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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 415

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10. NOMINATIONS

10-01

Report of Committee for
Convention Nominations

The synodical Handbook of The Lutheran Church-— Missouri
Synod sets forth the authority, duties, and procedures of the
Committee for Convention Nominations. These are specifically
enumerated in Bylaws 2.139—2.145 under “Synodical Admin-
istration,” and in Bylaw 6.27 under “Higher Education.”

The membership of the committee elected at the New
Orleans convention consists of 7 pastors, 3 teachers, and 5 lay-
men. The chairman and corresponding secretary of the previous
committee serve as advisory members. In addition to an organi-
zational meeting in January 1973, three additional meetings
were held to evaluate approximately 1,840 names recommended
for consideration as candidates. The committee directed re-
quests for names of possible candidates to District Presidents,
college presidents, high school principals, elementary school
principals, the Women’s Task Force, minority groups through
the District Executive Secretaries, and pastors and congrega-
tions through the Circuit Counselors. In addition to this, an-
nouncements were placed in the Lutheran Witness Reporter
in March and October requesting additional names for con-
sideration and calling attention to the Jan. 4, 1975, deadline for
submitting names to the committee. Chairmen of boards and
commissions, Executive Secretaries, college presidents, District
Presidents, Circuit Counselors, local pastors and teachers, and
chairmen of congregations were involved in the process of sub-
mitting evaluations for the names being considered by the
committee.

In addition to the specific limitations outlined in the Hand-
book for each of the boards and commissions, the committee
made its final selection of candidates within the following
general guidelines (general criteria and qualifications) set
forth in the Handbook:

1. Nominees are to be members of voting congregations of
the Synod.

2. Members of elected boards may serve three complete
successive terms, applicable, however, only to those elected
in 1965 or after (exception: Board of Appeals, where there is
no limitation in terms of service).

3. Members of elected commissions may serve two com-
plete successive terms, applicable, however, to those elected
in 1965 or after.

4. Members of boards or commissions ineligible for reelec-

tion may be nominated for other boards or commissions imme-
diately, or to an original board after an interval of 2 years.

5. No one, either in the Synod or ina District, or between
the Synod and a District, shall hold more than one elective
office: or more than two offices, although one or both be ap-
pointive; or ever hold two offices of which one is directly re-
sponsible for the work done by the other (e. g., District mission
executive is not eligible for the synodical Board for Missions).

6. Those presently holding another elective office may be
considered and nominated. In the event of election, the choice
is that of the person elected.

7. Nominees should have no gainful business contracts or
relation with the Synod, District, or college.

8. No more than two members of any synodical college
Board of Control shall be members of the same congregation.

9. Pastors are such as listed in the Annual under pastors.
10. Teachers are such as listed in the Annual under teachers.

To comply with Handbook regulations as amended at the
1973 synodical convention, the committee recommends the
following:

1. Staggering the terms of the teachers on the Board for
Missions by submitting nominees for 2- and 4-year terms.

2. Adding teacher nominees to the Board of Control at
Concordia College, Edmonton, Alta., Can.

3. Staggering the terms of the laymen on the Board of
Control of Concordia College, Milwaukee, Wis., by submitting
nominees for 2- and 4-year terms.

4. Staggering the terms of the teachers on the Board of
Control of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., by submitting
nominees for 2- and 4-year terms.

5. Adding teacher nominees and staggering the terms of
the laymen on the Board of Control of Concordia Theological
Seminary, Springfield, Ill., by submitting nominees for 2- and
4-year terms.

Additional nominations may be made from the floor of the
convention by following the procedure outlined in Bylaw 2.145
of the synodical Handbook, which states: “Any delegate making
a nomination from the floor shall have secured prior written
consent of the candidate whom he wishes to nominate. He
shall immediately submit to the chairman of the Committee for
Convention Nominations this document and written pertinent
information concerning his nominee as detailed in 2.143 e.”

The official slate proposed by the Committee for Convention
Nominations follows:

Key to Abbreviations

Past and Present Service

S—in Synod C —in the Congregation

D-in the District Q-—in other positions

The numbers after the name refer to age and those after positions
refer to years of service.

found. — foundation

LLL~— Lutheran Laymen’s League

LWML -— Lutheran Women’s
Missionary League

mem. — member

mgr. — manager

nat. — national

PR — public relations

prin. — principal

sec. — secretary

soc. — society

stewp.— stewardship

supt. — superintendent

WL-— Walther League

YP — young people

adv. — advisory
assoc. — association
asst. — assistant

bd, —board

chap]. — chaplain
chm. —chairman
coll. —college
com.—commission, committee
conv. —convention
conf. —conference
dir. — directors
educ. — education
evang. — evangelism
exec. —executive
ext. — extension

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Districts of Synod

AB —Alberta and Brit. Columbia NE —New England

At —Atlantic NJ  —New Jersey

CN —California and Nevada ND —-North Dakota

CI —Central Illinois NW —North Wisconsin
Co —Colorado NI —Northern Illinois
Ea -—Eastern Nw —Northwest

En —English Oh —Ohio

FG —Florida-Georgia OK -—Oklahoma

In -—Indiana On —Ontario

IE —Iowa East SD -South Dakota
IW —lIowa West SW  —South Wisconsin
Ks —Kansas SE -—Southeastern
MS —Manitoba and Saskatchewan So —Southern

Mc -— Michigan SC —Southern California
Mds — Mid-South SI — Southern Illinois

MnN — Minnesota North SELC — SELC District

MnS — Minnesota South Tx —Texas

Mo — Missouri Wy —Wyoming
Mt —Montana Arg —Argentina
Neb — Nebraska Braz —Brazil