# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S24
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

24 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

(TB 123), which called for a change in election proce

dures for the Brazil Boards of Control, giving that

partner church responsibility for election of members of
those boards. The resolution was adopted after the

addition of the words “(or District)” between the words

“church” and “in” on line 67 (7B 123). By adopting Res.

6-03 (TB 124), the delegates agreed not to hold elections

for the Board of Control of Seminario Concordia, Argen-

tina, since no nominations had been received for the
positions to be filled. They also agreed that the present
members of the Board of Control of that institution

should continue to serve until an election can be held.

Because Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn., is now a
four-year school with multiple programs and a relative-
ly large enrollment, it was agreed that the size of the
board should be increased to seven members, with the
addition of one teacher and one layman (Res. 6-19, TB
133). By the adoption of Res. 6-24 (7B 197) the Board of
Control of Oakland was removed from the list of Boards
of Control elected by the Synod since no active program
is being carried out on the Oakland campus at this time
and since the Board of Directors is serving as trustees of
the property.

Committee on Nominations

After having adopted the above resolutions, which
would affect elections, the delegates heard the report of
the Nominations Committee presented by Floor Com-
mittee Chairman Ellis Nieting in the booklet “Biograph-
ical Synopses and Statements of Nominees.” After
nominations for each board and commission by the
committee and from the floor, the nominations were
declared closed. The following changes were made in
the list through nominations from the floor and by the
Committee on Nominations.

Commission of Adjudication: Kenneth Vogt, layman
(added)

Concordia Publishing House Board of Directors: Roger
C. Laesch, teacher (added)

Board for Missions: Robert E. Meier, pastor (added)

Board of Parish Education: L. W. Heidemann, pastor
(declared ineligible); Robert Koeppen, pastor (de
clined); David Dissen, pastor (added by the commit-
tee); Wayne Schumpe, pastor (added by the commit-
tee)

Board of Youth Ministry: Gordon Peeks, layman (ad-
ded)

Commission on Theology and Church Relations: Lu-
ther P.J. Steiner, pastor (added)

Board of Control, Ann Arbor: William J. Hassold,
pastor (added)

Board of Control, Austin: Marvin Lehnhardt, pastor
(added); Donald E. Schmidt, teacher (added)

Board of Control, Bronxville: Robert Baal, layman
(added); Donald Muller, pastor (added)

Board of Control, Fort Wayne: Kenneth Vogt, layman
(added); H. Allen Herbst, teacher (added)

Board of Control, St. Paul: Mark Baganz, teacher
(added); Robert Golnitz, teacher (added); Charles

Nuernberg, layman (added); Robert Overn, layman
(added)

Board of Control, Selma: Chester F. Preyar, layman
(deleted); Willie L. Holmes, layman (added); George
C. Royal, layman (added); Howard Foard, pastor
(added)

Board of Control, Seward: Robert Horn, layman (added)

Nominating Lists

After hearing a motion from the floor relating to the
dissemination of lists of approved candidates, the dele-
gates adopted it as presented:

WHEREAS, The Nominating Committee has carefully

evaluated the qualifications of the potential candidates for
the boards and commissions of the Synod; and

WHEREAS, At recent conventions of the Synod a number
of lists of approved candidates have been distributed to the
members of the convention; and

WHEREAS, Such a procedure evidences a lack of faith in
the guidance of the Holy Spirit; therefore be it

Resolved, That the 53rd convention of the Synod plead
with all who have prepared such lists to refrain from
disseminating them and to allow the Holy Spirit to guide
the elections at this convention; and be it further

Resolved, That we plead with all delegates to refrain
from consulting any such lists in the election procedure.
[See also Minutes, Session 12]

Missions

Chairman Edmund Happel of the Floor Committee
on Missions presented Res. 1-01 (TB 45), which called for
deletion of all Handbook references to “sister churches”
and for a change of the word “sister” to “partner”
wherever it occurs. This resolution was adopted by the
delegates. They next considered and approved Res. 1-
02A (TB 181), which called for recognition of the Brazil
District as a partner church. The action is to become
effective Jan. 1, 1980, and the President of the Synod
and the Board of Directors in consultation with officials
of the partner church of Brazil are to prepare the
necessary documents for implementation of the partner-
ship; necessary Handbook changes are also to be made.
Before voting on this resolution, President Gedrat
of the Brazil District addressed the delegates, describ-
ing the work and challenges which face the church in
Brazil. By common consent the words ‘‘or amended as
the case may be” had been added between the words
“rescinded” and ‘“‘and” in line 37 (TB 181). The resolu-
tion was adopted by a rising vote.

Convention Guests

Rev. Paul Michael, president of the Lutheran Free
Church of Denmark, brought greetings and reported on
the situation and activities of that group. Dr. Wilbert
Kreiss, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
France and Belgium, addressed the delegates, bringing
greetings and describing the work of the church in
Belgium and France. He stated that literature provided
by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of France and
Belgium is used for work among the French in Quebec
and that his church is now beginning work in Zaire.

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