Recommendation for Nomination

(One ordained minister to be elected. Rev. B.J. Fouts is currently serving the interim until June 2022 and will be eligible for 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. 

(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.

*Please note: According to bylaw 3.12.3, the Nominations Committee is considered an ad hoc committee, and the bylaw restriction (1.5.1.2) against holding multiple offices does not apply to those who sit on the Nominations Committee.

(Two ordained ministers, one commissioned minister, and one lay member, preferably an attorney, to be elected. Completing terms are Rev. Jim Rasmussen, Rev. Robert Mayes, Scott Ernstmeyer [commissioned], and Kurth Brashear [lay].  All are eligible for re-election..  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.

(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.) Nebraska State law no longer requires that one member elected to the Board of Regents be a Seward County resident. 

Serves on the Board of Regents of Concordia University, Seward.

(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 (to be held in the summer of 2023).  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.