# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S175
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To Continue Current Process
of Electing Members
to Boards of Regents

RESOLUTION 5-04
Overtures 5-59—5-62 (CW, pp. 228—229)

WHEREAS, The present Bylaws regarding the election
of members to the various Boards of Regents have been
in effect for only two years; and

WHEREAS, There is no demonstrated need to alter the
process of electing three members by the convention of
the District in which the college is located and the
remaining five members being elected by the synodical
convention; therefore be it

Resolved, That Overtures 5-59, 5-60A—H, 5-61, and
5-62 be declined.

Action: Adopted (5).

(Discussion was begun in Session 4. A call for consideration
of Overture 5-62 as a substitute motion was declined. Also
declined was a motion to refer the resolution back to the
committee. In Session 5 the resolution was adopted.)

To Regularize the Planning Council
RESOLUTION 5-05
Report 5-02, II, H (CW, p. 194)

WHEREAS, A Planning Council has already been
operating as an integral part of the Synod’s organiza-
tional pattern; and

WHEREAS, This Planning Council involves the Board
of Directors and the Council of Presidents, with the
Council of Administrators serving in an advisory
capacity; and

WHEREAS, The mission of the Synod and its Districts
is unified and enhanced as a result of wider input and
greater participation in reaching decisions relative to
the planning and budgeting process; therefore be it

Resolved, That Bylaw 2.721 Planning Council, CW,
p. 194, be adopted:

PROPOSED WORDING °

2.721 Planning Council

The members of the Board of Directors and of the
Council of Presidents shall serve as the Planning
Council of the Synod under the chairmanship of the
synodical President. The staff members of the Council
of Administrators shall function in an advisory
capacity.

PRESENT WORDING

STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTION 175

The Planning Council shall— :

a. establish planning, programming, and
budgeting systems encompassing short-, mid-, and
long-range plans to serve as a basis for program and
budget formulation, allocation of resources, and
financial planning, review, and reporting for the
Synod and its Districts; such systems shall provide
for the sharing of the work and needs of the Synod
and its Districts;

b. establish and monitor operating budgets,
short-range plans, and long-range plans at the church
body program level based on proposals and analysis
made by the Council of Administrators through the
office of the President; and report the budgets, plans,
and performance to the convention. Such budgets
and plans shall be prepared in accordance with
Chapter VII of the Bylaws;

c. approve and authorize, after consultation with
the implementing board, all new programs between
conventions;

d. be responsible for and accountable to the next
convention for the prioritization, implementation,
and coordination of convention-approved programs
to be conducted with available resources and for new
programs approved by it between conventions;

e. establish policies and review programs to
assure the necessary operating and capital funds for
carrying out the work of the Synod.

and be it further

Resolved, That the Planning Council report to the
1986 convention on the implementation of this resolu-
tion and make further proposals refining these
procedures.

Action: None.

(Committee 5 withdrew this resolution in deference to
Committee 4. See Res. 4-01A.)

To Reinstate Commission on Worship
RESOLUTION 5-06

Overtures 5-54A—5-57 (CW, pp. 226—227)

WHEREAS, Worship in Word and Sacrament is a vital
function of the church and as such its importance must
be strongly emphasized; therefore be it ©

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod reinstate a ‘Commission on Worship as aseparate
entity appointed by the President; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board for Parish Services desig-
nate one of its members to serve as a liaison person with
this Commission on Worship; and be it finally

Resolved, That the following Bylaw changes be

made to accommodate the reinstatement of this
commission:

PROPOSED WORDING
Commission on Worship
2.597 Personnel and Appointment

a. A Commission on Worship shall be appointed
by the President of the Synod after consultation with
the Vice-Presidents. It shall be composed of seven
members and include pastors, teachers, and lay-