District Conventions in the age of COVID – a CCM opinion – a temptation to disenfranchisement?
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Convention 2016: Synod Convention Update, a helpful resource on resolutions (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Before each of the last two LCMS national conventions (2010 and 2013) I wrote in-depth, detailed analyses of all the proposed resolutions coming…
“Milwauking Together” and other parodies (by Pr. Charles Henrickson, the wag tailoring the doggerel)
Click the music links and sing along! It’s all in good fun. MILWAUKING TOGETHER Tune: “Happy Together” Imagine Synod-wide, I tried I think…
Convention 2016: The United List, a helpful guide for elections (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Last month, congregational electors re-elected Synod President Matt Harrison to another term. In a few days, convention delegates will begin electing a host…
Voter Apathy Still #1 Problem. Does anyone care?
There is a highly motivated and well-organized campaign underway to elect a new president and change the direction of Synod. With voter registration being significantly…
Convention 2016: It’s Time … for 2016 Convention Deadlines (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Convention 2016: It’s Time … for 2016 Convention Deadlines About a week ago, Secretary Hartwig’s office sent out this convention postcard mailing: Mailing…
Convention 2016: February deadlines approaching for nominations and overtures (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Convention 2016: February deadlines approaching for nominations and overtures The deadlines are approaching for submitting nominations and overtures for this summer’s LCMS national…
Convention 2016: Submitting official nominating ballots, by February 9 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Convention 2016: Submitting official nominating ballots by February 9 By now your congregation should have received your official nominating ballots for the 2016…
Convention 2016: Nominating for various positions, by October 9 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Convention 2016: Nominating for various positions, by October 9 The time is growing short to submit nominations for various positions to be elected…
Convention 2016: Electing delegates, by October 9 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Convention 2016: Electing delegates, by October 9 It’s time to prepare for the National LCMS Convention. The convention will be held in Milwaukee,…
It’s Convention Season…
My classmates are agreed to a man that dogmatics in the mid-1950s was a completely undistinguished enterprise. That’s a polite way of saying…
Congregations ratify ‘circuit visitor’ convention action
[A March 6 news article from the Reporter:] Congregations ratify ‘circuit visitor’ convention action By a vote of 1,496 to 517, LCMS congregations…
A Constitutional Amendment and a Convention Review (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Today, two things coming out of the recent LCMS Convention: First, the convention approved, by over a two-thirds vote, Resolution 7-02A, “To Return…
The Boring-Isn’t-Bad Convention (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
The gavel has sounded. The 2013 National LCMS Convention has come to a close. Some might call it “The Do-Nothing Convention.” Or “The…
Recapping the Resolutions: One Thing to Pool Them All (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Over the past week, I posted seven articles with my comments on the 116 proposed resolutions coming from the seven floor committees. There…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 7, Structure and Ecclesiastical Matters (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“I hold in my hand . . . the last envelope.” Audience cheers wildly. Carnac stares at audience. I now come to the…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 6, Administration and Finance (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
To the sixth of the seven floor committees, i.e., Administration and Finance. Most of the resolutions here look fairly innocuous. If you have…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 5, Seminary and University Education (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
On to Committee 5. Feedback on proposed resolutions from any of the seven floor committees should be sent to the respective committee chairman…
Lay Deacons: Kicking the Can Down the Road? (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
(This post follows up on my previous one, about Committee 4, as it deals in more depth with Resolution 4-06. This article appears…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 4, Theology and Church Relations (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We continue our journey through the seven floor committees. Committee chairmen would like to receive feedback by this Friday, if possible. Here again…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 3, Life Together (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
I’m doing more than one floor committee today, so that we can get through all seven by Friday, which is when the committee…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 2, Mercy (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
At every convention, whether district or national, there are always a large number of what I call “mom and apple pie” resolutions. They…
Proposed Resolutions: Omnibus; Committee 1, Witness (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
The National Convention of the LCMS will soon be here, July 20-25 in St. Louis. Conventions do two main types of business, elections…
Pre-convention meeting in St. Louis area, June 29 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
There will be a pre-convention meeting in the St. Louis area this Saturday, June 29, starting at 9:30 a.m., at Good Shepherd Lutheran…
Another DP uses his office to campaign for the “Missional List” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
In recent days we have seen reports of district presidents using the power and resources of their office to campaign for one candidate…