Convention Business & Forms

 

Nebraska District LCMS Convention ⋅  June 20-21, 2025
Younes Conference Center, Kearney

Contact Us For Assistance

  • For questions about nominations, contact Candi Menze at [email protected] or 402-643-2961, extension 1010
  • For questions about overtures, contact Joyce Bruha at [email protected] or 402-643-2961, extension 1011
  • For questions about the website, contact Kimberly Myers at [email protected] or 402-643-2961, extension 1009

Agenda

A more detailed agenda will be available in June.

Friday, June 20

AM

8:00 General Registration – Younes – Main Lobby

9:00 Floor Committee Open Hearings – Diamond 1

11:00 Opening Worship Service – Diamond Ballroom

PM

12:00 Lunch Break – Crystal 3 & 4

1:30 Move to Convention Floor – Diamond Ballroom

1:45 Convention Business Begins

5:45 Banquet – Crystal 3 & 4

7:00 Convention Reconvenes – Diamond Ballroom

8:45 Reception for Newly Elected and Outgoing Officers – Diamond 1

 

Saturday, June 21

AM

7:00-8:00 Breakfast – at hotels

8:30 Convention Reconvenes – Diamond Ballroom

PM

12:00 Lunch Break – Crystal 3 & 4

1:30 Convention Reconvenes – Diamond Ballroom

4:00 Adjournment

 

Delegate Certification Forms

We need the names and addresses of the voting lay and pastor delegates by January 31, 2025.  To be eligible to vote, the credentials committee must receive the pastoral voting delegate and lay voting delegate names with certification by officers of the congregation. If you have questions about the delegate form or eligibility, please contact Candi Menze at [email protected] or 402-643-2961, ext. 1010.

PASTORAL DELEGATES — Only pastors called to congregations may serve as voting delegates. Team ministries that have multiple pastors will need to decide which pastor will be the voting delegate to the Convention.  If the senior pastor is to be the voting delegate, then the associate/assistant pastor will be an advisory delegate; if the associate/assistant pastor is to be the voting delegate, then the senior pastor will be an advisory delegate.  Vacancy pastors and vicars are not eligible to represent the congregation as a voting delegate.

MULTIPLE PARISHES — send only one voting lay delegate between them.  The multiple parish will need to decide which congregation will send the voting lay delegate in 2025.

At the 2019 LCMS Convention, an amendment to the Bylaws changed Article XII 10 B.  This allows congregations of a multi-congregation parish, other than the one to whom the voting lay delegate belongs, to send an advisory lay delegate to the District Convention.  This will allow all Nebraska District congregations to be represented at the District Convention.

Please complete the Delegate Information Form to certify your voting delegates.  If the congregation(s) in your dual/multiple parish are not represented by your chosen voting lay delegate, you are able (but not required) to send an advisory lay delegate from those other congregation(s).  Advisory delegates have a voice, but no vote.  If you have members who are interested in attending as advisory delegates, please also complete the back side of the Delegate Information Form.

Overtures

Congregations, circuit forums, official District conferences, and District commissions, committees, and the Board of Directors are encouraged to submit overtures to the Convention on behalf of the ministry that we do together as a Synod, in our District, and internationally.

The deadline for overtures was January 27, 2025. Overtures received after this date will be reviewed by a committee to determine if they will be accepted for consideration.

  • Please use the template linked below to format overtures. It is a Microsoft Word document, and the template ensures a consistent layout for all overtures. (This is a tremendous help in preparing the Convention Workbook!)
  • Two copies of the overture must be sent to the District office by January 27, 2025:
    1. One printed paper copy of the overture, signed by two officers of the submitting entity, must be mailed to the Nebraska District Office by January 27, 2025. Mail the signed document to:
      Convention Overtures
      Nebraska District LCMS
      PO Box 407
      Seward, NE 68434
    2. Email a second copy of the overture as a Word document to [email protected] by January 27, 2025.
  • Save a copy of the overture for your records.

Registration Forms

Everyone attending Convention must register, including voting delegates. Forms are mailed to congregations and delegates in April. Please complete the appropriate registration form and return to the District Office, with payment if required, no later than Friday, May 9, 2025. Registrations should be printed, completed, and mailed to: Nebraska District LCMS, PO Box 407, Seward, NE, 68434.

Incomplete registration forms will be returned. Please note that no changes will be made to housing and meals after final counts have been given to the Younes Conference Center. 

The voting pastor delegate and voting lay delegate must complete the Voting Delegate Registration form. The costs for voting and advisory delegates are provided by the Convention assessment paid yearly by each Nebraska District congregation, so there is no cost to the voting delegate. Arrangements for lodging indicated on your registration form will be made by the District Office.  Additional fees may be charged depending on your lodging selections.

All ordained and commissioned workers of the LCMS not serving as a voting delegate are encouraged to attend Convention. These workers are considered advisory delegates and should complete the Advisory Delegate Registration form. Certified advisory lay delegates for dual/multi-parishes should also complete this form. The costs for voting and advisory delegates are provided by the Convention assessment paid yearly by each Nebraska District congregation, so there is no cost to the delegate. Arrangements for lodging indicated on your registration form will be made by the District Office. Additional fees may be charged depending on your lodging selections.

All LCMS members are encouraged to attend Convention as guests and should complete the Guest/Exhibitor Registration Form. Spouses of delegates are considered guests. Costs of meals and registration should be paid with your registration. Additional copies of this form may be made as needed. Guests are responsible for their own housing reservation and cost, unless rooming with a spouse who is a delegate. If you are rooming with your spouse (delegate), housing should be indicated on the guest registration form and payment must be made to the Nebraska District Office.

Workbook

Available May 2025

More information on the Convention will be sent with the Convention Workbook. The Convention Workbook will be provided to all delegates in electronic form. Please watch the mail for the letter and website link in early May. Information will also be included in the Weekly Update email newsletter so all members of the District can access the Workbook. It is the responsibility of each delegate to print and review the materials prior to their arrival at Convention. No binders will be provided at this Convention. In place of printed Workbooks, each delegate will receive a booklet with important information needed to follow along with the Convention agenda, when they check in at registration.