# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S138
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TASK FORCE

terials to conduct an effective annual every-member
stewardship visit;

h. evaluate professional and voluntary capital
fund-raising services and programs offered to, or
provided for. the congregations of the Synod and its
Districts:

i. study and evaluate contemporary trends in
voluntary giving to agencies and projects within the
Synod and its Districts:

j. have the primary responsibility for correlating
all special fund-raising programs designed for the
support of the Synod and its programs;

k. provide consultative services to the Board of
Directors of the Synod or of its Districts for special
appeals for capital and operating funds by various
agencies, auxiliaries, and institutions in keeping
with the approved policies of the Svnod's boards and
to make recommendation to the Board of Directors
upon their request.

l. provide information and counsel regarding the
overall svnodical program at the work program and
budget-setting meetings of the Synod and its Districts:

m. devise and promote a Synodwide program of
deferred giving and large gift solicitation in the
interest of the Synod’s work in cooperation with The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Foundation;

n. devise and promote synodical projects of an
ongoing nature which can be supported by auxiliaries
of the Synod;

o. coordinate the development of the deferred
giving programs of the synodical institutions, agen-
cies, and auxiliaries, in cooperation with The Luther-
an Church—Missouri Synod Foundation, but not to
include sponsor or similar type programs of
auxiliaries.

15.11 Staff

a. The board shall appoint the Stewardship
Counselor.

b. The Stewardship Counselor shall carry out the
program of duties assigned to him by the board under
its direction.

c. The board shall appoint the Associate Steward-
ship Counselors, as needed. They shall work only in
areas of the program as are assigned to them by the
board.

d. The board shall determine the qualifications
for the offices of the Stewardship Counselor and the
Associate Stewardship Counselors and determine
their duties and functions.

15.09 Implementation

In order to carry out its functions, the board

7.07 Deployed Staff

The department wH} function principally with
staff deployed on a regional! basis and supported by
technical assistance from synodical headquarters.
Regional advisory councils, including the presidents
of Districts, colleges, and seminaries, District
stewardship representatives, and representatives of
auxiliaries and listed service organizations included
in The Lutheran Annual, may be convened in order to
assist in defining, planning, and coordinating re-
gional programs and projects, estate planning, and
special gift calls. Each advisory council may be
expanded to include others.

The staff shall—

a. recruit volunteers in deferred gift solicitation
and special gift counseling;

b. identify prospects for deferred or special gifts in
cooperation with District, college, and seminary
officials and estate-planning and special-gift coun-
selors, when appropriate;

c. assist deferred gift counselors, as requested, in
making calls, utilizing synodical, District, college,
and seminary officials in major calls as appropriate:

d. assist in consummating gift transactions and
completing appropriate legal documents in accord-
ance with policies established by The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod Foundation;

e. assist District, college, and seminary officials
in recommending projects and priorities for inclusion
in the catalog of projects which could be funded by
special gifts;

f. maintain effective communication with District,
college, seminary, auxiliary, and listed service organ-
ization officials, to develop proper coordination and
motivation.

c. In the area of special giving the Department
shall—