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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Sheet 515

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13. CONVENTION NOMINATIONS

(13-01)

Report of Board for Convention Nominations

The authority, duties, and procedures relating to
the Board for Convention Nominations are set forth in
the Handbook of the Synod. They are specifically enu-
merated in paragraphs 2.141 to 2.153 under “Synodical
Administration” and in paragraph 6.27 under “Higher
Education.”

This board, elected at the New York convention in
1967, consists of 7 pastors, 3 teachers, and 5 laymen. It
organized on Oct. 5, 1967, when it met at the call of the
President of the Synod and named its chairman, record-
ing secretary, and corresponding secretary. Four addi-
tional meetings were held to thoroughly evaluate the
hundreds of recommendations and suggestions received
in response to solicitations made to Boards of Directors,
Boards of Control, District Presidents, executive secre-
taries, circuit counselors, LLL officers, and finally to all
the members and congregations of the Synod through
an invitation notice published in the Aug. 4, 1968, issue
of the Lutheran Witness Reporter,

Really what are the basic considerations which should
determine the action of a nominating board? The board
members gave much thought and study to this question
in their initial meetings. No magic formulas, electronic
computers, or mathematical equations can provide the
answers. However, board members believe that guide-
lines influencing nominations ought to include the fol-
lowing considerations:

1. Service to the Lord and His church through the
Synod can best be performed by men of proven dedica-
tion and abilities; men of good character who have
demonstrated their love and faithfulnes to God and His
Word and find joy in serving Him.

2. A man can serve best in the sphere for which nat-
ural disposition and divine endowment have fitted him;
such individuals must be sought out.

3. There must be judicious balance as to age, geo-
graphic distribution, experience in board process, socio-
economic distribution, and avoidance of conflict of in-
terest where a prospective candidate may hold a parallel
position in a District or other activity of the Synod.

Candidate profiles, “job descriptions,” and informa-
tion from knowledgeable persons, such as District Presi-
dents and pastors, have been carefully and thoroughly
studied by the Board for Convention Nominations and
have been important factors influencing the judgment
of the board. Nevertheless, we are aware of our own
inadequacies and limitations, and we implore the bless-
ings of almighty God on the decisions which in the final
analysis are committed to Him who, we pray, will guide
the delegates in their determinations at the convention
in Denver.

The official slates proposed by the Board for Conven-
tion Nominations are listed herewith.

Watter W. Kayser, Chairman
Martin H. WEcEHAUuPT, Recording Secretary

Key to Abbreviations

Past and Present Service to the Church

S — in Synod C — in the congregation
D — in the District O — in other positions

adv. — advisory ext. — extension

assoc. — association found. — foundation

asst. — assistant LLL — Lutheran Laymen's League
bd. — board LWML — Lutheran Women's
chapl. — chaplain Missionary League

chm. — chairman nat. —~ national

coll. — college PR — public relations

com. — commission, committee prin. — principal

con. — convention sec. — secretary

conf. — conference soc. — society

eslr. — Circuit Counselor

stewp. — stewardship
dir. — directors

supt, —- superintendent

educ. — education WL — Walther League

evang. — evangelism welf. — welfare

exec. — executive YP — young people
SECRETARY

PASTORS

. PASTORS

Klemens K. Hill, 51, Alexandria, Minn.;

Zion (MnN}:; parish pastor. D: sec.: eslr.
O: dist. LWML cesir.; citizens adv. com.

Herbert Mueller, 55, Dundee, IIl.; Beth-

lehem (NI); parish pastor. S: sec.; bd. for

higher educ.; com. on constitutional mat- com.; ¢slr.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ernest R. Drews, 51, Reseda, Calif.;
Trinity (SC); parish pastor. S: bd. mis-
sion to deaf; bd. for missions: bd. world

relief. D: PR com:;

Districts of Synod

AB — Alberta and Brit. Columbia Mt — Montana

At — Atlantic ND —North Dakota

CN  — California and Nevada NW —North Wisconsin
cI — Central Illinois NI — Northern Illinois
Co — Colorado NN —Northern Nebraska
Ea -—- Eastern Nw — Northwest

En — English Oh  — Ohio

FG  —Florida-Georgia Ok — Oklahoma

In — Indiana On — Ontario

IE ~— Iowa East SD — South Dakota

IW — Iowa West SW — South Wisconsin
Ks — Kansas SE — Southeastern

MS -— Manitabo and Saskatchewan So — Southem

Mc  — Michigan SC  — Souther California
MdS — Mid-South SI_ — Southern Illinois
MnN — Minnesota North SN — Southern Nebraska
MnS — Minnesota South Tx — Texas

Mo — Missouri

TEACHERS

Wilbert E. Krause, 47, Dallas, Tex.; Zion
(Tx); minister of educ. S: bd. con. nom.
D: bd. of educ.; bd. of dir. C: teacher;
organist: choir; prin. O: LEA ex. bd.

Walter F. Steinberg, 59, Evergreen Park,
mission planning Ill; Nazareth (NI); prin. Luth. h. s. S:
bd. of dir. D: chm. Luth. Sec. Schools.

ters; D: sec.; bd. of dir.; polity com.; eslr,

TREASURER
LAYMEN

Milton Carpenter, 63, St. Louis, Mo.;
Pilgrim (En); exec. officer, Ins. Co. S:
chm. mass communications com.; survey
com.; treas. C: pres.; elder. O: LLL treas::
Valparaiso adv. com.: treas., State of Mo.

O. Charles Klingsick, 51, St. Louis, Mo.;
Unity (En); management consultant. 8:
communications com. D: parish educ. bd.
C: pres.; treas. O: trustee Luth. assoc. for
higher educ.; chm. Lutheran Hosp. bd.

Eyrich E, Hansen, 52, Crookston, Minn.;
Our Savior (MnN); parish pastor. S: floor
com. for finances. D: bd. of dir.: mission
bd.; ch. ext. com.: chm. stewp. bd.; chm.
student aid: co-chm. mission services div.;
eslr. O: schoo! dist. family life educ. com.

Alvin W. Mueller, 63, Decatur, Ill; St.
Paul's (CI); parish pastor. S$: constitutional
matters; bd. world relief. D: YP bd.; mis-
sion bd.; pres. CI Dist.; esir.: adv. com.
bd. of educ.

Erwin L. Paul, 62, Forest Park, 1; St.
John (NI); parish pastor. S: bd. of con-
trol River Forest: trustee Mo. Synod
Foundation. D: vice-president: president.

O: bd. of dir. Deaconess Assoc.

$52

O: pres. Ks. dist. WL; Nat. Assoc. sec.
school prin.

LAYMEN

Harry S. Barr, 63, Fort Smith, Ark.:
First (MdS); mfg. alum. bldg. prod. S:
bd. of appeals; Armed Services com.; bd.
of dir. C: pres.; elder. O: pres. LLL dist.;
chm. Luth. Hr. com.; LLL bd. of gov.;
pres. int. LLL.

Walter F. Hinck, 57, Minneapolis, Minn.:
Trinity First (MnS); banker: S: bd. of
dir.; stewp. com.; church ext. chm. C:
vice-pres.; elder; fin. sec. O: WL dist.
reas WL dist. pres.; int. bd. of gov.