LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2010, Page 33

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

33

Election of First Vice-President

Special Report—One People One Mission

The chair called attention to the list of candidates for First
Vice-President . It was noted that, according to bylaw, when
a name is removed from the slate because of election to the
office of President, the name of the candidate receiving the
next highest number of nominating votes is added—in this
case, the name Daniel Preus .
After the slate of candidates was adopted by the convention and convention chaplain Glen Thomas led the convention
in prayer, the result of the first ballot for First Vice-President:

LCMS World Mission Executive Director Tom Zehnder
introduced Rev . Dustin Rappe, church planter and pastor of
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Aurora, Colorado, who
described his congregation’s outreach efforts among people
who have not been in church for a long time .

William Diekelman
Herbert Mueller
Daniel Preus
Jeffrey Schrank
Wallace Schulz

339
631
82
64
81

Herbert Mueller was declared elected . A question was
raised regarding a discrepancy between the number of votes
cast and the number of voting delegates reported registered .
The chair noted that the discrepancy would not be of such consequence as to affect the election .
Election of Other Vice-Presidents

Before taking up the matter of the election of VicePresidents two to five, the chair asked for the personal
privilege of inviting Mrs . Kieschnick to the podium . She
expressed thanksgiving for the many prayers and kindnesses
over the past nine years and for the opportunity she had to
serve alongside her husband . The convention responded with
a standing ovation .
As the slate of candidates for the election of vice-presidents
two to five was displayed, a motion to adopt the slate was carried . The Elections Committee chairman led the assembly in
further training of the electronic voting system for its use for
multiple-position ballots . Convention chaplain Jotham Johann
offered a prayer before the balloting was begun .
The results of the three subsequent ballots for VicePresidents two to five:
David Adams

349

514

Victor Belton

356

453

Luther Brunette

85

David Buegler

461

Carl Fickenscher II

142

Daniel Gard

60

567

568

Paul Maier

523

677

(declared elected Third Vice-President)

343

548

571 (declared elected Fifth Vice-President)

Dean Nadasdy

387

499

John Pless

48
77

Daniel Preus

451

J . A . O . Preus

175

Lawrence Rast

73

Wallace Schulz

307

Harold Senkbeil

96

Dean Wenthe

148

John Wohlrabe Jr. 548

The chair called attention to Omnibus Res . A (TB, p . 47)
and called on a member of the Commission on Constitutional
Matters (CCM) to explain how omnibus resolution referrals
will be handled in those cases where referred-to boards and
commissions no longer exist . A CCM representative reported
that omnibus resolutions will be referred to the most appropriate board . After Omnibus A was formally introduced, a motion
to amend the resolution by withdrawing Ov . 1-06, “To Provide
Exclusively Lutheran Theological Training for Missionaries,”
was introduced . After discussion, a motion to end debate was
carried [Yes: 981; No: 162], after which the motion to amend
also carried [Yes: 586; No: 570] . A motion to amend Omnibus
A by removing Ov . 4-06, “To Establish KFUO Endowment
Funds for Seminary Tuition,” was introduced . After brief discussion, the motion was defeated [Yes: 230; No: 907] . The
chairman of Floor Committee 6 reported that Ov . 6-05, “To
Report Promptly the Deaths of Faithfully Departed Soldiers of
the Cross,” has been withdrawn by his committee and should
be deleted from Omnibus A . A motion to amend Omnibus
A by removing Ov . 1-11, “To Ask CTCR and Seminaries to
Evaluate Transforming Churches Network,” was introduced
and discussed . A motion to end debate was carried [Yes: 1,028;
No: 103], and the motion to amend was defeated [Yes: 492;
No: 665] . A motion to terminate discussion on Omnibus Res .
A was carried [Yes: 1,004; No: 165], and the resolution was
adopted as amended [Yes: 1,077; No: 93] .
Special Report—“What a Way”

L . Dean Hempelman, former executive director of the
Board for Pastoral Education, stressed the need for the recruitment of church workers, warning of tragic consequences in
the future if more is not done today . Mr . Dick Vie provided a
progress report on the “For the Sake of the Church” campaign .
Committee 10: Committee for Convention Nominations

Scott Murray

Clint Poppe

Omnibus Resolutions

600

(declared elected Fourth Vice-President)

737

(declared elected Second Vice-President)

Committee for Convention Nominations Chairman Warren
Schumacher prepared the assembly for the floor nominations
process, calling attention to Special Standing Rule 25 (TB, pp .
14f .) . He then presented the slate for Secretary (Biographical
Synopses, p . 29), and the chair called for any further nominations . None were offered .
Chairman Schumacher then called attention to the slate
of candidates for Board of Directors elections (Biographical
Synopses, pp . 30ff .), and the chair called for further nominations . Two nominations were offered, Rev . Rick R . Milas and
Rev . Michael L . Kumm . Later in the session, these names
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