Perspective: Convention Day Three (Monday)

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Today we got down to work. Anytime there is a convention, it takes a few days for the delegates to really get their feet wet. Figuring out motions, amendments, just how things really work and why. But the problem is, while the delegates are figuring all this out, the resolutions are getting passed. Every convention I have attended (this is number four), the spirit of the convention is very trusting of the floor committees at the beginning, and much less so by the end. By the end, they have learned how to read for unintended consequences. It should come as no surprise here that there were resolutions passed today which I did not agree with, particularly 8-08A. But, and this is really, really important, I do not believe there was any false doctrine. My disliking a structural decision is not a sign of the apocalypse.

Perspective, my friends. Perspective. The bright spot today was Ted Kober’s presentation on forgiveness. While it may not have been quite how I would have done it, he held up the forgiveness of sins and objective justification quite well, and that is to be commended. tomorrow is a new day in Christ. The Church is His bride, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her. Sleep well. Rev. Todd Peperkorn
Pastoral Delegate, Circuit 26
South Wisconsin District

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Listen: Houston Day Two (Sunday, July 11)

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This was the first real day of the convention, at least in terms of conducting business.  My first impression of the day was LOOOONG.  I got there at 7:45 a.m., and with an hour and a half for lunch, didn’t leave until 6 p.m.  But it wasn’t really the time that made it long.

What made it long was that we spent pretty much the entire day listening to Committee 8 on Restructuring.  We saw videos, heard testimonies, listened to about a 4 hour Q&A, and generally listened.  There is a sense of the anticipation of GETTING SOMETHING DONE that is warming up.  It will be very interesting to see how that sense translates into action today.

For my part, I spoke at the mic once, in favor of an amendment to adopt the agenda.  The amendment failed 48-51%, or by about 20 votes.  he plan was to move the election of the synodical president to the front of the convention, as has been done in everyone’s recent memory.

Today I expect we will start to conduct business, consider resolutions, and the like.

Sorry it’s not much of a report.  It wasn’t much of a day.  Oh, I did have some FANTASTIC BBQ in the evening.

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