) LCMS CONVENTION | 9