LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2019, Page 36

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Foundation Board of Trustees. The floor nomination carried
[Yes: 636; No: 114].
It was moved to add Michael P. Dorn, Houston Tex.,
Texas District, to the ordained slate for the Commission on
Theology and Church Relations. The floor nomination
carried [Yes: 596; No: 155].
It was moved to add Jeffrey L. Kloha, Edmund, Okla.,
Oklahoma District, to the ordained slate for the Board of
Regents, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The floor
nomination carried [Yes: 557; No: 213].
It was moved to add E. Theodore Lams II, Brookfield, Ill.,
Northern Illinois District, to the commissioned slate for the
Board of Regents, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort
Wayne. The floor nomination carried [Yes: 623; No: 124].
It was moved to add Brett M. Bortnem, Magnolia, Tex.,
Texas District, to the commissioned slate for the Board of
Regents, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. The floor
nomination carried [Yes: 570; No: 169].
Seeing no further delegates offering floor nominations, a
motion to close nominations was solicited by the chair,
moved, seconded, and carried.
Committee 4: Life Together
Noting that nominations concluded ahead of the orders
of the day, the President called upon Committee 4 Chairman
Allan Buss to present Resolution 4-03A, “To Commend to
Synod Priorities for Mission and Ministry Emphasis for the
2019–2022 Triennium” (TB, 2B:259–60). The resolution was
read and introduced by the committee.
An amendment was proposed to the final resolve on TB
2B:259, to reorder the three bullet points; advised that this
was not a substantive change, the delegate withdrew the
amendment.
Another amendment was moved to make the first bullet
point of the second resolve read, “To evangelize and disciple
the lost.” This modification proved acceptable to the
committee and was received without objection.
A final amendment was moved to the third bullet point of
the second resolve, to have it read “Strengthen congregations
and schools” This was acceptable to the committee and
received without objection.
It was moved and seconded to close debate; the motion
carried [Yes: 799; No: 56]; thereupon, Res. 4-03A was
adopted as amended [Yes: 841; No: 20].
Departing the dais, Chairman Buss advised delegates to
read the Report of the 2016 Res. 4-03B Task Force on
Recognized Service Organizations (R61, WB, 329–43) in
preparation for consideration of Res. 4-06A, “To Amend
Bylaw Section 6.2 to Revitalize Synod’s Recognized Service
Organization Program.”

36 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 (67TH) LCMS CONVENTION

Special Presentation: Military Chaplains
The Rev. Craig Mueller brought greetings on behalf of
LCMS Chaplains, introducing representatives of the service
branches, Chap. Jonathan Shaw (U.S. Army), Ryan Rupe
(U.S. Navy), Quentin Genke (U.S. Air Force), speaking of the
work of LCMS chaplains in serving the men and women of
the Armed Forces and related families at home and abroad,
and thanking the Synod for its support of its chaplains. The
convention viewed a video highlighting their work.
Omnibus Resolution B
The President introduced Omnibus Resolution B, as
printed in TB, 2B:251–52, noting that Overtures 5-28 and 617 have both been assigned to Omnibus Resolution A (the
former, to the CCM, and the latter, to the Council of
Presidents) and are therefore no longer included in Omnibus
Resolution B.
It was moved and seconded to remove Overtures 9-34, 935, 9-36, and 9-37 from Omnibus Resolution B and to refer
them to Floor Committee 9. The motion carried [Yes: 497;
No: 413]. A motion to call the question on the omnibus failed
[Yes: 508; No: 406].
An advisory delegate spoke in favor of removing Overture
9-22 from Omnibus Resolution B and referring it to Floor
Committee 9; a voting delegate subsequently moved this as
an amendment and obtained a second. The motion carried
[Yes: 583; No: 340].
Noting the orders of the day, the chair called the question;
closure of debate carried [Yes: 715; No: 164]. Omnibus
Resolution B was adopted as amended [Yes: 796; No: 105].
Committee 10: Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution
President Harrison called upon South Wisconsin District
President John Wille to present the work of his committee.
He began the committee’s presentation by quoting “The
Power and Jurisdiction of Bishops” (Treatise on the Power
and Primacy of the Pope, paragraph 62), the definition of
ecclesiastical supervision in Bylaw 1.2.1 [i], and the preamble to
the dispute resolution bylaw chapter, Bylaw 1.10.1.
Res. 10-01, “To Amend Bylaws to Clarify Dispute
Resolution Processes” (TB, 1:144–46), was read and
introduced by the committee. It was moved and seconded to
strike the addition of “except in a matter of sexual
misconduct or criminal behavior” in proposed Bylaw
3.10.5.7.9 (a). CCM Chairman George Gude noted that
continuing to omit this language would leave a serious
inconsistency between this Bylaw and Bylaw section 2.17. It
was moved to postpone consideration of this amendment
for the CCM to consider the matter; the chair ruled this out
of order, CCM Chairman Gude having already spoken for the
commission. Noting the orders of the day, the chair put close
of debate on the amendment to a vote; this carried [Yes: 791;
No: 97]. The amendment failed [Yes: 112; No: 813]. The chair
put close of debate on the main motion to a vote; this carried

Minutes