# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S224
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 223

one advisory delegate for approximately every 30
teachers on the roster of the Synod. These selections
shall be made by the respective groups meeting at the
call of the District Secretary during the District
convention. Advisory delegates may be elected at
official pastor and teacher conferences in Districts
which determine that this election procedure is more
convenient. Such elections must be completed at least
nine months prior to the opening day of the conven-
tion. Fractional groupings shall be disregarded
except that each District shall be entitled to at least
one advisory delegate in each category.
Teachers Conference
North Wisconsin District
R. R. Fischer, President
Andrea Beversdorf, Secretary

5-16A

To Enable Emeriti to Serve
as Circuit Counselors

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is exper-
iencing a shortage of pastors; and

WHEREAS, The Circuit Counselor selection is made only
from the list of pastors who are actively serving congre-
gations—pastors who usually are very busy and find it difficult
to attend to all the duties required of a Circuit Counselor; and

WHEREAS, Emeriti may be presumed to be less busy than
pastors in the active ministry; and

WHEREAS, There are cases on record where Circuits have
requested that a retired pastor in their midst be their counselor;
and

WHEREAS, Emeriti have over the years gathered helpful
insights into Scripture, understanding of the complexity of the
ministry, and perspective on church problems; and

WHEREAS, The experience of emeriti could be put to good use
in the office of Circuit Counselor; therefore be it

Resolved, That we amend Bylaw 3.61 a to read as follows:

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, or from among the
emeriti who hold membership in one of the voting
congregations of that circuit, to make possible official
visits to each congregation once in 3 years and at any
time when the Circuit Counselor deems it necessary.

Salem Lutheran Church
Homewood, III.

Fred Thieme, Chairman

Mrs. Judi Schepmann, Secretary

Identical or similar:

5-16B to 5-16D

Mt. Calvary, Calumet Park, III.
Peace, Southgate, Mich.

Hope, San Leandro, Calif.

Paul Fancher
Laurence A. Brown
Oscar Osness

5-17
To Strengthen Doctrinal Discipline
WHEREAS, God wants Christians to have unity in doctrine

and practice (Eph. 4:3-6; 1 Cor. 1:10); and

WHEREAS, The Synod’s Constitution, in harmony with
Scripture, demands this of its members (Art. VI); and

WHEREAS, The Synod’s officers are required by the Constitu-
tion to supervise doctrine and practice to bring this about; and

WHEREAS, District Presidents are required to do the same
(Bylaw 3.45); and

WHEREAS, Some District Presidents have failed to perform
their duty in past years; and

WHEREAS, Bylaw 5.13 merely states that in such cases the

President of the Synod may on his own initiative institute
proceedings; therefore be it

Resolved, That the word may be changed to shall, and
Bylaw 5.13, paragraph 2, be amended to read as follows:

If the District officers fail to act within a reason-
able time after receipt of the accusation, the President
of Synod shall on his own initiative institute proceed-
ings... officers.

Grace Lutheran Church
Bakersfield, Calif.
L. W. Faulstick, Pastor

5-18A
To Change Nominations Deadline

WHEREAS, The Committee for Convention Nominations is
charged with developing some 120 candidates for the offices to
be filled at a convention; and

WHEREAS, These candidates are suggested up until six
months prior to a convention by sources within the church and
are later qualified by the committee; and

WHEREAS, This qualification procedure involves consider-
able communication as information is gathered and candidate
acceptances, biographical material, and other responses are
assembled; and

WHEREAS, The increasing response in suggesting candi-
dates and the consequent volume of this communication has
served to make the present deadline for suggestions unrealistic;
and

WHEREAS, Suggestions made near the present deadline
stand a lesser chance of being completely qualified by thetime
that the committee must be prepared to meet the Convention
Workbook printing deadline; therefore be it

Resolved, That the present deadline for suggestions be
adjusted in view of these problems; and be it further

Resolved, That Bylaw 2.141d be revised to read as follows:

d. All suggested names and information for

consideration by the Committee for Convention

Nominations shall be submitted to the committee no

later than 8 months prior to a synodical convention.

Trinity Lutheran Church

Warren, Ohio

Norman Schinkel, Pastor

Edward Bellin, Chairman

Michael Mason, Secretary

Identical or similar:

5-18B

St. Thomas, Rocky River, Ohio Donald Reiss

5-19

To Permit Argentine District
to Elect Buenos Aires Board of Control

WHEREAS, Bylaw 2.03 governs the election of all Boards of
Control; and

WHEREAS, Geographic and language barriers make it
impractical for the Synod in convention to elect the Board of
Control of Seminario Concordia, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has
already recognized the difficulties imposed by distance and
language regarding colloquies of pastors and teachers in
Argentina (4.71; 4.87); therefore be it

Resolved, That the election of that Board of Control be
vested in the Argentine District commencing with this election.

Committee for Convention Nominations
Eldor W. Meyer, Chairman

Roy C. Krause, Recording Secretary

Willard L. Krueger, Corresponding Secretary