LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2013, Page 30

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Determined by the number of votes received, greatest to least,
the results of the ballot were as follows:
Second Vice-President		John C. Wohlrabe, Jr.
Third Vice-President		Daniel Preus
Fourth Vice-President		Scott R. Murray
Fifth Vice-President		Nabil S. Nour
Sixth Vice-President		Robert T. Kuhn

Greetings—Thrivent Financial For Lutherans
Dr. Brad Hewitt, President of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
brought greetings and well wishes from his organization, also providing explanation for Thrivent’s decision to expand access to its
financial offerings to include other Christians.

Committee 9: Committee for Convention Nominations
The chair called on Committee for Convention Nominations
Chairman Carl Egger for his committee’s report. After introducing the members of his committee present for the convention, he
provided background regarding its work. He then declared open
the opportunity for nominations from the floor for the position of
Secretary of the Synod, noting the names already provided by his
committee. When no nominations were offered from the floor, the
chair declared nominations closed.
Committee Chairman Egger then reviewed the changes made
by his committee to the printed report previously provided to the
delegates with the Convention Workbook. He also stressed the
importance for convention delegates to study the nominations
report prior to the voting that will take place, since the report would
not be read in its entirety when presented to the convention.

Omnibus Resolution A
The convention’s attention was called by the chair to Omnibus
Resolution A (TB, pp. 225ff.), requesting and receiving a motion and
second to adopt it as printed. By common consent, the convention
agreed to move Ov. 3-32 “To Revoke RSO Status of Transforming Churches Network” from this resolution to Omnibus Res. D.
A motion was introduced to amend the Omnibus Resolution A
by removing Ov. 5-26 “To Change Specific Ministry Pastor Title,”
which motion was defeated without discussion [Yes: 89; No: 906].
A motion to add Res. 2-12 to Omnibus Resolution A’s list was, after
considerable discussion, ruled out of order. A motion to remove
Ov. 4-15 “To Encourage Prompt CTCR Response to Study on Cremation” was, after discussion, not carried [Yes: 36; No: 987]. When
discussion on the resolution resumed, a motion to end debate
carried [Yes: 920; No: 57] and Omnibus Res. A was adopted as
amended [Yes: 980; No: 33].

Committee 5: Seminary and University Education
With Vice-President Herbert Mueller now presiding, the chair
called on Rev. Dale Sattgast, President of the South Dakota District
and Chairman of Committee 5, to begin his committee’s report. He
introduced and thanked his committee’s members for their dedication and their preparation of the resolutions to be addressed by
the convention.
Res. 5-15 “To Celebrate 150th Anniversary of Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL” (TB, p. 274) was introduced by the
committee and adopted without discussion [Yes: 866; No: 55]. The
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prayer of thanksgiving and praise mentioned in the final resolve
paragraph was offered by the convention chaplain.
Res. 5-01A “To Encourage Continued Faithful Witness by the
Concordia University System” (TB, pp. 252f.) was introduced by
the committee. After extensive discussion, a motion to end debate
carried [Yes: 859; No: 120] and the resolution was adopted [Yes:
756; No: 250].
Res. 5-02A “To Support and Encourage Participation in
Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support Initiative” (TB, pp.
253f.) was introduced by the committee. After lengthy discussion,
a motion to amend the resolution by omitting the words “communicating their involvement to be an expectation the district has of
new pastors and wives in the district” in the third resolve paragraph was discussed until a motion was introduced and carried to
end debate [Yes: 965; No: 23]. The motion to amend was defeated
[Yes: 141; No: 852]. After further discussion of the resolution as presented, a motion to end debate was carried [Yes: 976; No: 26], and
Res. 5-02A was adopted [Yes: 994; No: 49].

Committee 6: Administration and Finance
The chair called on South Wisconsin District President John
Wille, Chairman of Committee 6, for its report. Chairman Wille
noted the composition of his committee and its general areas of
responsibilities and underscored the importance of boundaries
for baptized sinners (as provided by the Synod’s Constitution and
Bylaws) in order to carry out the objectives of the Synod as stated
in Article III of the Constitution.
Res. 6-18 “To Amend Bylaw 3.12.2.3 Regarding the Election of
Synod President” (TB, pp. 279f.) was introduced by the committee. After discussion, a motion to end debate carried [Yes: 840; No:
109] and the resolution was adopted as presented [Yes: 932; No: 40].
Res. 6-03 “To Address Board of Directors Budget and Management Responsibilities” (TB, p. 128) was introduced for discussion.
A suggestion to strike the word “mission” from paragraphs (1) and
(2) of Bylaw 3.3.4.5 (a) in accord with the deletion in the first line
of Bylaw 3.3.4.5 was initially received by the floor committee as a
friendly amendment but subsequently was withdrawn. With no
further discussion, Res. 6-03 was adopted as presented [Yes: 960;
No: 27].

Evening Prayer and Recess
The Orders of the Day calling for Evening Prayer and recess,
Chaplain William Weedon led the convention in the Order of Evening Prayer, after which the chair declared the convention recessed
until morning.

Session 3
Monday a.m. July 22, 2013
Morning Prayer
President Matthew C. Harrison called the session to order. Convention Chaplain William Weedon led the convention in Morning
Prayer, assisted by Cantor Phillip Magness and instrumentalist
Laura Kalbfleisch. Rev. Dr. Tilahun Mendedo, President of Concordia College Alabama of Selma, Alabama, provided the homily
based on Acts 8:26–40. In the text, the Ethiopian eunuch traveled
minutes