DOCSLIB.ORG

The Mid-South District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Mid-South District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod THE MID-SOUTH DISTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH—MISSOURI SYNOD THE MID-SOUTH DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT As an alliance of congregations and schools, the Mid-South District provides leadership, resources, and encouragement in reaching the lost for Christ’s Kingdom and in equipping the found for service in our churches, communities and the world. THE MID-SOUTH DISTRICT VISION STATEMENT We see every ministry reaching the lost and discipling the found. 21st Regular Convention Workbook TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A – CONVENTION INFORMATION AND AGENDA Information to Assist Convention Delegates 2 Convention Special Standing Rules 6 Convention Program 8 Convention Speaker and Synodical Representatives 13 Roster of Officers and Staff of Mid-South District 17 Convention Floor Committees 18 Convention Committees 20 SECTION B – ATTENDANCE ROSTERS, OFFICIAL ACTS, ANNIVERSARIES Attendance Register and Congregational Roster 22 Attendance Register of Advisory Delegates 36 Roster of Emeritus Pastors, Candidates and Other Ordained Pastors 37 Roster of Other Workers 37 Roster of Directors of Christian Education, Directors of Christian Outreach and Others 38 Roster of Professional Workers, Schools and Preschools 39 Roster of Commissioned Workers – Candidates, Emeriti 41 Official Acts for 2018-2021 42 Ordained Ministers Celebrating Anniversaries 52 SECTION C – REPORTS Report of the District Board of Directors 56 Bylaw Amendments for Compliance with 2019 Synod Changes; Current MDS Bylaws – Adopted by Board of Directors (see Appendix A) Mid-South District Bylaws with Proposed Changes (see Appendix B) Report of the District President 60 Report of the Vice President – Region 1 72 Report of the Vice President – Region 2 76 Report of the Vice President – Region 3 82 Report of the Vice President – Region 4 85 Report of the District Secretary on Nominations for District President 88 Report of the District Secretary on Nominations for the Offices of Regional Vice Presidents 91 Report of the Nominations Committee 97 The Nominees for Secretary 97 The Regional Nominees for the Board of Directors 97 The Nominees for the Nominations Committee 100 Report of the District Treasurer 103 Internal Audit Report (Appendix C) Report of the Executive Director for Business and Finance 107 Report of the Executive Director for Development 109 Report of the Executive Director for Schools and Early Childhood 110 Report of the Vice President for Lutheran Church Extension Fund 112 Report of the Mid-South District Archives 114 Report of the Constitution Committee 115 Report of the Mid-South District Reconciler Team 116 Report of the Rural & Small Town Ministry (RSTM) 117 Report of the World Missions 119 Report of the Mid-South District Family and Youth Ministry 121 SECTION D – OVERTURES FLOOR COMMITTEE 1 – CHURCH & DOCTRINE 01-01-21 To Memorialize the Next Synodical Convention to Mark the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade with More Fervent Teaching, Proclamation, and Efforts to Promote God’s Gift of Life 125 01-02-21 To Memorialize the Next Synodical Convention to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the 1974 Concordia Seminary “Walkout” With Thorough Teaching About the Controversy and Renewed Emphasis on the Pure Doctrine 127 01-03-21 To Memorialize the Next Synodical Convention to Mark the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade with More Fervent Teaching, Proclamation, and Efforts to Promote God’s Gift of Life 130 01-04-21 To Memorialize the Next Synodical Convention to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the 1974 Concordia Seminary “Walkout” With Thorough Teaching About the Controversy and Renewed Emphasis on the Pure Doctrine 132 01-05-21 To Encourage Further Consideration of Successful Completion of SMP Coursework Before Ordination and Placement on Ordained Roster 135 01-06-21 To Implement a Process Enabling a District President to Protect a Called Worker or to Enact an Emergency Restriction or Suspension Status when Warranted 136 01-07-21 To Provide Clarity Upon Removal or Resignation from the Synod Roster of Ordained Clergy 138 01-08-21 To Implement a Process Enabling a District President to Protect a Called Worker or to Enact an Emergency Restriction or Suspension when Warranted 140 FLOOR COMMITTEE 2 – CHURCH MISSIONS & EVANGELISM 02-01-21 To Encourage Financial Support for Professional Church Workers 142 02-02-21 To Encourage Workers In Personal Evangelism 144 02-03-21 To Encourage the Evaluation, Study, and Use of Biblically-based Stewardship Resources 146 02-04-21 To Reaffirm Church Planting 147 02-05-21 To Continue a Relationship with the Confessional Malagasy Lutheran Church in Madagascar 149 02-06-21 To Continue a Relationship with the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania 151 02-07-21 To Commend and Support the Work of Trinity HOPE in Haiti 152 02-08-21 To Address the Use of Technology in the Life of the Church and the Ministry of Congregations 153 02-09-21 To Give Thanks to God for His Work in Tanzania 154 02-10-21 To Continue a Limited Partnership with the Southeast of Lake Victoria 155 Diocese 02-11-21 To Propose LCMS Men’s Ministry 156 FLOOR COMMITTEE 3 – CHURCH & SOCIAL CONCERNS 03-01-21 To Reject “Lutherans For Racial Justice” and All Organizations, Movements, and Petitions that Promote Critical Race Theory 157 03-02-21 To Reject “Lutherans For Racial Justice” and All Organizations, Movements, and Petitions that Promote Critical Race Theory 159 03-03-21 To Increase the Awareness of Human Trafficking to the Congregations of the Mid-South District and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod 161 03-04-21 To Reject Critical Race Theory and Its World View in the Church 162 03-05-21 To Give Thanks to God for Sustaining His Church Through the Global Coronavirus Pandemic 164 03-06-21 To Reject Critical Race Theory and Its World View in the Church 165 03-07-21 To Reject Critical Race Theory and Its World View in the Church 167 03-08-21 To Protect Christian Consciences 169 APPENDICES Appendix A - Bylaw Amendments for Compliance with 2019 Synod Changes; Current MDS Bylaws – Adopted by Board of Directors 171 Appendix B - Mid-South District Bylaws with Proposed Changes 188 Appendix C – Internal Audit Report for Year Ended 12/31/2020 206 SECTION A CONVENTION INFORMATION AND AGENDA 1 INFORMATION TO ASSIST CONVENTION DELEGATES SERVANTS OF CHRIST Your election as a voting Convention delegate indicates the high regard your fellow members have for you as their representative. We pray for God’s blessing on you and all delegates, so your leadership glorifies Him, serves His Church and gives you joy. Officially, your delegate role from your congregation continues for four years until the next Convention in 2025, due to the Synod’s extension of the current convention cycle! Our 2021 Mid-South District Convention will have a strong mission tone that places before us the urgency and opportunity for bold witness in our world to Christ’s death and resurrection. “Declare His Marvelous Works” based on 1 Chronicles 16:24 will serve as our theme throughout the Convention. CONVENTION PURPOSE The thirty-five Districts of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod hold Conventions every three years according to the Handbook of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. This 21st Convention in our Mid- South District’s history of 55 years will bring together delegates from Arkansas, Tennessee, southern Kentucky, northern Mississippi, western Virginia, and guests from our District and beyond. Convention sessions provide opportunities for member congregations, through their delegates, to receive important information, conduct District business and provide direction on behalf of and in service to the congregations. You will return to your congregation with an expanded picture of how we serve as partners in the Gospel in the Mid-South District and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. We are grateful for all who used their gifts and invested significant time and energy in planning this gathering! Convention Goals Rejoice in and praise God for the gift of our salvation through Jesus Christ Tell the stories of Jesus and His love, of God at work in and through us Conduct elections and business to move the Mid-South District forward Establish and grow in Christian fellowship with Convention delegates and guests Hear from our Synodical President about Mid-South District/LCMS partnership in the Gospel Give and receive encouragement for bold witness in reaching the lost for Christ’s Kingdom Provide delegates with information and helpful resources for their congregations 2 LOCATION AND DETAILS Our Convention site is the Hilton Hotel (939 Ridgelake Blvd). Registration will be on Thursday, July 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Late registration will also take place from 6:30-8:00 a.m. on Friday, July 2. Floor Committees’ open hearings will occur Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in designated rooms. Delegates are invited to the open hearings to express views on various Convention overtures. When you register, look for the meeting places for the Floor Committees. In the presence and with the blessing of the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the first session will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The Convention Communion Service will be held on Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Transportation arrangements and a map will be provided when you register. The Reverend Dr. Matthew Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, will be the preacher for the opening service. The offerings, including those from District Sunday that will be brought on behalf of all congregations by their lay delegate, have been designated by the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Fund for Pastors and Commissioned Church Workers burdened with significant educational debt.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 2019 LCMS Convention Proceedings
    <INSERT "2019 JLC_Conv Proceedings Cover_E.pdf" 1> / CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS / 2019 C O N R V A E L N U T I G 67 O E N R TH The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Tampa, FL : July 20–25, 2019 <INSERT "JFL-Proceedings book graphics-draft2.pdf" 1> 2 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 (67TH) LCMS CONVENTION CONTENTS Contents ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Preface ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Officers and Convention Staff ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Registered Delegates and Representatives ............................................................................................................................ 11 Tabular Summary of Registrations ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Convention Floor Committees ...............................................................................................................................................23 Convention Schedule .............................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Give Us Today Our Daily Bread Official Report
    LWF EleVENTH ASSEMBLY Stuttgart, Germany, 20–27 July 2010 Give Us Today Our Daily Bread Official Report The Lutheran World Federation – A Communion of Churches Give Us Today Our Daily Bread Official Report THE LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION – A COMMUNION OF CHURCHES Published by The Lutheran World Federation Office for Communication Services P.O. Box 2100 CH-1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.lutheranworld.org Parallel editions in German, French and Spanish Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute! – Offizieller Bericht Donne-nous aujourd’hui notre pain quotidien – Rapport officiel Danos Hoy Nuestro Pan de Cada Día – Informe Oficial Editing, translation, revision, cover design and layout by LWF Office for Communication Services Other translation, revision by Elaine Griffiths, Miriam Reidy-Prost and Elizabeth Visinand Logo design by Leonhardt & Kern Agency, Ludwigsburg, Germany All Photos © LWF/Erick Coll unless otherwise indicated © 2010 The Lutheran World Federation Printed in Switzerland by SRO-Kundig on paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (www.fsc.org) ISBN 978-2-940459-08-7 Contents Foreword .......................................................................................7 Address of the LWF President .......................................................9 Address of the General Secretary ...............................................19 Report of the Treasurer ..............................................................29 Letter to the Member Churches .................................................39
    [Show full text]
  • Church Relations
    CHURCH RELATIONS SECTION 9 Interchurch Relationships of the LCMS Interchurch relationships of the LCMS have 11. Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church been growing by leaps and bounds in the last (Germany)* triennium. In addition to our growing family of 12. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana* official “Partner Church” bodies with whom the 13. Lutheran Church in Guatemala* LCMS is in altar and pulpit fellowship, the LCMS 14. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti* also has a growing number of “Allied Church” bodies with whom we collaborate in various 15. Lutheran Church – Hong Kong Synod* ways but with which we do not yet have altar 16. India Evangelical Lutheran Church* and pulpit fellowship. We presently have thirty- 17. Japan Lutheran Church* nine official partnerships that have already been ** For over 13 years, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod recognized by the LCMS in convention as well as (LCMS) has encouraged, exhorted, and convened theological good relationships with an additional forty-three discussions with the Japan Lutheran Church (JLC) to uphold the clear teaching of the infallible Word of God, as held by the Allied Church bodies, many of whom are in historic confessional Christian Church, that only men may be various stages of fellowship talks with the LCMS. ordained to the pastoral office, that is, the preaching office. In addition, the LCMS also has fourteen Sadly, tragically, and against the clear teaching of Holy “Emerging Relationships” with Lutheran church Scripture, the JLC in its April 2021 convention codified the bodies that we are getting to know but with ordination of women to the pastoral office as its official doctrine and practice.
    [Show full text]
  • LWF 2011 Statistics | Summary
    The Lutheran World Federation 2011 Membership Figures Summary The following figures give the membership of the 145 LWF member churches (M), including two associate member churches (AM), 10 recognized churches and congregations and one recognized council (R), as well as other Lutheran churches, bodies or congregations (C). General Summary 2011 145 LWF member churches, 10 recognized churches and congregations and one recognized council .............70,514,046 Lutherans outside LWF constituency ............................................................................................................ 3,678,197 Total ............................................................................................................................................. 74,192,243 Continent All Lutherans LWF Membership Other Churches Africa 20,052,573 19,867,743 184,830 Asia 9,219,402 9,020,850 198,552 Europe 36,432,320 36,353,386 78,934 Latin America & the Caribbean 1,130,962 846,432 284,530 North America 7,356,986 4,425,635 2,931,351 Total 74,192,243 70,514,046 3,678,197 Countries with more than half a million Lutherans Germany* 12,551,580 Madagascar 3,000,000 USA 7,152,389 Netherlands 2,096,774 Sweden 6,589,769 Nigeria 2,048,000 Ethiopia 5,866,407 India 1,988,318 Tanzania 5,825,312 Namibia 1,131,764 Indonesia 5,812,489 Papua New Guinea 1,049,455 Denmark 4,469,204 Brazil 951,593 Finland 4,353,352 South Africa 654,614 Norway 3,874,279 * This figure includes the membership of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad. Lutheran churches with more
    [Show full text]
  • LWF 2019 Statistics
    The Lutheran World Federation – 2019 Membership Figures Summary The following figures give the membership of the 148 member churches (M), including two associate members (AM). General summary 2019 148 LWF member churches ................................................................................. 77,493,989 LWF Regions LWF Membership Africa 28,106,430 Asia 12,4 07,0 69 Central Eastern Europe 1,153,711 Central Western Europe 13,393,603 Nordic Countries 18,018,410 Latin America & the Caribbean 755,924 North America 3,658,842 Total 77,493,989 Statistics at a glance Nordic Countries Germany Ethiopia Asia The churches in the Nordic With 10.8 million LWF The Ethiopian Evangelical There are 55 member countries have the highest members, Germany is the Church Mekane Yesus with churches in Asia. percentage of Lutherans, country with the single over 10 million members is ranging from 58-75% of largest number of the largest LWF member the population Lutherans. church. LWF Statistics 2019 1 2019 World Lutheran Membership Details (M) Member Church (AM) Associate Member Church (R) Recognized Church, Congregation or Recognized Council Church Individual Churches National Total Africa Angola ............................................................................................................................................. 49’500 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola (M) .................................................................. 49,500 Botswana ..........................................................................................................................................26’023
    [Show full text]
  • Bishop's Report to the Assembly
    Bishop’s Report to the Assembly Bishop S. John Roth Central/Southern Illinois Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Our three-year lectionary cycle includes Jesus’ words, “As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you,” in Year A as a reading on the Sunday after Easter. You know that worship attendance tends to swing low after the crowds of Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday, we boisterously celebrate what blessings we get to enjoy because Jesus is risen: God loves us with a love stronger than death; God forgives us; Jesus can be trusted when he says that he will take care of us; Jesus’ resurrection foreshadows our resurrection. This Easter joy in what God did and continues to do, trading our unrighteousness for Jesus’ righteousness, purely out of God’s grace, is always first and foremost. But then, I wonder. Might Jesus’ message “As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you,” be why some people who come to church on Easter don’t come back the following Sunday? Jesus does not say, “As the Father has made my life comfortable, so I am making your life comfortable.” Jesus does not say, “As the Father has made me self-satisfied, so I am making you self-satisfied.” No. Jesus says, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” This appearance of the risen Jesus to his disciples is a distinctive commissioning event. Matthew and Luke also have commissionings. In the biblical narratives by both Matthew (28:20) and Luke (24:47-48; Acts 1:8), the risen Jesus commissions his disciples to go into the world – you are probably most familiar with Matthew’s, where Jesus says, “Go, make disciples, baptizing them and teaching them.” In John’s Gospel, Jesus makes the special point that the Christian community inherits Jesus’ work – in a sense, takes up Jesus’ mantel.
    [Show full text]
  • For the Life of the World Winter 2020, Volume Twenty-Four, Number Four
    CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, FORT WAYNE For the Life of the World Winter 2020, Volume Twenty-Four, Number Four The Theology of Missions Rev. Theodore M. R. Krey Word and Sacrament—The Means for Mission Dr. Arthur A. Just Jr. The Russian Project 25 Years Later Dr. Timothy C. J. Quill “Make Known His Deeds!’’ Among All the Peoples RebeccaWinter 2020 S. Ahlersmeyer 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT Photo: Erik M. Lunsford/The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Lutheran Church–Missouri Photo: Erik M. Lunsford/The Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Psalm 105:1 oncordia Theological Seminary was founded 175 years ago with the urgent drive and purpose to couple our clear Lutheran confession with Ca vigorous missionary effort. That same vision has remained at the core of CTSFW’s life and service to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Lutheran confession throughout the world. The vision of our founders continues to Although they are here to study theology, our shape CTSFW’s focus as a vibrant, Christ- domestic students learn much from them as well. centered theological community that engages and It is good and healthy, opens our eyes, broadens resources the Church and world, domestically and our understanding of evangelism and mission, internationally, with distinctively Lutheran teaching, and connects us more directly to the reality of practice, and worship. CTSFW, today as in the the whole church on earth to have this mix of past, brings the saving Gospel into all the world students at CTSFW. It also helps us anticipate the by “forming servants in Jesus Christ who teach the church triumphant, which is so powerfully shown faithful, reach the lost, and care for all.” to us in Revelation 7:9–10, “After this I looked, Many of you know our mission well by now.
    [Show full text]
  • ILC to EECMY 15Feb2013
    INTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN COUNCIL Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt, Chairman P.O. Box 690407 • 30613 Hannover GERMANY Telephone: 49-511-55-7808 • FAX: 49-511-55-1588 E-MAIL: [email protected] Rev. Dr. Albert B. Collver, III, Executive Secretary 1333 S. Kirkwood Road • St. Louis, MO USA 63122 Telephone: 314-996-1430 • FAX: 314-996-1119 E-MAIL: [email protected] 15 February 2013 Dear President Idosa and the members of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY): To the church of God in Ethiopia, Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We, the members of the International Lutheran Council and the attendees of the African Lutheran Theological Conference held in Accra, Ghana, on 12 - 15 February 2013, heard the report of the EECMY to severe fellowship with both the Church of Sweden and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) over the issue of same-sex marriage and the ordination of practicing homosexuals into the pastoral ministry. We want to commend and thank you for taking a stand on the Word of God. In fact, we praise the Lord that he has brought this good work to fruition in the life of your church. Your conscience- bound view that the Scripture Alone is the only source of authority in deciding this matter is the view shared by the members of the International Lutheran Council (ILC). We pray that the courage you displayed in standing upon the Word of God will spread to other churches in Africa as they struggle on how to approach historic partners who have departed from the Word of God.
    [Show full text]
  • On the Pilgrimage the World Council of Churches in 2014 World Council of Churches
    On the Pilgrimage The World Council of Churches in 2014 World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a global fellowship of churches whose relationship with one another and activities together are an expression of their common faith in Jesus Christ and their common calling to the glory of the one God: Father, Son and Through faith we move Holy Spirit. forward in hope The WCC is the broadest and most inclusive How very good and pleasant it is when kindred among many organized expressions of the modern live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 ecumenical movement, which seeks visible Christian unity. The fellowship includes most of the world’s ince the Busan Assembly of the World Orthodox churches, the Old Catholic and Mar Thoma Council of Churches in late 2013, we have churches, churches of historic denominational been developing our work together within traditions such as the Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, the context of the “pilgrimage of justice Methodist and Reformed, many united and uniting and peace.” We did not begin this journey churches as well as such churches as the Mennonite, Sbut joined it in progress, nor is it ours alone. Still, Friends, Congregationalists and Disciples. it provides the WCC a focus and a framework for The Roman Catholic Church has a formal working our vocation as a global fellowship, dedicated to the relationship with the WCC but is not a member. common life of the One Church in service to the whole There are emerging relationships with evangelical of humanity. and Pentecostal churches not already in membership.
    [Show full text]
  • LWI-200801-EN-Low.Pdf
    Lutheran World InformationLWI Global Increase in LWF Churches’ Highlights Membership Pushes Total to 68.3 Million New Resource Equips North America Churches to Talk About HIV Europe Prevention .............................2 4,958,203 37,137,374 The Geneva-based Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance has released a new guide aimed at helping Christians to talk openly and accurately, and with compassion about why HIV spreads... Asia 8,275,418 The Lutheran World Federation 2007 Membership Figures ......5 Latin America & the Caribbean 2007 World Lutheran 822,074 Africa Membership Details ...............6 17,129,230 © LWF The Lutheran World Federation LWF 2007 Membership Figures Consultations 2008 ..............14 LWF German National Committee Closes Stuttgart An Additional Two Million Members Office ...................................16 in Africa’s Lutheran Churches After some 50 years, the German National Committee of the GENEVA (LWI) Lutheran World Federation has – Africa’s Lutheran churches 1,623,024 to approximately 71.8 million relocated its previously Stuttgart- saw their total membership increase over (71,823,423), an increase of 2.3 percent. In based Office for Church the past year by just under two million, 2006, all Lutheran churches worldwide Cooperation and World Service boosting the total membership of the Lu- counted some 70.2 million members, up from to the United Evangelical theran World Federation (LWF) member 69.8 million in 2005. The number of Luther- Lutheran Church of Germany churches worldwide to over 68.3 million. ans in non-LWF member churches fell by central office in Hanover... Lutheran churches in Asia registered an 17,676, or 0.5 percent, to reach 3,501,124.
    [Show full text]
  • Today's Business
    Today’s S Business U N 7/10 Issue 2 – Part 1 Morning Session 8:00 Matins 8:45 Preparation for Opening Business Session Sunday, July 10 8:55 Convention Opening and Presentation of Gavel 9:00 Electronic Voting System 9:20 Registration, Credentials, and Elections (#19) Table of Contents 9:25 Standing Rules 9:40 Convention Schedule 9:50 President’s Report (Part 3) Letters of Greeting 10:20 Welcome and greetings from local representatives 10:25 Welcome and greetings from South Wisconsin District Mayoral Welcome ......................... 204 10:30 Convention Essay—Upon This Rock: Repent, Confess, Rejoice Presidents Emeriti.......................... 205 11:00 International Mission (#2) Entities ........................................... 207 11:35 National Mission (#1) Church Bodies ............................... 216 12:00 Recess Afternoon Session 1:30 Midday Prayer—Rev. Nabil Nour 1:55 Registration, Credentials, and Elections (#19) 2:00 Response from Newly Elected President 2:05 Registration, Credentials, and Elections (#19) 2:10 Presentation of slates and balloting for - First Vice-President 2:20 - Central Regional Vice-President 2:30 - East-Southeast Regional Vice-President 2:40 - Great Lakes Regional Vice-President 2:50 - Great Plains Regional Vice-President 3:00 - West-Southwest Regional Vice-President 3:10 Election to determine ranking of vice-presidents 3:20 Floor Nominations for Secretary of the Synod 3:40 Omnibus Resolution A 3:50 Routes to Ministry (#13) Introduction 4:20 Reformation (#15) 4:45 Mercy (#3) 5:30 Evening Prayer 6:00
    [Show full text]
  • Lutheran W Orld Information
    2011 World Lutheran Membership Details Lutheran World Information (M) ............................................................................................................. Member Church (AM) .......................................................................................... Associate Member Church (R) ...........................................Recognized Church, Congregation or Recognized Council (C) .........................................................Other Lutheran churches, bodies or congregations Church Individual Churches National Total Africa Angola ................................................................................................................... 48,000 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola (M) ........................................................................... 48,000 Botswana .............................................................................................................. 18,800 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana (M) ........................................................................18,800 Burundi ................................................................................................................... 1,850 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burundi (C) ..............................................................................1,850 Cameroon ............................................................................................................ 406,702 Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon (M) ..............................................................
    [Show full text]