# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1992_S183
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815 To Provide unity to |
Respond to Reeclutions

817 To Deal with Resolutions in
‘Order of Priority in
Postering Mission Work

To Revise Procedure for
Adoption of Overtures and
Consideration of Tentative
Resolutions

820 To Refartn Selection of

Convention Floor

Coramittees

818A-B

a21 To Change Appointment of
Members of Convention
Floor Committees

8-22 To Revise Procedures for
Selection of Members and
Chairmen of Convention
Committees

8-23 To Publish Names and
Addresses of All Delegates
and Altarnates as Soon as
Poasible

b24 To Provide Guidelines for

| 825 To Avoid Sundays for District
and Synodical Conventions

8-26 To Celebrate Two Millennia
in Our Lord with
Convention ,

828 To Provide Equal Amount of
‘Time for Presidential
Candidates Prior to
Election

829° To Allow Nominees for

8-30A-D oy Repos Conflict of Interest
Document
831 To Cease Use of Conflict of
Interest Document

8-40 Unicnism on the Part of Vice-
President

e42 To Give Thanks for 50 Years
of Service to the Synod by
ar on
B43 ‘0 Herman Otten into
LOMS Ministry

Action: Adopted (14).

To Urge Certification Process.
for Uncertified Pastors

RESOLUTION 8-08

Report R1-8 (CW, p. 10)

Wuereas, ‘The Bylaws of the Synod (2.07-2.13 and
6.87-6.103) provide specific procedures for certification
into the pastoral ministry of The Lutheran Church—Mis-

sourt Synod; and

Wuereas, There are Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod congregations currently being servéd by pastors
who are not officially certified by the Synod; therefore be

it

PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION 181

Opportunity already exists for

All coy convention items should be pert of
our mission and Bylaw 3.28
requires the president to set the
convention achedule

Would unduly restrict the president's
discretion in the publication of
overtures

Present system includes
representative consultation between.
synodica! Presidant, District
President, and if necessary, Circuit!
Counselor

Present system includes
* repregen tative consultation between
synodicat ident, District
President, and if necessary, Circuit!
Counselor

Present system includes / '
.Pepresentative consultation between
" gynodical President, District
President, and if necessary, Circuit ,
Counselor

Adequately addressed in Bylaw 3.19

Obstructs and interferes with
autonomy of congregations and
Bylaws of Districus

Such limitations impose undue
restricuions on convention business
and accelerate costs

Not recommended by the Council of
Presidents

Imprnctical, simply from the
mandpoint of time

Impractical, simply from the
standpoint of time .

‘The “Canflict of Interest” document is
not used as the overtures cuggest.
Officers, boards, and commission
pembery who are povered red tig

we are not requi wai
muich 4 “conflict of interest"
statement, However, employees not
covered by Bylaw 3,’ 7, cspecially

financial matters of the Syed do
sign such a document.

‘The action already taken by the

ica! President, Vice-President,

and the public statement made
the Vice-President in a letter to
District presidenta (10/18/89) and
Une 12/11/89 ReporterfALIVE is
adequate

Will be recognized ‘in a different
manner

‘The 1986 convention Res. 6-28, “To
Reaffirm 1979 Resotution 6-07"
accorded Pastor Otten the means to
attain certification—"either to
reapply to rh faculty of Concordia

8t. Louis, for
certification if he so desires, or to
ecek certification by way of
y...” These opportunities for
ification remain available to
Pastor Otten.

Resolved, That these congregations be counseled by
their District Presidents on how they may rectify this
anomaly at the earliest possible date; and be it further

, Resolved, That the Synod reaffirm its willingness to wel-
come into the pastoral ministry all who have met the re-
quirements for certification.

Action: Adopted (11).

To Appoint Task Force to Study |
and Develop Strategic Plan
re Regionalization of Synodical
and District Staff
RESOLUTION 8-09

Reports R1-8, R5-04 (CW, pp. 6, 8-10, 91; TB, pp. 67-
68)

Wuereas, The 1989 synodical convention, in Res. 8-
02A, asked the whole LCMS to “involve itself in a coor-
dinated planning and decision-making process to assure
more effective and better coordinated services to congre-
gations” ( TB, p. 67), and

‘Wuereas, The LCMS through the 1989 Colarelli, Meyer .

and Associates study, as well as the Synod’s Research Ad-

visory Group, has identified the following as “valued ele-
ments” to our existence as a church body:

“2. The continued centrality of the congregation.”

“4. A synodical leadership group that has an overall
understanding of the life of the church in today’s changing
world.”

“6. Effectiveness of implementation [through] account-
ability (and) efficiency.”

“7. Provision of some services from the national office,
including: . . Administration and support services.”

“8. For Districts to know congregations on an individual
basis and to network among congregations to meet mutual
needs,”

(TB, pp. 67-68); and

Wuereas, The Commission on Structure believes “fu-
ture consideration . . . of the size and structure of Districts
of the Synod” needs to be undertaken and the commission
suggests a “special ad hoc committee could better deal with
this issue, a committee which would include District, par-
ish and Board of Directors representation” (CW, p. 91); and

Wuenreas, President Bohlmann has stated in his report
to this convention that “organizational effectiveness” has

. been identified as one of the top 10 priorities for the syn-

odical leadership (CW, pp. 6 and 8); and

Wuenreas, President Bohlmann has recommended in his
report to this Convention that “the convention encourage
appropriate District and national leaders to consider re-
gional approaches to staffing, including the use of trained
volunteers, to assist the congregations of the Synod in vi-
sion, networking, and compatible relations in support of
the mission and ministry of the entire Synod” (CW, p. 10);
and

Wuereas, The continued reduction of financial re-
sources available to District and national staffs is creating
a growing crisis in the provision of services, resources, and
support to congregations; therefore be it