# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S108
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3.19 Attendance of Delegates

All duly elected delegates and advisory members
shall attend all sessions of the convention regularly
until the close of the convention.

3.15 President of the Synod to Report

The President of the Synod or his representative
shall report on the condition and affairs of the Synod,
its educational institutions, missions, finances, etc.

3.13 Preacher at Convention Service

The President of the Synod or his representative
shall deliver the sermon at the opening or convention
service.

3.29 Qualification of Officers

All officers and members of boards shall be
members of member congregations.

3.43 Report to District Convention

The District President shall make an official
report to the District at its convention.

3.41 Relation to President of the Synod

Each District President by virtue of his office
represents the Synod in his respective territory. He
shall therefore periodically report to the President of
the Synod, and the President of the Synod shall meet
with the District Presidents at least once a year for
the purpose of counseling together regarding the
work of the Synod.

3.45 Duties as Advisers

The District Presidents, in accordance with the
Constitution of the Synod, shall supervise the doc-
trine, the life, and the official administration on the
part of the pastors and the teachers of their District
and shall inquire into the prevailing religious con-
ditions of the congregations of their District. Therefore
as often as possible they shall attend the conferences
of pastors and teachers held in their District, advise
the congregations of their District as to the calling of
pastors and teachers, give counsel when requested,
and reply to inquiries. They may call upon their
Circuit Counselors to assist them.

3.47 Official Visits and Investigations

The District President, even without formal re-
quest therefor, may through the proper channels
arrange for an official visit or an investigation when
acontroversy arises in a congregation or between two
or more congregations of his District. He shall ask for
a report on the case of both contesting parties in order

3.25 Advisory Delegates

All nonvoting clergy members of the Synod within
the District and all teacher members of the Synod
within the District shall serve as advisory delegates
entitled to voice and vote on a floor committee, if
appointed, and to voice in the convention.

3.27 Attendance

All duly elected voting delegates and all advisory
members shall attend all sessions of the convention
regularly until the close of the convention.

3.29 Conduct
(Same as present 3.11)

3.31 Synodical Representation

The President of the Synod or his representative
shall report on the condition and affairs of the Synod
and shall also deliver the sermon at the opening or
convention service.

C. OFFICERS
3.51 Officers

(Same as present 3.21)
Add:

c. All officers and members of boards shall be
members of member congregations of the District
upon assuming office and during the course of their
tenure.

D. DISTRICT PRESIDENTS
3.71 Role of District President

a. The District President is the chief executive
officer of the District. Upon him is incumbent the
responsibility that the resolutions of the District are
implemented. He shall report to each District
convention.

b. Each District President shall represent the
Synod in his respective territory. He shall therefore
cause the resolutions of the Synod to be implemented
in the District and shall therefore regularly report to
the President of the Synod. He shall serve the congre-
gations of the District as liaison between the congre-
gations, District, and Synod.

3.73 The President as Adviser

Each District President, in accordance with the
Constitution of the Synod, shall supervise the doc-
trine, the life, and the official administration on the
part of the pastors and the teachers of his District and
shall inquire into the prevailing spiritual conditions
of the congregations of his District. Therefore as
often as possible he shall attend the conferences of
pastors and teachers held in his District, advise the
congregations of his District as to the calling of
pastors and teachers, give counsel, and respond to
requests and inquiries. He may call upon Circuit
Counselors to assist him.

3.75 Official Visits and Investigations

The District President, even without formal re-
quest therefore, may through the proper channels
arrange for an official visit or investigation when a
controversy arises in a congregation or between two
or more congregations of the District, or when there is
evidence of a continuing unresolved problem in doc-