20th Regular Convention June 28-30, 2018
The 20th Regular Convention of the Mid-South District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod took place June 28-30 in Memphis. The theme chosen for reflection and guidance was, “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my salvation!,” from Psalm 18:2.
District President of the Mid-South District
PRESIDENT – Rev. Dr. Roger Paavola
District President and Vice Presidents
PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENTS – (L to R) Rev. James Walter – 2nd VP, Rev. Gil Pingel – 3rd VP, Rev. Dr. Roger Paavola – President, Rev. Charles Neugebauer – 1st VP and Rev. Paul Hass – 4th VP
Board of Directors – Elected at the 2018 Mid-South District Convention
BOARD OF DIRECTORS – (L to R) Rev. James Walter, Larry Vickers, Rev. Gil Pingel, Larry Zehnder, Fred Guengerich, Marc Higgins, Rev. Paul Hass, Shirley Piepenbrink, Rev. Charles Neugebauer, Rev. Dr. Roger Paavola and Rev. John Gierke. Not pictured: Tessa Brasher and Jeff Pittman
Rev. Chuck Neugebauer, Region 3 (1st VP), Rev. James Walter, Region 2 (2nd VP), Rev. Gilbert Pingel, Region 4 (3rd VP), Rev. Paul Hass, Region 1 (4th VP), Rev. John Gierke (District Secretary), Mr. Larry Vickers (Treasurer), Mrs. Tessa Brasher (Commissioned Minister – Regions 1 & 2), Mrs. Shirley Piepenbrink (Commissioned Minister – Regions 3 & 4), Mr. Jeff Pittman (Lay – Region 1), Mr. Marc Higgins (Lay – Region 2), Mr. Fred Guengerich (Lay – Region 3), Mr. Larry Zehnder (Lay – Region 4)
Circuit Visitors – Ratified at the 2018 Mid-South District Convention
CIRCUIT VISITORS – (L to R) Rev. Robert Herring (Fayetteville), Rev. Josh Willadsen (Ft. Smith), Rev. Kevin Conger (Little Rock-N), Rev. Michael Schleider (Little Rock-S), Rev. Gerald Meyer (Middle TN) and Rev. Ken Shaw (Nashville) Circuit Visitors not pictured are Rev. Steve Harmon (Johnson City), Rev. Joel Krogen (Jonesboro), Rev. Robert Portier (Knoxville), Rev. Mark Goble (Memphis), Rev. Larry Peters (Paducah) and Rev. Don White (Stuttgart)
The Resolutions
The Resolutions which were adopted with their vote totals are found in this pdf file Summary of Action on Resolutions. Below are the final Resolutions.
Set in Stone newsletter
The media team provided attendees a variety of key information from behind the scenes interviews to articles with the voting results. Each day is listed below. A summary can also be found in the July Encourager.
Set In Stone Thursday Set In Stone Friday Set In Stone Saturday Set In Stone WRAP UP
“Mission Moments” Videos as seen at the District Convention
The 2018 Mid-South District Convention featured three “Mission Moments” videos highlighting the outreach and community engagement efforts of many ministries across the District. The three videos are available to view and download on the Mid-South District’s Vimeo channel. The videos are a great way to celebrate and encourage outreach in your congregation. Many thanks are extended to those who submitted their congregation’s outreach activities for the videos.
