# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S428
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alternate with the termeof the other two members.
Also, the chairman ofthe Divison of Higher Educa-
tion shall be an advdésory member and shall provide
for necessary statf dervices.

6.183 Duties

The commission shalh-

a. consult with groups Within the Synod who are
interested in and concernpd with the development
and expansion of Lutheraf lay higher education:

b. encouraye the suppért of Vaiparaiso University
and cooperate with Valparaiso in her concern for
Lutheran lay higher g@ucation;

c. maintain a current awareness of the Chris-
tian educational opportunities available at other
Lutheran colleges artd universities and coordinate
Lutheran lay higher edteational programs with such
colleges and universities 43 appropriate;

d. plan and disseminate a program to inform
pastors and congregations About the general educa-
tional opportunities being provided at synodical col-
leges, at other Lutherarf/colleges and universities,
and at those non-churgh-related institutions where
the Synod provides a gampus ministry;

e. encourage the cbngregations of the Synod and
their memberships tq take the fuliest advantage or
the opportunities for Lutheran lay higher education
available at the colleges and seminaries of the Synod.

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15.01 Personnel

The Board of ‘rewoloenip consisting of three
pastors, three laymen, and one called teacher, shall
be elected by the Synod.

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15.05 Objective of the Board

The objective of the board shall be to cultivate
Christians of The Lutherge Church—Missoun Synod
who continue to grow iliving their lives as faithful
stewards of Jesus Chfist, effectively carrying out
Christ’s ministry and mission collectively through
congreyations, the Synod, and other organized struc-
tures of the church and ‘society, as well as in their
day-to-day personal relatjonships.

15.07 Functions of Board

The board shall— |

a. assist pastors and conrregations in their culti-
vation of the totai stewardship life of their members
so that they the more fulfill their responsibilities as
members of a Christian congregation; .

b. provide counsel and materials for congrega-
tions as they endeavor,to enlist the talents of their
members for Kingdom ¢ervice in and through their
congregations; \

c. pian and make available to the congregations
an ongoing program of mission education and thereby
develop a missionary congeérn;

d. interpret the Syng4’s purpose and program to

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VII. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
AND UTILIZATION

A. STEWARDSHIP AND FINANCIAL
SUPPORT

7.01 General

a. The Board of Directors shall have the respon-
sibility for providing operating and capital funds for
carrying out the work of the Synod and to that end
provide for a Department of Stewardship and Finan-
cial Support under the board which will promote
stewardship, obtain deferred and special gifts, and
coordinate capital drives for the Synod.

b. An Advisory Council on Stewardship and
Financial Support, including one District President
or stewardship executive selected by each regional
advisory council, together with an equal number of
members of the Board of Directors, shall assist the
board and staff. The advisory council may supple-
ment itself as it considers necessary.

7.03 Stewardship Support

In the area of stewardship support the department
shall—

a. provide input to other sections in the depart-
ment to assist them in including proper Scriptural
motivation in all special-gift and deferred-giving
programs;

b. provide to the Board for Congregational Ser-
vices advice and materials which will cultivate con-
greyational members to continue to grow in living
their lives as faithful stewards of Jesus Christ,
effectively carrying out Christ's ministry and mission
collectively through congregations and through the
Synod and its agencies as weil as in their day-to-day
personal relationships;