# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S427
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Ed Happel, George Bornemann
June 18, 1981

Page Two
...This staff shall be deployed on a regional basis as determined by
the Board of Directors with prior consultation and approval of the
Districts, seminaries, and colleges invoived.

4. That Res. 12~08 be revised. Since the convention is being asked to dele-

gate to another body a very responsible function the Task Force feels

that those to whom the matter is delegated should include a larger num-
ber than merely one particular board. The seminaries and colleges are
involved but above all the Districts and the comments listed above apply
here also. The Task Force recommends that the third resolved of Res. 12-08
be revised to read:

Resolved, That the Board uf Directors,with the approval of the Coun-
cil of Presidents and after consultation with the Commission on Con-
stitutional Matters, shall implement such a program within the
Parameters of the adopted Bylaws, such program to be responsive to
the results of the aforementioned study; and be it finally

That Res. 12-08 be submitted for floor action ftrst after the convention
has acted on Res. 2-18 of Floor Committee #2.

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Naturally, Task Force II stands prepared to discuss this matter before either
floor committee if there should be a request to that effect. We do believe
that our proposals will bring the actions of the two floor committees into
harmony, will do much to abate the storm that has been aroused in at least

a few quarters‘as a result of the Board of Directors action in creating a ~
new department just shortly before the convention could act on the matter,
and that the participation of all who are directly concerned will be provided

for,
Fraternally,
7 “x Herbert Mueller
Chairman
HM: jm
cc: Doctor J.A.O. Preus

Doctor Wilbert Griesse