SUBMIT A RECOMMENDATION FOR NOMINATION:
2021 NEBRASKA DISTRICT CONVENTION
The Committee for Nominations for the 2021 District Convention (Rev. Jeff Bloom, Rev. Scott Bruick, Rev. Rob Kuefner, Sandra Armstrong, Kim Cornett, Glenn Van Velson, Kent Warneke, and Rev. Jim Rasmussen–advisory member) will need to supply candidates for the following offices, boards, and committees: Secretary of the District, Constitution Committee, Nominations Committee, Board of Regents (Seward), and Synod Committee for Convention Nominations.
The nominations process will open July 15, 2020 and close October 11, 2020.
INFORMATION ON POSITIONS
District Secretary
(One ordained minister to be elected. Completing his second term is Rev. Jim Rasmussen, who is not seeking re-election.)
Records the proceedings of District Convention and District Board of Directors, serves as member and secretary of the Constitution Committee, and corresponds with congregations concerning constitutional revisions.
Nominations Committee
(Three ordained ministers, one commissioned minister, three lay members to be elected. Completing terms are Rev. Jeff Bloom, Rev. Scott Bruick, Rev. Rob Kuefner, Sandra Armstrong [commissioned], Kim Cornett [lay], Glenn Van Velson [lay], and Kent Warneke [lay] All are eligible for re-election. The District Secretary also serves on this committee as an advisory member.)
Prepares a slate of at least two candidates for every position to be filled: Secretary, Nominations Committee, Constitution Committee, Members of Board of Regents, and the District representative and alternate to Synod Committee for Convention Nominations in years determined by the Bylaws of the Synod.
Constitution Committee
(Two ordained ministers, one commissioned minister, and one lay member, preferably an attorney, to be elected. Completing terms are Rev. Bart Fouts, Rev. Robert Mayes, Scott Ernstmeyer [commissioned], and Kurth Brashear [lay]. All are eligible for re-election. The District Secretary also serves on this committee. )
Advises the District, circuit forums, and individual congregations on constitutional matters. It reviews new and revised constitutions to make sure they are theologically sound, state laws are followed, and in agreement with the Synod Handbook. It also keeps the Nebraska District Bylaws up-to-date.
Board of Regents (Seward)
(One ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two lay members to be elected. Completing terms are Rev. Eugene Gierke, Krista Barnhouse, Ryan Burger, and Dick Helms. Rev. Eugene Gierke is completing his third term, and he is not eligible for re-election. Krista Barnhouse [commissioned] and Ryan Burger [lay] are completing their second terms, and they are eligible for re-election. Dick Helms [lay] is completing his first term, and he is eligible for re-election.)
Serves on the Board of Regents of Concordia University, Seward.
Synod Committee for Convention Nominations
(One lay member from a Nebraska District congregation and one alternate to be elected.)
A lay member from a Nebraska District congregation is to serve on this committee for the next triennial Convention of the Synod (held in 2022). The committee selects candidates for all elective offices, boards, and commissions for election at the triennial Synod convention, except for the positions of Synod president, first vice president, and vice president positions requiring regional nominations.
The Committee invites suggestions for nominees from the circuit visitors, pastors, teachers, lay members, circuit forums, and congregations of the District. By means of this announcement, the invitation is herewith extended to all in the Nebraska District LCMS who are interested in submitting names. Please use the electronic submission form below, completing one form per person recommended, per office.
*Please note that this form is not for use for nominations for District President, District Vice-Presidents, or Board of Directors. Those forms are sent directly to each congregation.
The nominations process for these offices is now closed
