# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S81
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

TASK FORCE

tion, to facilitate the achievement of the purposes for
which the Synod operates and maintains the respec-
tive institution, and to foster and safeguard its
religious, academic, and financial interests in it.

6.07 Advisory Council

The presidents and acting presidents of the
Synod’s educational institutions in the United States
and Canada shall constitute an Advisory Council,
which shall meet at the call of the board.

6.09 Duties of Advisory Council

The Advisory Council shall meet at the call of the
Board for Higher Education. It shall study such
problems and issues in the field of higher education
and of the educational system and institutions of the
Synod and such other matters as may be assigned to
it by the Board for Higher Education; and it shall
report the results and conclusions of its studies to the
Board for Higher Education for consideration in
determining and fixing the educational policies,
standards, and procedures for the educational system
and educational institutions of the Synod.

Bylaws 12.01-12.51; 11.81-11.91

Bylaws 12.11-12.51

Bylaw 13.01

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2.273 Advisory Council

Presidents and acting presidents of the Synod’s
education institutions shall comprise an Advisory
Council which shall meet at the call of the Board for
Professional Education. It shall study problems and
issues in the field of higher education and such other
matters as may be assigned to it by the Board for
Professional Education and report the results of its
studies to the board for consideration in making its
decisions.

F. APPOINTED SUPPORT
SERVICES BOARD

1. Board for Communications
2.401 Membership

The Board for Communications shall consist of
seven members who shall be appointed by the Board
of Directors: three clergymen, one teacher, three
laypersons,

2.405 Functions

To interpret, subject to the approval of the ap-
plicable officers and boards, the Synod’s purpose and
program to its members and to promote an increased
understanding on the part of the church’s publics of
the mission of the church, the Board for Communi-
cations shall—

a. organize the communications activities of the
church at general synodical, District, and Circuit
levels into a coordinated functioning unit;

b. authorize and supervise the production of the
necessary print and broadcast materials for the
church and its publics;

c. haveeditorial responsibility for and publish the
official periodicals of the general Synod;

d. recommend communication policies to guide
staff,

e. assist the appropriate officers of the Synod in
their communication responsibilities;

f. maintain liaison and cooperation with the ap-
propriate units of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A.
and with assigned auxiliary and listed service
organizations.

2.409 Standing Committees
The board shall be assisted by standing com-
mittees dealing with the following areas:
Official Periodicals and News Releases
Promotional Materials
Broadcast

2. Board for Social Ministry Services
2.421 Membership

The Board for Social Ministry Services shall
consist of seven members who shall be appointed by
the Board of Directors: three clergymen, one teacher,
three laypersons.