LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2010, Page 44

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Laypersons:

MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION
Greg D . Durgin
James A Sandfort
Maria E . Saunders
Ellen R. Ziehr-Lange

491
591 (elected)
452
685 (elected)

Board of Regents—Concordia University Nebraska
Ordained:

Timothy J . Gierke
Keith H. Grimm
Scott A . Schmieding
Ryan D . Wendt

205
359
127
414

148
487

620 (elected)

473

487

Commissioned: Robert L. Cooksey
Kyle L . Karsten
Greg A . Pinick

391
253
424

542 (elected)

Laypersons:

348
786 (elected)
405
605 (elected)

Shirley Liesener
Timothy L. Moll
Karen O’Dell
Jill Wild

538

Board of Directors—Lutheran Church Extension Fund
Ordained or
Albert A . Amling
Commissioned: David L. Bahn
Mark Hansen
William F . Meyer
Robert F . Shonholz

83
389
116
162
282

Laypersons:

211
79
191
61
643 (elected)
162
49
100
519 491 499
373 447 634 (elected)

Chris A . Anderson
Christopher J . Bannwolf
Thomas M. Buuck
Susan J . Elsholz
J . Phillip Morrow
Christian Preus
David E. Wuenscher

551 (elected)
167
381

Committee 1: Missions

Before Committee 1 Chairman Ken Hennings began his
report, a motion to amend Special Standing Rule 17 to “authorize the chair to call for a vote on closing debate after ten
minutes” was introduced but failed to receive the required
two-thirds vote [Yes: 705; No: 370] .
Res . 1-08, “To Encourage the ‘Wittenberg Project’ as a
Gospel Witness Opportunity” (TB, pp . 55f .), was called to
the assembly’s attention . Rev . David Mahsman addressed the
assembly on behalf of the resolution . After the resolution was
formally introduced by the committee and discussed briefly,
a motion to end debate was carried [Yes: 869; No: 101], and
Res . 1-08 was adopted as presented [Yes: 947; No: 48] .
Res . 1-03, “To Increase Outreach to Immigrants at
Congregation Level” (TB, pp . 51f .), was introduced by the
committee . As debate began, an amendment to replace the
word “people” with “immigrants” in lines 11, 13, and 16 was
accepted by the committee as a friendly amendment . A motion
to amend was introduced advocating inserting “seminaries
and” in place of “Concordia” in line 25, and to delete the last
four words of line 26 and all of the final resolve . A motion to
call the question on the motion to amend was carried by voice
vote . The amendment failed to carry [Yes: 352; No: 668] .
After further discussion of the resolution, the chair asked the
assembly whether it was ready to vote . After agreeing to end
debate by voice vote, Res . 1-03 was adopted as changed [Yes:
979; No: 66] .
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Res . 1-10, “To Make a Concerted Effort to Reach
Generation X (Born in the Late ’60s through the Late ’70s)
and the Millennials in the US (Those Born after 1980 Who
Are Coming of Age around 2000ff .) with the Gospel of Jesus”
(pp . 356f .), was introduced by the committee . During discussion a motion was introduced to amend line 12 on page 357
by adding “using the timeless treasures of the church’s liturgies and hymns” after the word “generations .” When debate
was ended by voice vote, the motion to amend was not carried
[Yes: 425; No: 631] . When the chair asked the assembly if it
was ready to vote on the main motion, it agreed by voice vote,
and Res . 1-10 was adopted as presented [Yes: 779; No: 286] .
Res . 1-07A, “To Encourage Inter-District Dialogue in the
Establishment of New Church Starts, Satellite Worship Sites,
and Specialized Ministries Across Geographic District Lines”
(p . 356), was introduced by the committee . After brief discussion and a friendly amendment replacing “specialized” with
“any” at the end of line 36, a voice vote terminated debate,
and Res . 1-07A was adopted as changed [Yes: 875; No: 169] .
Bible Study Essay 6

Ted Kober presented the final segment of his essay, “ONE
People—Forgiven: The Kiss of Peace .” Using Philippians
4:2–9 as the basis of his study, he noted that the kiss of peace
has lost much of its significance as a demonstration of reconciliation . We do well when we greet one another with the
peace that unites us, especially when we celebrate the Lord’s
Supper together . Broken relationships that are not reconciled
affect, even disrupt, the community of faith . Paul is concerned
enough about this to mention several women by name in the
Scripture reading . As long as we are saints and sinners, the
kiss of peace is essential to our life together, a benefit to individuals and also to the church and those outside the church .
While reconciliation is never easy for us, providing it was certainly not easy for our Lord, but He first provided it to us so
that we can share it with others inside and outside the church .
Committee 5: Seminary and University Education

Before Committee 5 Chairman Kurt Schultz began his
report, a motion was introduced encouraging the chair to slow
down rather than press the business of the convention forward to such an extent . The motion was defeated [Yes: 384;
No: 519] .
Res . 5-11, “To Clarify Bylaw 3 .8 .2 .7 .2 (e) re Promotion
of Faculty” (TB, pp . 107f .), was introduced by the committee and discussed briefly before a motion to end debate was
approved by voice vote . Res . 5-11 was adopted as presented
[Yes: 794; No; 190] .
Res . 5-12, “To Revise Bylaw 3 .8 .3 .8 .3 (b) re Faculty
Appointments” (TB, pp . 108f .), was introduced by the
committee and a motion to end debate was introduced immediately . After the vote to end debate failed [Yes: 638; No: 388],
discussion continued until a motion to end debate was again
introduced and carried [Yes: 607; No: 290] . Res . 5-12 was
adopted as presented [Yes: 805; No: 215] .