Official Workbook PDF page source text

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

C = Chairman; VC = Vice-Chairman; S = Secretary;

SVP = Synod Vice-President; DP = District President; VOM = V oting Delegate Ordained Minister;

VL = V oting Delegate Layperson; AOM = Advisory Delegate or Representative Ordained Minister; ACM = Advisory Delegate or Representative Commissioned Minister; AL = Advisory Delegate or Representative Layperson; O = Ordained; C = Commissioned; L = Lay

DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS

AT = Atlantic; CI = Central Illinois; CNH = California-Nevada-Hawaii; EA = Eastern; EN = English; FG = Florida-Georgia; IE = Iowa East; IN = Indiana; IW = Iowa West; KS = Kansas; MI = Michigan; MDS = Mid-South; MNN = Minnesota North; MNS = Minnesota South; MO = Missouri;

MT = Montana; ND = North Dakota; NEB = Nebraska; NE = New England; NI = Northern Illinois;

NJ = New Jersey; NOW = Northwest; NW = North Wisconsin; OH = Ohio; OK = Oklahoma; PSW = Pacific Southwest; RM = Rocky Mountain; SD = South Dakota; SE = Southeastern; SELC = SELC;

SI = Southern Illinois; SO = Southern; SW = South Wisconsin; TX = Texas; WY = Wyoming Committee 1: National Witness C: Eric C. Johnson (DP , SO)

VC: Dien A. T aylor (DP, AT)

VOM: Roy A. Coats (SE); John D. K. Zischke (MDS)

VL: Russell P. Barkow (MI); John I. Clark (CI); Brian

Dahl (NE)

AOM: Mark D. Brandt (MI); Alfonso O. Espinosa

(PSW); Daniel E. Grams (KS); David R. Nehrenz (DP, OK); Michael T. V on Behren (DP, NOW)

ACM: Nathan M. W ingfield (IN)

Committee 2: International Witness C: Robert L. (Lee) Hagan, IV (DP, MO)

VC: Nathan M. Meador (DP , SW)

VOM: Ernest C. (Ernie) Jeong (PSW); Michael R.

Standfest (IW)

VL: R. Scott Davis (FG); Jeffrey S. Kelm (NW);

Julia M. Sinclair (NOW)

AOM:

Jeffrey G. Miskus ( DP, EN); Eric C. Skovgaard (SVP, SW); Randy R. Sturzenbecher (DP, SD)

ACM: Stephen P Johnson (SW)

AL: John W . Edson (MNS); Jesse Yow Jr. (CNH)

Committee 3: Mercy C: John L. Pingel (DP , EA)

VC: Kevin A. W ilson (DP, OH)

VOM: Peter C. Bender (SW); Jean-Enock Berus (PSW); Adam E. Jacobsen (MNS); Gregory R.

Truwe (MO); Kyle C. Winter (MT)

VL: Stephen M. Hernandez (TX); Cara Jeffords (SE);

Daniel D. Uttech (MNS)

AOM:

Shaun P.

Adams (NOW); Waldemar R. (Wally)

Vinovskis (DP, SELC)

Committee 4: Life Together C: Christopher S. Esget (SVP, EN)

VC: Lucas V . W oodford (DP, MNS)

VOM: Graham B. Glover (FG); Scot D. Missling (MNS)

VL:

David H. Brown (NI); Jonathan Busarow (EN);

Steven (Steve) H. Kern (MI)

AOM:

David A. Davis ( DP, MI); Paul D. Egger (DP, IW); Nabil S. Nour (SVP, SD); Daniel C. Ross (OK)

ACM:

Jeffrey K. Boehlke (MNS);

Thaddeus P. (Thad)

Warren (NEB)

Committee 5: Theology and Church Relations C: Brian S. Saunders (DP, IE)

VC: Ryan D.

Wendt (DP, MT)

VOM: Peter J. Brock (IN); Michael B. Hanson (NW);

Christopher J. Neuendorf (ND)

VL:

Matthew P. Braun (MI); David C. Strelow (OH)

AOM: Jon M. Braunersreuther ( DP, TX); Roger B. Gallup (NI); William A. (Bill) Harmon (DP, SE);

John T. Pless (IN); Roland F. Ziegler (IN)

ACM: Melissa A. DeGroot (RM)

AL: Thomas D. Honebrink (EN); Bruce D. Schultz (KS)

Committee 6: Pastoral Ministry and Seminaries C: Scott R. Murray (SVP , TX)

VC: John E. Hill (DP , WY)

VOM: William M. Sh amburger, III (CNH)

VL: Larry L. Barringer (SI); John F. Lang (OH);

Wesley R. (Wes) Prater (NEB)

AOM: Douglas D. Bauman (IN); Jon S. Bruss (IN);

John M. Bussman (SO); Heath R. Curtis (DP , SI); Thomas J. Egger (MO); Michael E. (Mike)

Gibson (DP, PSW); William Maximillian (Max)

Mons (IE); Timothy J. Shoup (DP, NW)

ACM:

Raquel A. Rojas (A T)

AL: Leo Mackay Jr. (EN)

Committee 7: University Education C: Brady L. Finnern ( DP, MNN)

VC: Don R. (Richard) Stuckwisch Jr. ( DP, IN)

VOM: Silas M. Hasselbrook (SW); Scott C. Klemsz (CNH); Carl D. Roth (TX); Michael P. Schuer - mann (CI)

VL: Matthew K. Berent (SELC); Robert A. Denkert (SW); Erich M. Keller (NI);

Andrew P. Stadler (NEB)

AOM: Allan R. Buss (DP , IN); Richard L. Snow (DP, NEB)

ACM: Russell P. Dawn (NI); Mary Schuldhei sz (NOW)

AL: Christian A. Preus (MNS)

Committee 8: Finance C: Roger C. Paavola (DP , MDS)

VC: James H. Rockey (DP , FG)

VOM: Mark E. Sell (MO); Alan R. Stahlecker (KS)

VL: Cynthia L. (Cindy) Cwynar (EA); Phillip K.

Hesterman (NEB); Richard C. Robertson (FG);

T yler Watts (MI)

ACM: David A. Fiala (MO)

AL: Angela L. Fowler (MDS); Nathan M. Haak (MO); Christoper (Chris) P. Soyke (SW)

Committee 9: Structure and Administration C: Justin A. Panzer ( DP, KS)

VC: Benjamin Thomas (Ben) Ball ( SVP, SI)

VOM: Thomas J. Clark (ND); Eric T. Lange (NOW);

Karl A. Weber (MNN); Philip E. Zielinski (OH)

VL: Carl W . Gloe (IE); Matthew Nelson (TX)

AOM: Paul J. Beyer (WY)

ACM: David A. Buchholz (MO); Nicholas A. (Nick)

Butcher (SE)

AL: Andrew N. Grams (MDS); Thomas A. (Tom)

Jennings (NJ); Joseph L. Olson (SW)

Committee 10: Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution C: Robert D. Beinke ( DP, NE)

VC: Mark A. Chepulis ( DP, ND)

VOM: Peter C. Cage (IN); Brian J. Hesse (TX); Grant A.

Knepper (CNH)

VL: George W. Mortimer (IE); Brian A. Schmeling (NEB)

AOM: Michael R. (Mike) Lange ( DP, CNH); Eli J.S.

Lietzau (RM)

ACM: Jennie J. Asher (MO)

AL: Bill Frerking (TX)

Committee 11: Registration, Credentials, and Elections C: James B. Maxwell (DP, RM)

VC: Stephen A. Gewecke ( DP, NJ)

VOM: Jonathan R. Burkee (PSW); Jason M. Kaspar (TX)

VL:

Daniel E. Nicholson (MI);

William Ray (TX)

ACM: Rebecca Hirsch Duport (PSW)

Committee for Convention Nominations *Standing Committee on Nominations (Bylaw 3.2.5)

C: Jamison J. Hardy* ( AOM, EN)

VC: Daniel Sanchez* ( AL, IE)

S: Daniel E. Grams* ( AOM, KS)

O: Terry R. Forke (MT); Gregory D. Jans (NJ);

Derek S. Klemm (PSW);

Theodore D. McMinn (MDS); David P. Ramirez (SW); Daniel W.

Schepmann (VOM, TX); Philip E. Zielinski (VOM, OH)

L:

Stephen R. Boer gert (MI); Cynthia L. Cwynar (VL, EA); Paul P. Edmon (NE); Elizabeth H. Elgert (SE); Bill Hansen (MNN); Noreen L. Linke (RM); Scott Pfennig (VL, ND); Jeff Schwarz (SI)

CONVENTION FLOOR COMMITTEES

Floor committees are appointed by the President in consultation with the Council of Presidents and Praesidium (Bylaw 3.1.7).

Appointments are made from among the voting delegates, advisory delegates, and advisory representatives (Bylaw 3.1.7 [a]).

xxv 2026 Convention Workbook