# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S198
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198 RESOLUTIONS

3.73 The President as Adviser

Each District President, in accordance with the
Constitution of the Synod, shall supervise the
doctrine, the life, and the official administration on
the part of the pastors and the teachers of his District
and shall inquire into the prevailing spiritual condi-
tions of the congregations of his District. Therefore as
often as possible he shall attend the conferences of
pastors and teachers held in his District, advise the
congregations of his District as to the calling of
pastors and teachers, give counsel, and respond to
requests and inquiries. He may call upon Circuit
Counselors to assist him.

To Add
“Lutheran Church Extension Fund—
Missouri Synod” to Bylaw 8.09 a

RESOLUTION 5-47
Overture 5-82 (CW, p. 234)

WHEREAS, Lutheran Church Extension Fund—
Missouri Synod is an organization that since its creation
has been controlled by the Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That Bylaw 8.09 a be amended to include
“Lutheran Church Extension Fund—Missouri Synod.”

Action: Adopted (14).

To Change Name of BPES
RESOLUTION 5-48

Overture 5-44 (CW, p. 223)

WHEREAS, The name of the board responsible for
coordination of higher education activities in the Synod
was changed at the last synodical convention from the
Board for Higher Education to the Board for Profes-
sional Education Services; and

WHEREAS, This change of name has caused and still
causes confusion, as it is called by some the Board for
Parish Education Services, confusing it with the present
Board for Parish Services, formerly the Board of Parish
Education; and

WHEREAS, The responsibilities of the Board for Pro-
fessional Education Services are broader and include
the encouragement of “the congregations of the Synod
and their memberships to take the fullest advantage of
the opportunities for Lutheran lay higher education
available at the colleges and seminaries of the Synod”
(Bylaw 2.233 n); therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Professional Education
Services be officially redesignated as the Board for
Higher Education Services; and be it further

Resolved, That the necessary changes be made in the
Handbook of the Synod where references are presently
made to the Board for Professional Education Services.

Action: None.

3.74 The President as Adviser

The District President shall inquire-into the
prevailing spiritual conditions of the congregations
of the Synod, advise the congregations in his District
as to the calling of pastors and teachers and other
synodically trained and certified workers, give
counsel, and respond to requests and inquiries. He
may call upon Circuit Counselors or, if necessary,
other ordained pastors to assist him.

Action: None.

To Delete Reference to Lutheran
Medical Mission Association

RESOLUTION 5-49
Report 5-02, II, X (CW, p. 200)

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Medical Mission Associa-
tion no longer exists; therefore be it

Resolved, That the reference to the association be
deleted from Bylaw 2.551 and that the pertinent
sentence therefore be cast in the singular rather than
the plural.

Action: None.

To Define “Department”
RESOLUTION 5-50
Report 5-02, II, W (CW, p. 200)
WHEREAS, The Commission on Structuré tha

recommended that “department” be redefined; therefo
be it ,

PRESENT WORDING

1.37 Definitions

f. A department is an operating unit w
’ directly responsible to the Board of Directors.

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PROPOSED WORDING

1.37 Definitions i
f. A department is a functional unit
responsible to a board. :

Action: Adopted (14).

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RESOLUTION 5-51"

Report 5-02, II, R (CW, p. 197); Over!
5-52A—B, 5-87—5-88 (CW, pp. 224, 2261

WHEREAS, The following overtures: :: —