Seeking nominations for new regional positions

WINNIPEG – Under Lutheran Church–Canada’s new structure the responsibility for nominations to national and regional positions, and the process by which people are elected falls to the newly-formed Commission on Nominations and Elections. The Synodical Convention elected seven persons to the commission in October 2017.

The commission relies on nominations from across the country to fulfill its mandate. Since delegates to district conventions this Fall will elect people to serve in regional positions, every member congregation and multi-point parish is encouraged to participate in the nomination process.

Congregations and parishes received nomination forms and job descriptions in early March asking them to bring forward names of people to fill the offices of Regional Pastor, Circuit Counsellor, and a layperson from each circuit to serve on the new Regional Mission and Ministry Councils. The completed “Nomination Ballot” is to be submitted (by mail or electronically) to the Secretary of the Commission on Nominations and Elections by May 15, 2018.

After the commission receives the ballots by the deadline, the members will begin contacting nominees and establishing election ballots for the District Conventions in October.

Members of the commission are Rev. Keith Hoveland; Milton Joneson; Rod Johnson; Rev. Michael Meleg; Rev. Robert Morley; Rev. Lorne Reddemann; and Sharon Schieman. President Timothy Teuscher serves as an advisor.

2018 District Conventions:

ABC        October 19-21, Sherwood Park, Alta.

Central  October 1-3, Winnipeg, Man.

East       October 14-17, London, Ont.

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