# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S431
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greyations of the synofma have the approval of
the Board of Directors of the Svnod before such
solicitation may be whdertaken whenever the solici-
tation is to be made dmong congregations bevond the
limits of anv one sy¥ynodica! District.

b. In cases where the solicitation is to be made
among the congregations of a synodical District
within which the solfeiting agency is located, but
bevond the number of congregations directly iden-
tified with the soliciting institution, society, or asso-
ciation, the approval of the Board of Directors of that
synodical District shall be reqgired before such solici-
tation may be undertaken.

c. Requests to the Synof or District Board of
Directors shall be accompajtied by the recommenda-
tion of the appropriate ; nodical or District super-
vising board or commissf0n as well as of the respective
Board of Stewardship

9.73 Collections

a. Approval by the Board of Directors of the
Synod shall be required for each solicitation of capital
funds beyond the.confines of any one District by all
listed in paragraph 9.71 above.

b. Approval by the Board of Directors for the
solicitation of operating funds beyond the confines of
any one District and an annual audited financial
report to the Board of Directors shall be required by
alllistedin paragraph 9.71 above. Any such approval
shall be reviewed at least every 6 years.

eyond District Bounds

9.75 Approval Is Recommendation Only

The approval by the/Synod or by a District of any
special undertaking r rflerred to in 9.71 and 9.73 shall
beonlya recommeng tion and shall not be construed
to obligate the Syngd or a District as such to support
the undertaking financially.

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5.47 Membership

a. Each District Commission of Adjudication
shall be elected by its District, and the synodical
Commission of Adjudication shall be elected bv the
Synod and shall consist of four clergymen and three

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conducting capital campaign feasibility studies and
in developing recommendations to the respective
District and synodicail boards. All capitai campaigns
crossing District lines require the prior approval of
the Svnod’s Board of Directors:

b. assist congregations, school associations, and
other entities. as they may request. in conducting
capital campaign feasibility studies or refer them to
consultants who could conduct such studies.

B. BUDGET AND WORK PROGRAMS
7.51 General
(Same as present 9.01

7.53 Budget Adoption Procedure

(Same as present 9.02 excep} substitute the words
“Department of Stewardship ghd Financial Support”
wherever the Synod Board/of Stewardship or De-
partment of Stewardship is/used.)

7.55 Budget Confirmagion Procedure

(Same as present 9.03 except substitute the words
“Department of Stewardship and Financial Support”
wherever the Synod Board of Stewardship or De-
partment of Stewardship is used.)

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7.57 Budget and Work Program Preparation

(Same as present 9.04 except substitute the words
“Department of Stewardship and Financial Support”
wherever the Synod Bo4rd of Stewardship or De-
partment of Stewardship is used.)

7.59 District Conventions
(Same as present 9.06

Vill. ADJUDICATION AND APPEAL

(This chapter will remain the same as the present
Chapter V of the Handbook with the exception of the
following paragraphs)

8.47 Membership

a. Each District Cpmmission on Adjudication
shall be elected by its District. and the synodical
Commission on Adjudication and the svnodical
Commission on Appeals shall be elected by the