# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2026_S 9
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CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEES

Floor committees are appointed by the President in consultation with the Council of Presidents and Praesidium (Bylaw 3.1.7).
Appointments are made from among the voting delegates, advisory delegates, and advisory representatives (Bylaw 3.1.7 [a]).

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

David H. Brown (NI); Jonathan Busarow (EN);
Steven (Steve) H. Kern (MI)
AOM: David A. Davis (DP, MI); Paul D. Egger (DP,
IW); Nabil S. Nour (SVP, SD); Daniel C. Ross
(OK)
ACM: Jeffrey K. Boehlke (MNS); Thaddeus P. (Thad)
Warren (NEB)
VL:

C = Chairman; VC = Vice-Chairman; S = Secretary;
SVP = Synod Vice-President; DP = District President; VOM = Voting Delegate Ordained Minister;
VL = Voting Delegate Layperson; AOM = Advisory Delegate or Representative Ordained MinisCommittee 5: Theology and Church
ter; ACM = Advisory Delegate or Representative
Relations
Brian S. Saunders (DP, IE)
Commissioned Minister; AL = Advisory Delegate C:
or Representative Layperson; O = Ordained; C = VC: Ryan D. Wendt (DP, MT)
VOM: Peter J. Brock (IN); Michael B. Hanson (NW);
Commissioned; L = Lay

DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS
AT = Atlantic; CI = Central Illinois; CNH = California-Nevada-Hawaii; EA = Eastern; EN = English; FG = Florida-Georgia; IE = Iowa East; IN
= Indiana; IW = Iowa West; KS = Kansas; MI =
Michigan; MDS = Mid-South; MNN = Minnesota
North; MNS = Minnesota South; MO = Missouri;
MT = Montana; ND = North Dakota; NEB = Nebraska; NE = New England; NI = Northern Illinois;
NJ = New Jersey; NOW = Northwest; NW = North
Wisconsin; OH = Ohio; OK = Oklahoma; PSW =
Pacific Southwest; RM = Rocky Mountain; SD =
South Dakota; SE = Southeastern; SELC = SELC;
SI = Southern Illinois; SO = Southern; SW = South
Wisconsin; TX = Texas; WY = Wyoming

Committee 1: National Witness

C:
Eric C. Johnson (DP, SO)
VC:
Dien A. Taylor (DP, AT)
VOM: Roy A. Coats (SE); John D. K. Zischke (MDS)
Russell P. Barkow (MI); John I. Clark (CI); Brian
VL:
Dahl (NE)
AOM: Mark D. Brandt (MI); Alfonso O. Espinosa
(PSW); Daniel E. Grams (KS); David R. Nehrenz
(DP, OK); Michael T. Von Behren (DP, NOW)
ACM: Nathan M. Wingfield (IN)

Committee 2: International Witness

C:
Robert L. (Lee) Hagan, IV (DP, MO)
VC:
Nathan M. Meador (DP, SW)
VOM: Ernest C. (Ernie) Jeong (PSW); Michael R.
Standfest (IW)
VL:
R. Scott Davis (FG); Jeffrey S. Kelm (NW);
Julia M. Sinclair (NOW)
AOM: Jeffrey G. Miskus (DP, EN); Eric C. Skovgaard
(SVP, SW); Randy R. Sturzenbecher (DP, SD)
ACM: Stephen P Johnson (SW)
AL:
John W. Edson (MNS); Jesse Yow Jr. (CNH)

Committee 3: Mercy

Jennings (NJ); Joseph L. Olson (SW)

Committee 10: Ecclesiastical Supervision
and Dispute Resolution

C:
Robert D. Beinke (DP, NE)
VC:
Mark A. Chepulis (DP, ND)
VOM: Peter C. Cage (IN); Brian J. Hesse (TX); Grant
A. Knepper (CNH)
George W. Mortimer (IE); Brian A. Schmeling
VL:
(NEB)
AOM: Michael R. (Mike) Lange (DP, CNH); Eli J.S.
Lietzau (RM)
ACM: Jennie J. Asher (MO)
AL:
Bill Frerking (TX)

Christopher J. Neuendorf (ND)
VL:
Matthew P. Braun (MI); David C. Strelow (OH)
Committee 11: Registration, Credentials,
AOM: Jon M. Braunersreuther (DP, TX); Roger B. Galand Elections
lup (NI); William A. (Bill) Harmon (DP, SE);
C:
James B. Maxwell (DP, RM)
John T. Pless (IN); Roland F. Ziegler (IN)
VC:
Stephen A. Gewecke (DP, NJ)
ACM: Melissa A. DeGroot (RM)
VOM: Jonathan R. Burkee (PSW); Jason M. Kaspar
AL:
Thomas D. Honebrink (EN); Bruce D. Schultz
(TX)
(KS)
Daniel E. Nicholson (MI); William Ray (TX)
VL:
Committee 6: Pastoral Ministry
ACM: Rebecca Hirsch Duport (PSW)

and Seminaries

C:
Scott R. Murray (SVP, TX)
VC:
John E. Hill (DP, WY)
VOM: William M. Shamburger, III (CNH)
VL:
Larry L. Barringer (SI); John F. Lang (OH); Wesley
R. (Wes) Prater (NEB)
AOM: Douglas D. Bauman (IN); Jon S. Bruss (IN);
John M. Bussman (SO); Heath R. Curtis (DP,
SI); Thomas J. Egger (MO); Michael E. (Mike)
Gibson (DP, PSW); William Maximillian (Max)
Mons (IE); Timothy J. Shoup (DP, NW)
ACM: Raquel A. Rojas (AT)
AL:
Leo Mackay Jr. (EN)

Committee 7: University Education

C:
Brady L. Finnern (DP, MNN)
VC:
Don R. (Richard) Stuckwisch Jr. (DP, IN)
VOM: Silas M. Hasselbrook (SW); Scott C. Klemsz
(CNH); Carl D. Roth (TX); Michael P. Schuermann (CI)
VL:
Matthew K. Berent (SELC); Robert A. Denkert
(SW); Erich M. Keller (NI); Andrew P. Stadler
(NEB)
AOM: Allan R. Buss (DP, IN); Richard L. Snow (DP,
NEB)
ACM: Russell P. Dawn (NI); Mary Schuldheisz (NOW)
AL:
Christian A. Preus (MNS)

Committee for Convention Nominations

C:
VC:
S:
O:

L:

*Standing Committee on Nominations (Bylaw 3.2.5)

Jamison J. Hardy* (AOM, EN)
Daniel Sanchez* (AL, IE)
Daniel E. Grams* (AOM, KS)
Terry R. Forke (MT); Gregory D. Jans (NJ);
Derek S. Klemm (PSW); Theodore D. McMinn
(MDS); David P. Ramirez (SW); Daniel W.
Schepmann (VOM, TX); Philip E. Zielinski
(VOM, OH)
Stephen R. Boergert (MI); Cynthia L. Cwynar
(VL, EA); Paul P. Edmon (NE); Elizabeth H. Elgert (SE); Bill Hansen (MNN); Noreen L. Linke
(RM); Scott Pfennig (VL, ND); Jeff Schwarz
(SI)

Committee 8: Finance

C:
Roger C. Paavola (DP, MDS)
VC:
James H. Rockey (DP, FG)
VOM: Mark E. Sell (MO); Alan R. Stahlecker (KS)
VL:
Cynthia L. (Cindy) Cwynar (EA); Phillip K.
Hesterman (NEB); Richard C. Robertson (FG);
Tyler Watts (MI)
ACM: David A. Fiala (MO)
AL:
Angela L. Fowler (MDS); Nathan M. Haak
(MO); Christoper (Chris) P. Soyke (SW)

C:
John L. Pingel (DP, EA)
VC:
Kevin A. Wilson (DP, OH)
VOM: Peter C. Bender (SW); Jean-Enock Berus
Committee 9: Structure and
(PSW); Adam E. Jacobsen (MNS); Gregory R.
Truwe (MO); Kyle C. Winter (MT)
Administration
VL:
Stephen M. Hernandez (TX); Cara Jeffords (SE); C:
Justin A. Panzer (DP, KS)
Daniel D. Uttech (MNS)
VC:
Benjamin Thomas (Ben) Ball (SVP, SI)
AOM: Shaun P. Adams (NOW); Waldemar R. (Wally)
VOM: Thomas J. Clark (ND); Eric T. Lange (NOW);
Vinovskis (DP, SELC)
Karl A. Weber (MNN); Philip E. Zielinski (OH)

Committee 4: Life Together

C:
Christopher S. Esget (SVP, EN)
VC:
Lucas V. Woodford (DP, MNS)
VOM: Graham B. Glover (FG); Scot D. Missling
(MNS)

VL:
Carl W. Gloe (IE); Matthew Nelson (TX)
AOM: Paul J. Beyer (WY)
ACM: David A. Buchholz (MO); Nicholas A. (Nick)
Butcher (SE)
AL:
Andrew N. Grams (MDS); Thomas A. (Tom)

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