Official notice: 2023 convention nominations

Synod Bylaw provisions require the Secretary of the Synod to solicit on behalf of the Committee for Convention Nominations (CCN) nominees for the various positions for which the committee must provide slates of candidates for convention elections. General solicitation for such names is to begin 18 months prior to conventions of the Synod.

Nominations are therefore being solicited for the positions listed below. All terms are for six years, except for Secretary of the Synod, LCEF Board of Directors and members of boards of regents, which are three-year terms. Nominations are accepted from agencies and officers of the Synod, congregational and individual members of the Synod, and lay persons of the congregations of the Synod.

The CCN urgently needs names of the most highly qualified and churchly lay members of member congregations, ordained ministers and commissioned ministers to fill the important offices that govern the Synod and its agencies on behalf of the member congregations. Each congregation is urged to search itself diligently for those with the requisite gifts.

For further details on the specific requirements of each office below, please see the “Officer, Board, and Commission” document available at:

lcms.org/convention/nominations-and-elections

Nominations for regional LCMS Board of Directors, LCMS Board for National Mission and LCMS Board for International Mission positions are submitted through this process. While nominees for a given regional position must reside within that region, nominations for that position may originate inside or outside the region.

The Nomination Form is available at lcms.org/convention/2023-nomination-form. To expedite the processing of your nomination, we ask that you open this PDF form on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader, complete the form electronically, save it and email it to our special email address for nominations: ccn@lcms.org. Then print the form, sign it by hand and send it by U.S. mail to the address on the form.

Names should be submitted as soon as possible, preferably by Aug. 20, 2022, to allow time for the gathering of necessary information and evaluations. However, names will be accepted for consideration until the deadline set by the Bylaws of the Synod: nine months prior to the opening of the convention (exact date to be announced) in the summer of 2023.

John W. Sias, Secretary

To be elected by the 2023 convention

Secretary

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

Board of Directors, LCMS: (AT-LARGE)

Two (2) Ministers of Religion—Ordained

One (1) Layperson

Board of Directors, LCMS: (REGIONAL)

One (1) Layperson from each of the following regions:

East-Southeast Region

Great Lakes Region

Great Plains Region

LCMS Board for National Mission: (REGIONAL)

One (1) Individual Member (Minister of Religion—Ordained/Commissioned) from each of the following regions:

East-Southeast Region

Great Plains Region

One (1) Layperson from each of the following regions:

Central Region

Great Lakes Region

West-Southwest Region

LCMS Board for International Mission: (REGIONAL)

One (1) Individual Member (Minister of Religion—Ordained/Commissioned) from each of the following regions:

Central Region

Great Lakes Region

West-Southwest Region

One (1) Layperson from each of the following regions:

East-Southeast Region

Great Plains Region

Commission on Theology and Church Relations:

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained (parish pastor)

One (1) Minister of Religion—Commissioned (parish teacher)

One (1) Layperson

Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors:

NO POSITIONS to be elected in 2023

Concordia Publishing House Board of Directors:

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

One (1) Minister of Religion—Commissioned

Three (3) Laypersons

Lutheran Church Extension Fund Board of Directors:

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained/Commissioned

Two (2) Laypersons

LCMS Foundation Board of Trustees:

NO POSITIONS to be elected in 2023

Concordia University System Board of Directors:

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

One (1) Minister of Religion—Commissioned

Two (2) Laypersons

LCMS Seminaries

Each Board of Regents (2):

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

Two (2) Laypersons

Concordia University System—Colleges and Universities

Each Board of Regents (6):

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

One (1) Minister of Religion—Commissioned

Two (2) Laypersons

Posted Jan. 3, 2021

Update Feb. 24, 2021