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	March 23, 2004 .................... LCMSNews -- No. 31

	Congregations nominate president, first vice president slates

	By David L. Mahsman

	The names of the nominees who will be on the ballot for Synod
president and first vice president at this summer's Synod convention
were announced March 22.

	Synod Secretary Raymond Hartwig, who released the names, said
that the process for nominating candidates for second through fifth vice
president -- the process is new for the 2004 convention -- is not yet
complete.

	The nominees for Synod president who will be on the ballot are,
in alphabetical order:

	* Dr. William R. Diekelman, 57, president of the Synod's
Oklahoma District;

	* Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick, 61, incumbent president of the
Synod;

	* Dr. Kurt E. Marquart, 69, associate professor of systematic
theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne;

	* Rev. Daniel Preus, 55, incumbent first vice president of the
Synod; and

	* Dr. Dean O. Wenthe, 59, president of the Fort Wayne seminary.

	Hartwig did not release the number of nominations each of the
five received or say whether anyone with more nominations than any of
the five declined to be on the ballot. LCMS bylaws provide that the five
men receiving the most nominations from the Synod's congregations and
who allow their names to stand for election will be on the ballot.

	The Convention Workbook, scheduled for mailing in late April,
will include the names of all those nominated and the number of
nominations each received, Hartwig noted.

	Nominees on the ballot for first vice president are, in
alphabetical order:

	* Dr. William Diekelman;

	* Dr. Ronald M. Garwood, 61, president of the Synod's Wyoming
District;

	* Rev. Vernon D. Gundermann, 66, pastor of Concordia Lutheran
Church, Kirkwood, Mo.;

	* Rev. Daniel Preus; and

	* Dr. Wallace R. Schulz, 59, evangelist with the Lutheran
Heritage Foundation and second vice president of the Synod.

	Each of the Synod's member congregations was entitled to
nominate two ordained ministers each for president and first vice
president.

	Under a new procedure adopted by the 2001 convention,
congregations this year could nominate up to a total of four ordained
ministers for second through fifth vice president. The ballot for those
positions will include the 20 men with the most nominations and who
agree to allow their names to stand. Hartwig said his office still is
contacting nominees to seek their consent to being included on the
ballot.

	Until this year, the second through fifth vice presidents were
nominated at the convention by the convention delegates.

	Nominations for president and the vice-president positions
closed March 10. Additional nominations may be made from the convention
floor, however.

	This year's convention will be held July 10-15 in St. Louis,
under the theme, "One Mission -- Ablaze!"

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