The Lutheran Witness Podcast: LCMS Convention: Meet the Parliamentarian!

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What does a Professional Parliamentarian do, and why is this role important at the LCMS Convention? Al Gage (current Parliamentarian for the National Association of Parliamentarians, CPP-T, PRP, PAP; past president of the American Institute of Parliamentarians) joins Andy Bates (co-host of The Coffee Hour) and the Rev. Roy Askins (executive editor of the Lutheran Witness, LCMS Communications) to share his story and why he became a parliamentarian, what exactly a professional parliamentarian is, the purpose and intention behind Robert’s Rules of Order, what these rules accomplish and how they do it, how congregational voter’s assembly can get the benefits of Robert’s Rules without having to have a full time parliamentarian, one of the most creative ways Al has seen Robert’s Rules used, and how congregations can implement Robert’s Rules of Order in their congregations.

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