# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S199
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STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTION 199

general plans for the stewardship education and
nurture activities of the Synod:

2. study the needs of the Synod in order to assist in
determining what stewardship programs are
required;

3. review stewardship materials that have been
developed by the department, Districts, or others and
which will be recommended, distributed, or utilized
by the department in its various activities;

4. review new programs of deferred and special
giving and make recommendations for their utiliza-
tion and approval by appropriate boards;

5. review proposals for special appeals and make
recommendations to the Board of Directors;

6. initiate proposals for programs, materials, and
structure of the Department of Stewardship.

7.01 General

Add:

. .. Its work shall be in accordance with the
Biblical principles of stewardship. To assist the
board and the department, there shall be a Council on
Stewardship as provided for in Bylaw 2.721.

V. Appointment of Staff, Tenure, and Termination
(Bylaw 2.801)

The present Bylaw 2.801 is cumbersome and ambiguous
and therefore in need of revision. Task Force II, recognizing

PRESENT WORDING

J. STAFF

2.801 Description of Appointing or Employing
Authorities

a. The principal staff person for each board or
commission shall be appointed by the respective
group with the approval of the President.

b. Other appointed executives shall] be appointed
by the respective board or commission with the
approval of the President and the principal staff
person.

c. Each appointive position which according to
the position description requires that the occupant be
a member of a congregation of the Synod and receive
a Solemn Appointment shall be filled from a list of
candidates gathered by the Personnel Director from
all appropriate sources. A request for nominations
shall be printed in the Reporter. Background infor-
mation shal] be obtained on each nominee. If the open
position is that of the principal staff person, the
President of the Synod shall select from the list at
least three candidates whom he will propose to the
respective board or commission. Upon request he
may submit additional names. The respective board
or commission or its designated members and the
President shall interview in person each of the candi-
dates and agree on the selection prior to extending an
appointment. For other appointed positions with the
same requirements concerning membership and
Solemn Appointment, the principal staff person,
together with the President or his designated repre-
sentative, shall select from the list at least three
candidates whom they will interview in person and
recommend to the respective board or commission,
who, at its discretion, may also interview the candi-
dates prior to extending a Solemn Appointment.

d. All other executives shall be employed by the
principal staff person, with the approval of the
President, from a list of candidates developed by the
Personnel Director.

that under Art. XI of the Constitution “The President has the
supervision regarding the doctrine and administration of all
such as are emploved by the Synod.” added Bylaw 2.101 h.
which states in part that “The President shall ultimately be
responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the synodical
staff.” It is only proper that this role be assigned to the
President. The President is a full-time officer, while boards and
commissions are in session only four totwelve days a vear. The
President's office is also the focal point for coordinating the
operations of the Synod.

In view of the President's responsibilities and the close
working relationships required between the principal staff
persons and the President’s office. it is essential that the
President have a key role in the selection, performance review,
and termination of such staff. Since staff is appointed by the
respective board or commission and is also responsible to it, it
is equally important that the board or commission be involved
in the selection process. The person selected must be acceptable
to and compatible with both. Also important is the role of the
board's principal staff person in the appointment of additional
staff persons.

It is essential that checks and balances be maintained. The
commission is confident that this can be achieved through the
revised Bylaw 2.801 which it is proposing.

Finally, the commission proposes amendments to Bylaw
2.803 on “Tenure and Termination” to differentiate between
clergy and teacher members who are to be called, lay members
of synodical congregations who are appointed, and still other
persons who are contracted or hired.

PROPOSED WORDING

2.801 Description of Appointing or Employing
Authorities

a. (As at present)

b. The principal staff person for each board or
commission of the Synod shall be a member of a
congregation of the Synod. Such a position shall be
filled in accordance with policies of the Synod’s
Board of Directors. The respective board or commis-
sion, in consultation with the President of the Synod
or his designated representative, shall study and
determine its special needs, the broader requirements
of the Synod for that position, as well as any special
qualifications sought, and update the position de-
scription. A list of nominees shall be gathered by the
Personnel Department through an announcement in
an official periodical and through other methods.
This list shall be shared with the members of the
board or commission. The President of the Synod
shall select at least two persons as preferred nomi-
nees. The President and two members designated by
the board or commission shall act as a screening
committee, which shall interview such preferred
nominees and make appropriate recommendations to
the appointing body. The board or commission, with
the approval of the President, shall make the selec-
tion and extend the appointment. The board or
commission may ask for additional nominees from
the screening committee or for additional names from
the field through the Personnel Department for the
regular procedures outlined above.

c. Appointments to other executive positions in
upper classifications as determined by the Board of
Directors shall be made by the respective board or
commission (or members designated by the board or
commission) upon recommendation by the principal
staff person and with the approval of the President of
the Synod. The Personnel Department shall render