# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S111
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as resource persons in their circuit and assist in the
dissemination and implementation of the synodical
resolutions in their area.

3.61 Election and Official Visits

a. Every District of the Synod shall create a
sufficient number of circuits and elect a Circuit
Counselor for each circuit from among the pastors of
voting congregations thereof, to make possible official
visits to each congregation once in 3 years and at any
time when the Circuit Counselor deems it necessary.

b. Every voting congregation of each circuit shall
nominate two pastors of voting congregations of the
circuit as candidates for the office of Circuit Coun-
selor. The nominations shall be made at least 6
months prior to the elections and shall be submitted
to the Nominating Committee through the Secretary
of the District. If no candidate has received a majority,
the District Secretary shall mail to each congregation
in that circuit a ballot containing the names of the
two men receiving the highest number of votes. The
Nominating Committee shall arrange a slate con-
taining the first choice for Circuit Counselor from
each circuit, provided that man is still available or
the second choice of the circuit if he is not. The
District President shall fill the slate where neither
man is still available. The convention shall have the
right to alter the slate by amendment. The convention
shall then ratify the slate of Circuit Counselors,
which ratification shall constitute election.

c. The congregation of a Circuit Counselor shall
be visited by the District President or by one of the
District Vice-Presidents or by another Circuit Coun-
selor designated by the District President.

3.69 Time of Official Visits
The time of his official visits shall be arranged in

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4.03 Relationships: Officers, Forum,
Convocation

a. The Circuit Counselor is the principal officer of
the Circuit and serves in accordance with the duties
assigned to this position in the Constitution and
Bylaws of the Synod and Districts. The Circuit may
select such other officers as it deems necessary. The
Circuit Counselor and these other officers shall have
the primary responsibility of preparing the agenda
for the Circuit Forum and Convocation and maintain-
ing liaison between the Circuit and the respective
District and the Synod.

b. The Circuit Forum, consisting at least of the
pastor and president of each congregation, is the
group which aids the process of keeping congrega-
tions, particularly the lay leaders, teachers, and
pastors, supportive of one another in their common
confession and mutually active in developing pro-
grams for the good of member congregations, in
considering and recommending new work, and in
suggesting improvements for District and synodical
programming. Depending on each Circuit’s adopted
objectives, the Circuit may provide for additonal
representation from each congregation.

c. The Circuit Convocation is a larger gathering of
members from Circuit congregations, convened at
the discretion of the Circuit, during a year in which
there is no synodical or District convention.

B. OFFICERS
1. Circuit Counselor
4.11 Nomination and Election
(Same as present 3.61 b)

4.13 Official Visits

a. The Circuit Counselor shall visit each congre-
gation once in three years and otherwise as he deems
it necessary.

b. The purpose. ... (same as present 3.71)

c. The congregation of the Circuit Counselor shall
be visited... . (same as present 3.61 c).

4.15 Relation to District President
(Same as present 3.63)

4.17 Relation to Member Congregations
(Same as present 3.75)
Add:

h. Official visits shall be arranged in advance by
the Circuit Counselor with the respective pastor and