Official Notice: 2019 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 the conventions of the Synod.

Suggestions for names are therefore being solicited for the positions listed below. All terms are for six years, except the position of Secretary of the Synod, LCEF Board of Directors, and members of boards of regents, which are three-year terms.

A significant change by the 2016 convention placed regional LCMS Board of Directors, LCMS Board for National Mission and LCMS Board for International Mission positions under the responsibility of the CCN (Bylaw 3.12.2.8) and allowed for nominations to be received from inside and outside the region for which a position is open. Nominations for the regional board positions will therefore be submitted on the same form as for all the other Secretary, board and commission positions. In addition, regional membership is now based exclusively on residency. All nominees for a regional position must reside within the boundaries of the region for which they are nominated.

The Nomination Form is available at www.lcms.org/convention/2019-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 e-mail the form to our special email address for nominations: ccn@lcms.org. Then print and place your hand-written signature on an identical copy and send by U.S. mail to the address on the form.

Names should be submitted as soon as possible, preferably by August 20, 2018, 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, October 20, 2018.

John W. Sias, Secretary

TO BE ELECTED BY THE 2019 CONVENTION:

Secretary:

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

Board of Directors, LCMS:

(AT-LARGE)

One (1) Ministers of Religion—Commissioned

One (1) Layperson

(REGIONAL)

One (1) Layperson –
From each of the following regions:

Central Region

West-Southwest Region

Board for National Mission, LCMS:

(REGIONAL)

One (1) Individual Member – (Ministers 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

Board for International Mission, LCMS:

(REGIONAL)

One (1) Individual Member – (Ministers 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

Commission on Theology and Church Relations:

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

One (1) Layperson

Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors:

Two (2) Ministers of Religion—Ordained

One (1) Minister of Religion—Commissioned OR Layperson

Concordia Publishing House Board of Directors:

Four (4) Laypersons

Lutheran Church Extension Fund Board of Directors:

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained OR ―Commissioned

Two (2) Laypersons

LCMS Foundation Board of Trustees:

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

One (1) Layperson

Concordia University System Board of Directors:

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

Seminary Boards of Regents (2):

Two (2) Ministers of Religion—Ordained

One (1) Minister of Religion—Commissioned

One (1) Layperson

College/University Boards of Regents (9):

One (1) Minister of Religion—Ordained

One (1) Minister of Religion—Commissioned

Two (2) Laypersons

Posted Nov. 1, 2017