NOMINATION ALERTS
As authorized by the WELS Constitution and Bylaws, all WELS pastors, male professors and teachers, and voting members of WELS congregations can submit comments.
According to the WELS Constitution and Bylaws, ministerial education schools, boards and committees, and subsidiaries may ask WELS pastors, male professors and teachers, and voting members of WELS congregations to nominate qualified individuals for called positions and/or board positions. Current nomination alerts are listed below.
NOMINATION ALERT
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NOMINATION LIST
2021 Synod Convention
All male called workers, congregations, and their male voting members through their congregations are authorized by the constitution to submit names and comments.
NOMINATION LIST
The following candidates have been chosen by the synod Nominating Committee to be presented to the delegates at the 66th biennial convention. The delegates will elect one man for each position, unless otherwise noted. Incumbents are noted by an asterisk (*).
Synodical Council, pastor-at-large (2)
Jonathan Bauer, Mount Horeb, Wis.
Matthew Brown, Houston, Texas
Joel Heckendorf , Reno, Nev.
Joel Jenswold*, Deforest, Wis.
Shane Krause, Onalaska, Wis.
Adam Mueller, Tucson, Ariz.
Synodical Council, teacher-at-large
James Henrickson, Dallas, Texas
Nathan Kieselhorst, Watertown, Wis.
Thomas Plitzuweit*, Oconomowoc, Wis.
Board for World Missions, chairman (pastor)
David Bivens, Mequon, Wis.
Paul Janke*, Watertown, S.D.
Timothy Westendorf, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Board for Home Missions, chairman (parish pastor)
Mark Gabb*, Hernando, Fla.
Timothy Gauger, Rockford, Mich.
Kevin Wattles, Falls Church, Va.
Board for Ministerial Education, parish pastor
John Bortulin*, Mukwonago, Wis.
Nathan Buege, Katy, Texas
Nathanael Scharf, New Ulm, Minn.
Board for Ministerial Education, teacher or staff minister
James Henrickson, Dallas, Texas
Ryan Loberger, Doral, Fla.
Jacob Unke, Missouri City, Texas
Board for Ministerial Education, layman
Peter Martens, Lubbock, Texas
Joel Scott, Beaver Dam, Wis.
Adam Zastrow, Mayville, Wis.
Martin Luther College Governing Board, chairman (parish pastor)
Joel Petermann, Harbor City, Calif.
Michael Seifert, Midlothian, Va.
Eric Steinbrenner, Livonia, Mich.
Commission on Evangelism, chairman (pastor, teacher, staff minister, or layman)
Joseph Fricke, Johnson Creek, Wis.
Timothy Spiegelberg, Firestone, Colo.
Douglas Tomhave*, Lake Mills, Wis.
Commission on Lutheran Schools, chairman (pastor, teacher, staff minister, or layman)
Rendell Koeppel, San Jose, Calif.
Paul Leifer, Northville, Mich.
Ryan Wiechmann*, Rothschild, Wis.
Board of Appeals, pastor
Timothy Ehlers, Vernon, Conn.
David Rosenau, Yalaha, Fla.
Paul Zell, Hendersonville, N.C.
Board of Appeals, teacher or staff minister
David Kasischke, San Antonio, Texas
Erik Landwehr, Miami Springs, Fla.
Steven Rosenbaum, Wildomar, Calif.
Board of Appeals, layman
Gregory Galler*, Lake Elmo, Minn.
David Nommensen, Palmyra, Wis.
Victor Vieth, Lewiston, Minn.
Nomination Alert Archive
- 2021/03/30 Nomination Alert - List of names for 2021 Synod Convention
- 2021/02/19 Nomination Alert - Nominations for 2021 Synod Convention
- 2021/01/22 Nomination Alert - Nominations for Synodical Council appointed positions - reminder
- 2021/01/13 Nomination Alert - Nominations for Synodical Council appointed positions
- 2020/12/01 Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Martin Luther College
- 2020/11/09 Nomination Alert - Nominations for Martin Luther College
- 2020/10/31 Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Luther Preparatory School - Correction
- 2020/10/30 Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Luther Preparatory School
- 2020/10/26 Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Michigan Lutheran Seminary
- 2020/10/15 Nomination Alert - Nominations for 2021 Synod Convention
- 2020/10/09 Nomination Alert - Nominations for Luther Preparatory School
- 2020/10/02 Nomination Alert - Nominations for Michigan Lutheran Seminary
- 2020/09/11 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Martin Luther College
- 2020/08/20 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Martin Luther College
- 2020/06/08 : Nomination Alert - List of Nominees for Synodical Council - appointed positions
- 2020/03/26 : Nomination Alert - Synodical Council - appointed positions
- 2020/02/06 : Nomination Alert - List of Nominees for Luther Preparatory School
- 2020/01/16 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Luther Preparatory School
- 2020/01/03 : Nomination Alert - List of Nominees for WELS Foundation, Inc.
- 2019/12/27 : Nomination Alert - List of Nominees for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2019/12/13 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for WELS Foundation Board
- 2019/12/06 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2019/11/20 : Nomination Alert - List of Nominees for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2019/11/08 : Nomination Alert - List of Nominees for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2019/10/29 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2019/10/16 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2019/10/14 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Luther Preparatory School
- 2019/09/23 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Luther Preparatory School
- 2019/08/21 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Martin Luther College
- 2019/07/31 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Martin Luther College
- 2019/03/28 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Synod Convention 2019
- 2019/03/22 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2019/02/22 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2018/12/19 : Nomination Alert - Synodical Council - appointed positions
- 2018/11/26 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2018/11/02 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2018/10/25 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for various positions at WELS ministerial education schools
- 2018/10/15 : Nomination Alert - Synod Convention 2019 Nominations
- 2018/10/02 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for various positions at WELS ministerial education schools
- 2018/09/21 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for MLC admission counselor
- 2018/08/30 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Martin Luther College
- 2018/08/30 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for WELS Foundation
- 2018/08/20 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Synodical Council-appointed positions
- 2018/08/06 : Nomination Alert - WELS Foundation
- 2018/07/03 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Martin Luther College
- 2018/06/27 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2018/06/12 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Martin Luther College
- 2018/06/05 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary President
- 2018/04/10 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Martin Luther College
- 2018/03/28 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Martin Luther College
- 2018/03/21 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Synodical Council-appointed positions
- 2018/03/20 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Martin Luther College
- 2018/03/19 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Martin Luther College
- 2018/02/28 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Synodical Council-appointed positions
- 2018/02/26 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Martin Luther College
- 2018/01/25 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Prison Ministry administrator
- 2018/01/04 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Prison Ministry administrator
- 2018/01/03 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Synodical Council-appointed positions
- 2017/12/08 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Luther Preparatory School
- 2017/11/29 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Synodical Council-appointed positions
- 2017/11/27 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for MLS president
- 2017/11/17 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Luther Preparatory School
- 2017/11/06 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Michigan Lutheran Seminary
- 2017/10/31 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for various positions at WELS ministerial education schools
- 2017/10/09 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for various positions at WELS ministerial education schools
- 2017/06/27 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for WELS Church Extension Fund, Inc.
- 2017/06/05 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for WELS Church Extension Fund, Inc.
- 2017/04/27 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for Synod Convention 2017
- 2017/03/31 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for MLS professors
- 2017/03/27 : Nomination Alert - List of nominees for WLS professor of church history and homiletics
- 2017/03/10 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Michigan Lutheran Seminary
- 2017/03/03 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- 2017/03/02 : Nomination Alert - Nominees for VEBA and Retirement Program commissions
- 2017/02/08 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for VEBA and Retirement Program commissions
- 2017/01/04 : Nomination Alert - Nominees for LPS professor of science
- 2016/12/09 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Luther Preparatory School
- 2016/11/18 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Synodical Council-appointed positions
- 2016/11/08 : Nomination Alert - Nominees for LPS professor of mathematics
- 2016/10/28 : Nomination Alert - Nominees for various MLC positions
- 2016/10/24 : Nomination Alert - Nominees for MLS professor of Spanish
- 2016/10/17 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Luther Preparatory School
- 2016/10/14 : Nomination Alert - Synod Convention 2017 Nominations
- 2016/10/05 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Martin Luther College
- 2016/09/30 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for MLS professor of Spanish
- 2016/09/09 : Nomination Alert - List of Nominees
- 2016/08/18 : Nomination Alert - Nominations for Professor of New Testament and Practical Theology
- 2016/04/12 : Nomination Alert - Michigan Lutheran Seminary - List of nominees - Update
- 2016/04/07 : Nomination Alert - Michigan Lutheran Seminary - List of nominees
- 2016/03/15 : Nomination Alert - Michigan Lutheran Seminary
- 2016/02/12 : Nomination Alert - WELS Church Extension Fund Inc.
NOMINATION REQUEST FORM
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SUBMIT A NOMINEE FORM
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SUBMIT A COMMENT FORM
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