It's a practice done by many Lutheran churches - each person writing who they'd like for leadership roles and writing it on a slip of paper, and then drawing o

It's a practice done by many Lutheran churches - each person writing who they'd like for leadership roles and writing it on a slip of paper, and then drawing one of those slips randomly. From a theological point of view it allows for the Holy Spirit to act among us. From a personal standpoint it works well as it allows candidates to put their names forward without the embarrassment of losing based on popularity.