# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S298
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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., them. We list some

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

of Directors of Synod with other boards, and other board,
with the Board of Directors of Synod.

b. Other committees appointed by the President of §
dealing with some of the problems of work on the horizonta
level, e.g., the co-ordination of the appeals for Money, the
stewardship: work of Synod, ete. There indeed seems to
need for further co-ordination of the work of various
Communications addressed to your Committee indicate
there are on this level other problems of Possible overlapping
and duplication (e. g., there are two boards of Synod both
interested in promoting radio and television) ; and of in
tion (e.g., of certain service departments with other
of Synod;

tempt to deal with such additional problems on this leye!
separate from other problems would be an unsatisfactory
makeshift,

ce. Your Committee’s Proposed memorial offers the Necessary
means to co-ordinate work between boards on the horizontal
level. Under it the Board of Directors can resolve Possible
difficulties between boards, encourage such voluntary efforts
as that of the Co-ordinating Council to integrate the educa-
tional plans of the various boards and congregations, and can
seek to remove all areas of overlapping and duplication,

THE OBJECTIVE

Co-Ordination on the Vertical Line
(See chart attached)

. Our recommendations Suggest co-ordination on the vertical line.

We want to draw into closer working agreement the Board of

Directors of Synod as an over-all unifying board with the boards

and committees of Synod which develop policies and execute

of the benefits:

a. This will make for proper and intelligent budgetary control
on the part of the Board of Directors, which is charged with
planning the budget and keeping it balanced.

b. Proper and balanced planning of work in all departments can
be carried out so that the whole Church can go forward on
all fronts,

--t. Policies inaugurated by one group, which may have a signifi-

cant influence upon other areas of church work, can be

brought into proper relation to the whole work of Synod.

- d. Duplications and conflicts in the work among boards of Synod

"can be more readily avoided or adjusted... ..

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Some Features of the Plan

"agp us call attention to some of the important features of the

og None of the work of Synod as now being conducted according

-8' ito closer co-ordination.
b. There will be unifying controls, but the doors will be open
’.2 wider'to reach those who exercise those controls. There will
be less danger of centralized power that is absolute and a law
- unto. itself. :

will simply be brought

Counselor. We need more than
auditing. We need someone who will receive reports and
financial information, analyze them, and show trends. We
also need a man who will Project the work in the future for
Synod as a whole and submit his recommendations to the
Board. -

é. Comptroller and Planning Counselor are also
the subcommittees work over the details and get the neces-
sary recommendations to the Board with all pertinent in-
formation in prepared form so that the Board itself will not
have to spend its time on time-consuming detail work.

f. Minutes of meetings sent up and down keep all groups in-
formed on the actions of particular concern to their work
and activities,

8. Executive secretaries wil] be available to the subcommittees
as information sources to help these subcommittees get the
proper perspective, 7

h. Vice-Presidents of Synod will be in constant touch with all
the work of Synod and will be able to be of greater help to
the President of Synod in taking care of his growing respon-

sibilities,
RECOMMENDATION I

going to help

A. The Board of Directors shall consist of eleven voting members

and four advisory members as follows:

Voting Advisory ~
1. President 5, Pastor 9. Layman 1) A Vice-President
2. Secretary Pastor 10. Layman 2.4 Vice-President
3. Treasurer 7. Layman 11. Layman 3.4 Vice-President
4 Pastor 8. Layman 4. A Vice-President