LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2010, Page 40

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

“confessional church bodies” where appropriate throughout
the resolution was accepted as a friendly amendment by the
committee . An amendment was introduced to add the word
“provisional” before “recognition” in line 44 . After brief discussion, a motion to terminate debate was carried [Yes: 927;
No: 161], and the amendment failed to be adopted [Yes: 289;
No: 820] . During discussion of the main motion, an amendment to add “and the Council of Presidents” after “CTCR”
in line 43 was later withdrawn by its maker . An amendment
to add the word “Lutheran” after “confessional” throughout
the document was accepted as a friendly amendment by the
committee . A motion was introduced to refer Res . 3-04 back
to the floor committee . A motion to end debate on the motion
to refer was carried [Yes: 1,025; No: 99], and the resolution
was referred back to the committee [Yes: 592; No: 551] . The
chair called the revised Orders of the Day .
Committee 7: Ecclesial Matters

Committee 7 Chairman Lane Seitz directed the assembly
to Res . 7-03, “To Provide for Removal of Individual Board
or Commission Members” (TB, pp . 121f .) . He noted three
changes to the resolution made by the committee on page
122 . In line 18, the words “as defined in Bylaw 1 .6 .2” were
deleted . In lines 47 and 53, the phrase “agency or LCMS
Board of Directors” was changed to read “commission, agency
or board, or LCMS Board of Directors .” After formal introduction by the committee and brief further explanation by
the committee chairman, the resolution was discussed until
debate was ended [Yes: 863; No: 192], following which Res .
7-03 was adopted as changed [Yes: 978; No: 106] .
Res . 7-04A, “To Approve Changes to the Process of Bylaws
2 .14, 2 .15, and 2 .17” (TB, pp . 464ff .), was introduced by the
committee . During discussion, a motion to amend line 45 (p .
467) by adding the words “and the accused” after “Panel” was
accepted by the committee as a friendly amendment . After a
motion to end debate was carried [Yes: 1,044; No: 41], Res .
7-04A was adopted as changed [Yes: 1,060; No: 46] .
Res . 7-05, “To Clarify Bylaw re Specific Ministry Pastor
Limitations” (TB, pp . 126f .), was introduced by the committee . After discussion, a motion to end debate was approved
by voice vote, and Res . 7-05 was adopted as presented [Yes:
1,008; No: 100] .
Res . 7-06A, “To Amend Bylaws 2 .5 .2 and 2 .5 .3 re
Congregations Calling Pastors and Commissioned Ministers”
(TB, p . 468), was introduced by the committee . After discussion, a motion to end debate was approved by voice vote, and
Res . 7-06A was adopted as presented [Yes: 1,033; No: 65] .
Session 10
Thursday p.m.—July 15, 2010

2:8–10, 19–22, Birner described the conditions for Christian
proclamation and living in Asia, often a very lonely place for
Christians . John Mehl spoke of the difficulty of Christian witness in some parts of the world, even and often especially by
native Christians to their own cultures, with whom the LCMS
often works side by side, “Working Together with the Global
Lutheran Missionary Community .”
Minutes

Before tending to the minutes for Sessions 7 and 8,
President Kieschnick passed along several points of personal privilege turned in by delegates, providing occasion for
a motion to amend the Special Standing Rules to allow delegates to speak for a maximum of one minute and two seconds .
The motion failed to obtain the required two-thirds vote [Yes:
581; No: 469] .
The minutes for Sessions 7 and 8 were declared approved
as printed . The Secretary noted the inaccuracy of the
“Resolutions and Committee Reports” document printed on
pages 559 and 560 of Today’s Business, to be corrected and
brought up-to-date in the next edition .
Committee 9: Registration, Credentials, and Elections

The chair called on chaplain Jotham Johann for a prayer
before beginning the elections process . Committee 9 Chairman
Russell Sommerfeld provided an up-to-date Registration
Report:
Voting pastoral delegates
Voting lay delegates
Total voting delegates
Advisory ordained delegates
Advisory commissioned delegates
Official representatives
Special advisory
Others
Total

2010 Convention Proceedings

42
115
122
9
105
393

A motion was introduced and carried by voice vote to adopt
the Registration Report .
Balloting for Boards and Commissions

The slates for the following boards and commissions were
presented for election . The results of the one or more ballots
are as follows:
Board of Directors of Concordia University System
Commissioned: John E. Mierow

533 (declared elected)

Ordained:

373
475 (elected)

Call to Order/Opening Devotion

Convention chaplain Jotham Johann introduced the afternoon devotion leaders, Dr . David Birner, Associate Director
of the International Mission Teams for LCMS World Mission,
and Rev . John Mehl, who serves as a missionary in Asia,
where he is the Regional Director . After reading Ephesians

607
597
1,204

William H . Ameiss
Daniel N. Jastram

Commissioned: John E. Mierow

533 (elected)

Laypersons:

449
278
483
215
455

Paul Flakne
James K . Gruetzner
David Hawk
Richard D . Peters
Nancy (Drews) Petrie

506
322
561 (elected)
214
583 (elected)