# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S197
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President of the Synod, who shall serve as chairman,
and the Executive Secretary of the Board for Higher
Education or his representative in an advisory
capacity.

Full-time or part-time staff may be engaged by
the board as conditions may warrant and require,
with the approval of the Board of Directors.

b. Election, The voting members of this commit-
tee shall be elected with overlapping terms by the
Council of Presidents.

c. Functions. The Board for Lay Ministers shall:
1. direct the colloquy program for lay ministry
according to regulations adopted by the Synod.

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2. serve as the Advisory Council to Concordia
College, Milwaukee, in its lay ministry program:

3. workin harmony and cooperation with the lay
ministry program of Concordia College, Milwaukee,
of which it is an extension;

4. establish the academic and theological stand-
ards for admission to the lay ministry by colloquy, in
consultation with the faculty of Concordia College,
Milwaukee;

5. approve for admission to the colloquy program
for lay ministry those applicants who meet. the
preliminary requirements;

6. examine applicants as to readiness for accept-
ance into the lay ministry of the Synod, recommend
approved candidates to the Board of Assignments for
placement, and provide guidelines for their super-
vision;

7. make a full report of its activities to every
convention of the Synod.

§.133 Eligibility

Applicants shall be at least 20 years old, or have 2
years of college, and agree to have administered
prescribed aptitude, achievement, personality, and
vocational entrance tests. Personal interviews may
be required.

and be it further

Resolved, That the present provisions of Bylaw 5.143
be incorporated into Bylaw 3.73, and that Bylaw 3.73
itself be divided into two bylaws as follows:

PRESENT WORDING

5.143 Service and Supervision

a. Male lay ministers are licensed, not ordained,
to serve in all areas of the.ministry of the Word when
authorized by a local congregation and supervised by
an ordained pastor. .

b. Women engaged in this area of the church’s
work are licensed to serve in such. areas of the
ministry of the Word as are authorized by a local
congregation and supervised by an ordained pastor,
except in those functions distinctive to the pastoral
office.

c. The President of the District in which a lay
minister is assigned shall be responsible for his
supervision, which, however, may be delegated to
another ordained pastor in the District. If a lay
minister is assigned toa congregation, he shall serve

‘ under the supervision of his own pastor. The District
President shall approve all reassignments of lay
ministers within his District.

d. If a lay minister wishes to accept an assign-
ment in a District other than the one in which he is
serving, his transfer requires the approval of both

- District Presidents. :

e. Lay ministers may serve as lay delegates to

conventions of the Synod.

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Milwaukee. The staff executive shall. serve as
chairman.

5.133 Functions

The Colloquy Committee for Lay Ministers shall:

a. direct the synodical activities in matters of
colloquies for lay ministers according to regulations
adopted by the Synod;

b. establish academic and theological standards
for the admission of lay ministers by colloquy, and in
the establishment of these standards the committee
shall consult the. Board for Professional Education
Services and the faculty of Concordia College,
Milwaukee; ’ oo

c. approve for admission to the colloquy program
for lay ministers those applicants who meet: the
preliminary requirements.

d. examine colloquy candidates as to readiness
for acceptance as lay ministers in the Synod and
recommend those who are approved to the Board of
Assignments for placement;

e. make.a full report of its activities to every
convention of the Synod through the Board for
Professional Education Services.

5.133 Eligibility

(Eliminate present 5.133 since this section will
now be limited to colloquy procedures.)

5.135, 5.137, 5.139, 5.141
(Retain present wording)

PROPOSED WORDING

3.73 The President as Supervisor

Each District President, in accordance with Art.
XII, 8 of the Constitution of the Synod, shall supervise
the doctrine, the life, and the official administration
on the part of the pastors and teachers of his District,
as well as other workers who have been trained,
certified, and placed according to the regular pro-
cedures of the Synod. Therefore as offen as possible
he shall attend the conferences of pastors, teachers,
and other workers held in his District, If any worker
wishes to accept a call or assignment to another
District, his transfer requires the approval of both
District Presidents.