# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S189
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on Adjudication, provided that in the event that the
decision of the Commission on Adjudication is to the
effect that such member should be expelled from the
Synod and a further appeal is taken, the suspension
shall remain in effect until a final decision is reached
by the Commission on Appeals. During the period of
suspension a member shall be relieved (i) of his duties
(but not his rights) as a member of the Synod and (ii)
of the duties and responsibilities of his position with
the Synod or with a District of the Synod, or with an
organization owned and controlled by the Synod.
Such suspension, however, shall not, of itself, act to
relieve a member of duties and responsibilities of his
position with a congregation which is a member of
the Synod, but the District President shall notify the
congregation of such suspension so that the congre-
gation may take such action as it deems appropriate.

and be it further

.. Resolved, That the Synod adopt under Chapter VI
Colleges and Seminaries the proposed wording for
Handbook 6.39 through 6.51, with the following changes
in the proposed wording:

PRESENT WORDING

6.43 Removal from Office

c. The only causes for which members of a
faculty may be removed from office (within the
definitions of a and b above), other than honorable
retirement, are:

1. professional incompetency;

2. incapacity for the performance of duty because
of physical, mental, or emotional disabilities;

3. refusal to cooperate;

4. neglect or refusal to perform duties of office;

5. conduct unbecoming a Christian;

.6. advocacy of false doctrine (Constitution,
Article Tl).

STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTION 189

on Adjudication, provided that in the event the
decision of the Commission on Adjudication is duly
appealed, the suspension shall remain in effect until
a final decision is reached by the Commission on
Appeals. During the period of suspension a member
shall not be relieved of his rights under the Constitu-
tion and Bylaws, but he shall be relieved (1) of his
duties as a member of the Synod (e.g., delegate to a
District or synodical convention, membership on
District or synodical boards and commissions) and
(2) of the duties and responsibilities of his position
with the Synod or with a District or other organiza-
tion owned and controlled by the Synod, and he shall
be ineligible for service in the Synod. Suspension,
however, shall not, of itself, act to relieve a member of
duties and responsibilities of his position with a
congregation which is a member of the Synod, but the
District President shall notify the congregation of the
suspension so that the congregation may take action
as it deems appropriate.

b. The Commission on Adjudication shall keep
all parties to the case and the District President
informed as to the procedural progress it is making in
the case and shall bring the case to a conclusion
within three months from the effective date of sus-
pension except (1) where a longer time is deemed
necessary to guarantee the rights of all parties, (2) as
permitted under Bylaw 8.41d, or (3) for other good
cause.

c. All parties to the case shall have the right to
appeal the decision of the Commission on Adjudica-
tion and must file notice of their intent to appeal to
the Commission on Appeals within 30 days of receipt
of the decision from the Commission on Adjudication.

PROPOSED WORDING

6.43 Removal from Office

c. The only causes for which members of a
faculty may be removed from office (within the
definitions of a and b above), other than honorable
retirement, are:

1. professional incompetency;

2. incapacity for the performance of duty because
of physical, mental, or emotional disabilities;

3. refusal to cooperate;

4. neglect of or refusal to perform duties of office;

5. conduct unbecoming a Christian;

6. advocacy of false doctrine (Constitution, Art-
icle IT) or failure to honor and uphold the doctrinal
position of the Synod as defined further in Bylaw
1.03 c.

Action: Adopted (14).

(The committee changed 8.43 a: “During the period of
suspension a member shall not be relieved of his rights and
responsibilities” by dropping the words “and responsibilities.”
The delegates declined to substitute the words “his/her”
wherever the word “his” occurs. They also declined an amend-
ment to strike from 6.43 the two causes for removal from office
“3. refusal to cooperate” and “6. advocacy of false doctrine
(Constitution, Article II) or failure to honor and uphold the
doctrinal position of the Synod as defined further in Bylaw 1.03

” Discussion was begun in Session 13, and the resolution: was
adopted i in Session 14.)