LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2010, Page 49

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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

failed [Yes: 252; No: 634] . An amendment to add “to publish
the results of the study to the church at large and” after “continue” in line 9 (p . 69) was accepted by the committee as a
friendly amendment . A motion to replace “commend for” with
“encourage everyone to read and” on line 7 (p . 69) was introduced and discussed until debate was ended [Yes: 748; No:
120] and the motion to amend failed [Yes: 145; No: 747] . The
chair tested the will of the assembly regarding ending debate
on Res . 3-06 as changed by friendly amendment . Debate was
ended [Yes: 764; No: 142], and the resolution was adopted as
changed [Yes: 788; No: 123] .
Omnibus Resolutions

The chair called the assembly’s attention to Omnibus
Resolution B (Revised) on page 351 of Today’s Business .
After the resolution was moved and seconded, a motion was
introduced to remove Ov . 1-09 from the resolution . After discussion, a motion to end debate on the amendment was carried
[Yes: 748; No: 131], and the amendment was defeated [Yes:
145; No: 747] . A motion to terminate debate was carried [Yes:
783; No: 106], and Omnibus Resolution B (Revised) was
adopted as presented [Yes: 824; No: 67] .
The chair called the assembly’s attention to Omnibus
Resolution D (Revised) on page 352 of Today’s Business . After
it was moved and seconded, a motion to amend the resolution
by adding Ov . 2-19, “To Commend Issues, Etc.” (CW, p . 161),
was introduced and then withdrawn when attention was called
to Ov . 2-17, “To Give Thanks for the Dedication of Issues, Etc.
Personnel” (CW, p . 160), already listed in the resolution . A proposed amendment to replace “Thanks” with “Commend and
Encourage” in reference to R 1-8, “Anglican Church in North
America,” was accepted by the committee as a friendly amendment . With no further debate, Omnibus Resolution D (Revised)
was adopted as changed [Yes: 877; No: 31] .
Committee 1: Missions

Res . 1-11, “To Urge the Prompt Appointment of an
Individual for Strategic Development of Hispanic Ministries”
(TB, p . 423), was introduced by the committee and adopted as
presented, without discussion [Yes: 759; No: 53] .
Res . 1-02, “To Provide Guidance for Future Direction of
Ablaze!” (TB, p . 51), was introduced by the committee . During
discussion, a proposed amendment to substitute the words
“Resolved, That the Synod encourage its congregations and
their members not to extinguish the Spirit’s fire, but to pray that
the Spirit of God will renew a right spirit within us, not forsake
us, restore to us the joy of His salvation, and uphold us, so that
we may teach transgressors His ways (based on 1 Thess . 5:19
and Ps . 51:10–13); and be it further” in place of lines 34–36
of the resolution was accepted by the committee as a friendly
amendment . Debate was ended [Yes: 693; No: 142], and Res .
1-02 was adopted as changed [Yes: 626; No: 210] .
Res . 1-12, “To Ensure Solid Lutheran Theological Training
for Missionaries” (TB, p . 561), was introduced by the committee . Debate was ended immediately [Yes: 722; No: 109], and
Res . 1-12 was adopted as presented [Yes: 829; No: 29] .

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Committee 5: University and Seminary Education

Res . 5-05A, “To Support Pastoral Formation” (TB, pp .
368f .), was introduced by the committee . An amendment was
proposed to replace “and manage the congregation to accomplish its mission and purpose” in lines 5 and 6 with “their
congregations through catechesis, teaching Holy Scripture
and the liturgy and the Confessions with humble service
through word and sacrament .” The chair ruled that the words
in question are a quotation which the assembly had no right to
change and that the proposed amendment was therefore not
in order . During discussion, when the use of the word “novice” in line 17 (p . 369) was questioned in light of 1 Tim . 3:6, it
was explained that the resolution and the quoted “Themes for
Pastoral Education” intend to speak primarily to the recruitment of candidates . As discussion continued, a proposed
amendment to add “and universities” after “seminaries” in
line 25 (p . 369) was accepted by the committee as a friendly
amendment . The chair tested the will of the assembly, and
debate was ended [Yes: 662; No: 143], after which Res . 5-05A
was adopted as changed [Yes: 552; No: 306] .
Committee 8: Synod Structure and Governance

Committee 8 Chairman Larry Stoterau announced his committee’s willingness to forego the remainder of its resolutions if
that were the will of the assembly . The chair tested the will of
the assembly, asking for its vote whether in favor of not calling
up Committee 8 for the remainder of its report . The assembly
agreed to forego the remainder of Committee 8’s resolutions
[Yes: 566; No: 256] .
Minutes

The chair called attention to the previous day’s minutes
(Sessions 11 and 12) of the convention (TB, pp . 659ff .) . The
minutes were accepted by voice vote without additions or corrections . The chair noted that the minutes of the final session
of the convention will be approved by the Board of Directors
of the Synod .
Final Registration and Credentials Report

Committee 9 Chairman Russell Sommerfeld reported 518
pastoral voting delegates and 491 lay voting delegates present
at last count, for a total of 1,009 voting delegates . He noted
that it was not possible to provide an accurate current report
of advisory delegates and others present, referring the convention to his most recent report . A motion was introduced and
carried to adopt the final Registration and Credentials Report
[Yes: 649; No: 3] .
Adjournment

Before adjourning the convention, President Kieschnick
made the following statement, providing specific recognition
to those who provided essential service to the convention:
Before we adjourn this convention, I wish to acknowledge
for the record the producers of the Red Chair videos that have
been shown through this convention, Mr . Frank Hart and Mr .
Rob Camper, from CrossPoint in Katy, Texas, who videotaped,
edited, and produced these videos . I also thank the members of
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