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Postcard No. 9: It’s time ...
to submit nominations
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This is a reminder that Oct. 9, 2015, is the deadline
for submitting names to the Committee for Convention Nominations for
the following positions to be filled by the 2016 Synod convention, which
meets in Milwaukee, Wis., July 9-14, 2016:
- Secretary of the Synod
(ordained)
- LCMS Board of Directors at-large positions
(2 ordained; 1 layperson)
- Concordia University System Board of Directors
(1 ordained; 1 commissioned; 2 laypersons)
- Concordia Publishing House Board of Directors
(1 ordained; 1 commissioned; 3 laypersons)
- Lutheran Church Extension Fund Board of Directors
(1 ordained or commissioned; 2 laypersons)
- Commission on Theology and Church Relations
(1 ordained parish pastor; 1 commissioned parish teacher; 1 layperson)
- Boards of Regents — two seminaries
(1 ordained; 2 laypersons)
- Boards of Regents — nine colleges/universities
(1 ordained; 1 commissioned; 2 laypersons)
Nominations may be submitted by members of the Synod (ordained
ministers, commissioned ministers, congregations) or individual members
of congregations. A convenient auto-fill nomination form is available at lcms.org/convention/2016nominationform.
Not included in this call for nominations are the following
positions: Synod president, all vice-presidents, regional members of the
Board of Directors and all members of the national and international
mission boards. Nominations for these positions will be made by official
ballots mailed to all voting congregations on or around Oct. 1, 2015.
Raymond L. Hartwig
LCMS Secretary
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