# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S186 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 186 5-97 5-33 5-34 5-35 5-36 5-37 A-B 5-40 5-41 5-42 A-B 5-43 5-44 5-148 5-38 5-39 5-45 5-61 5-80 5-131 5-132 5-125 A-I 5-155 5-82 To Make Names and Addresses of Conven- tion Lay Delegates Available at an Early Date To Provide for Limita- tion of Consecutive Terms of Synodical President To Limit President to Three Full Terms To Limit President to Two Three-Year Terms To Limit Terms of President To Limit Terms of President To Declare President Ineligible to Serve as President After Three Terms To Limit President to Four Elected Terms To Request Congrega- tion Approval for Offi- cers’ Terms to Exceed 12 Years To Limit Terms of Of- fice To Limit Terms of Syn- odical Officers To Publicize Decisions of Commissions on Ad- judication and Com- mission on Appeals To Require Five Years Parish Experience for Synodical President To Change Qualifica- tions of Candidates for Certain Synodical Of- fices To Seek Synodical Of- ficers with Pastoral Experience To Require Vice-Presi- dents to Be Parish Pas- tors To Require Synod and District Boards of Di- rectors to Publish Min- utes To Establish Uniform Dates for District Meetings To Establish Uniform Dates for Synodical Conventions To Terminate Dual Membership To Change Name to In- ternational Synod of Evangelical Lutherans (ISEL) To Change Term and Tenure of District Of- ficers RESOLUTIONS Same reason 5-118 Present practice has served 5-111 well; democratic process pro- vides for regular evaluation; election should be based on 5-113 qualifications rather than terms; Task Force II reaf- firmed practice of unlimited terms for officers Same reason 5-158 A-C Same reason 5-160 Same reason 5-149 Same reason Same reason 5-73 Same reason A-B Same reason 5-120 A-C Same reason §-144 Same reason 5-161 Presently being done Trust the Holy Spirit to iden- tify potential officers; present requirements adequate Same reason Same reason Same reason Minutes of program boards already available; requests for specific information can be directed to boards of directors for response Diverse factors must be con- sidered in scheduling meet- ings of districts and the Synod Same reason Dealt with by previous con- vention; progress made and continues; remaining cases must be dealt with individ- ually with Christian love and concern No compelling reason; pres- ent name well recognized throughout the world Current Bylaws require three-year terms for all offi- cers; compatibility between To Reject Proposed “Synodical Council” To Allow Pastors to Submit Memorials To Declare All Pastors Serving Congregations Eligible for Voting Sta- tus To Grant Franchise for Teachers and Direc- tors of Christian Edu- cation To Grant Limited Vote to Teachers To Increase Number of Eligible Terms on Syn- odical Commission on Adjudication and Com- mission on Appeals To Request Commis- sion on Constitutional Matters to Inform In- terested Parties To Restructure Synod and Districts and Prioritize Objectives To Study Expenses of and Need for 38 Sepa- rate Districts To Amend Bylaws on Voting Membership of Board of Directors and Commission on Consti- tutional Matters the Synod and its districts is necessary for effective admin- istration Proposal is not being made Procedure for submitting overtures is clearly defined and available to pastors Congregations are repre- sented by one lay and one pastoral vote to represent the congregation, encompassing its entire program of ministry Same reason Same reason Need for continuity and ex- perience not sufficient rea- sons and could be used by all units; abundance of able and qualified persons willing to serve Parties to action regularly no- tified; impossible task to de- termine who other interested parties are Being handled through chan- nels; Planning Council; Com- mission on Structure Task already assigned to Commission on Structure Inappropriate because it den- ies some elected officers the right to vote Action: Items 3-5 adopted (5)—Remaining items: None. (Prior to board and commission elections the committee had requested that delegates vote on the declining of Overtures 8-05, 8-06, and 8-08 in order to determine whether incumbents whose terms would exceed 12 years, if elected, could be nominated for those positions. The delegates agreed to this procedure and adopted the committee recommendation on this matter as indi- cated in the action above.) To Transfer Christ Evangelical Lutheran Overture L5-183 (TB p. 220) Church of Aurora, Ont., Canada RESOLUTION 5-35 Wuereas, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Au- rora, Ont., Canada, has requested transfer of its member- ship from the SELC District to the English District; and Wuenreas, This transfer has the necessary approval and appears to be in the best interest of God’s kingdom; there- fore be it Resolved, That the request for transfer be, and is, hereby approved and granted. Action: Adopted (15).