LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin LWMS CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 23-26, 2011

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Opening Service Preacher, President Mark Schroeder Presiding Minister, Pastor Jeff Mahnke, LWMS Pastoral Advisor Over 1,500 people in attendance Do you have the “right stuff” ?

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Opening Service

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Opening Service

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Opening Service

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Opening Service

MISSION PRESENTATIONS LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Our Missionaries LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hispanic Ministry Pastor Seth Haakenson Risen Savior, Northwest Milwaukee, WI Establishing relationships before sharing God’s Word

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lutheran Ladies of Mexico Rosa Flores - first president of Lutheran Ladies of Mexico (LLM) Paula Danekas, Susan Fager, Lanita Nolte and Kristin Miller LWMS advisors to LLM LWMS helped the women of Mexico as they formed their Women’s Organization

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Vicars in Mission Settings Vicar James Enderle College Station, TX Placing seminary students in mission-minded churches for mission experiences.

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Central Africa Medical Mission Malawi and Zambia Teri Flynn, Nurse Healing souls through devotions while showing Jesus’ love through medical care.

MOMENTS WITH OUR MISSIONARIES LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Apache Women Led by Bonnie Lewis An LWMS tradition since 1980 The Apache women of Arizona sang two hymns in Apache for attendees

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin LATTE – Latin America Traveling Theological Team Pastor Larry Schlomer 16 Latin American seminary students are sharing their knowledge with 20 students

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Japan Missionary Wordell translated for three Japanese women Thankful for prayers and financial gifts received after the earthquake and tsunami

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin World Missions Taiwan has four congregations with national leaders The seminary in Hong Kong has 44 students enrolled in its Hebrew class India has 113 congregations with national pastors, caring for 7,000 souls To protect missionaries in sensitive areas, no pictures or names are used.

CONVENTION BUSINESS LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Business Meeting 241 delegates & 74 alternates 50 th Anniversary Committee formed New LWMS Awareness Committee formed to make and execute plans for extending LWMS Newly elected officers: –Kay Angle, President-elect –Donna Cook, Treasurer –Karla Jaeger, Spiritual Growth-Mission Awareness Coordinator –Jeff Mahnke, Pastoral Advisor The kids c.a.r.e. project for is Partners in Apache Learning. LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Workshops Make Disciples of all Nations through Publishing The Great Commission on the Great Steppe – Russian ministry Carrying out the Great Commission to the Chinese (Wauwatosa, WI) LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Workshops The Great Commission on Campus Ministry Reaching out with the Outreach Committee Two Bible classes –Using baptism more effectively for making disciples –Sailing through the Great Commission LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mission Money Distributed $34, to Home Missions for Vicars in Mission Settings $34, to World Missions for Japan $80, to the Caribbean missions from kids c.a.r.e. $45, received at LWMS worship services

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Convention Statistics 1,284 registered attendees 255 First-time attendees 59 circuits represented w/27 Circuit Presidents in attendance Current LWMS membership is 891 congregations and 4 individual members 33 Mission flags were presented

Home Missions for 2012 First Public Service Assistance Summer Student Assistance World Missions for 2012 Zambia Projects Thailand Projects LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

LWMS Officers LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

FRIENDSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, AND FUN LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Closing Service Preacher, Pastor Dustin Blumer Amazing Love, New Lenox, Illinois Presiding Minister, Pastor Brady Coleman LWMS Pastoral Advisor We are ALL missionaries!

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Closing Service We are ALL missionaries!

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Closing Service We are ALL missionaries!

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Closing Service We are ALL missionaries!

LWMS 48th Annual Convention ~ June 23-26, 2011 ~ Milwaukee, Wisconsin Make Plans for Next Year 49th Annual Convention June 21-24, 2012 in Winton-Salem, NC