# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S71 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 215 Holding More than One Office No person shal] hold more than one elective office or board membership in the Synod and its Districts or in both, nor shall one person hold more than two synodical or District offices or board memberships, elective or appointive, nor shall one person hold two board memberships of which one is directly responsible for the work of the other. Doubtful cases shall be decided by the President of the Synod. Action: Section 2:15 was withdrawn by the com- mittee with common consent. 2.139—2.153 Since it is desirable to make careful distinctions and avoid confusion, it is recommended that wherever in these paragraphs “Committee on Nominations” now appears, the designation be changed to “Committee on Convention Nominations.” Action: Sections 2.139—2.153 were adopted. It is also recommended that the Committee on Nomi- nations, established by the San Francisco convention on recommendation of the Synodical Survey Commis- sion, be called consistently the Synodical Service Com- mission and that a statement of its responsibilities and functions be included in future editions of the synodi- cal Handbook. 2.147 Suggestions for Boards of Control (etc.) a. The Committee on Convention Nominations shall solicit from the board of directors of each District in which one of the Synod’s educational institutions is located, as well as from boards of directors of adjacent Districts, the names of suitable candidates for the school’s Board of Control. The respective Board of Control and the Board for Higher Educa- tion shall also be requested to furnish names and qualifica- tions of prospective candidates for Board of Control mem- bership. Action: Section 2.147 was adopted. 4.09 Assignment of Calls a. The College of Presidents, acting as the Board of As- signment, shall regularly assign to the graduates and avail- able supply students, interns, and vicars of the Synod’s edu- cational institutions, and to workers available from colloquy programs and church-work training programs, the calls and appointments for pastors, teachers, deaconesses, missionaries, and church workers which congregations, qualified associa- tions, and synodical and District boards have sent. b. The placement officers of the respective institutions shall be consulted before the assignments are made. Action: Section 4.09 a, b was adopted. 4.109 Intersynodical Conferences Intersynodical conferences for the study of theology are desirable and are encouraged on a regular basis. Action: Section 4.109 was adopted. 4.111 Purposes of Conferences The official conferences of pastors and teachers shall be conducted for the spiritual and professional growth of their members. Matters pertaining to Christian doctrine and prac- tice, to professional problems, to the proper conduct in office, to private study, to the welfare of the respective congrega- tions and schools, to the work of the District and of the Synod, or to any other professional matter shall at all times receive due and sympathetic attention. The members of the conferences shall aim to cultivate brotherly relationship, be mutually helpful in every way possible, and encourage, in- struct, and admonish one another in a spirit of sincerity and Christian love. Professional conferences have no synodical administrative functions. Action: Section 4.111 was adopted. COLLEGES AND SEMINARIES 71 4113 Attendance at Official Conferences Attendance at the official conferences shall be obligatory for pastors and teachers serving in congregations and par- ishes. Those whose office in the Synod, District, or synodical institution imposes professional or service requirements on which full and regular conference attendance makes undue demands, shall nevertheless, in consultation with their su- pervisory boards, arrange for their own partial or occasional attendance and participation in their own official conferences. Action: Section 4.113 was adopted. 5.23 Ineligibility for Service If the member involved is a pastor or teacher serving in a congregation or parish and his offense makes him ineligible for further official service in the church and he pleads guilty, the District President shall publish in the official organs of the Synod the fact that he is ineligible for further service and shall so report to the District. If the President of the District is charged with any action that would disqualify him from holding office, the Vice-Presidents of the District shall initiate proceedings, and the First Vice-President shall act. If the District officers fail to act, the President of the Synod, by virtue of the power given him in the Constitution (Article XI, B, 1, 2,3) may on his own initiative institute proceedings, take administrative action, and, if necessary, present charges to the District Board of Appeals. Action: Section 5.23 was withdrawn by the commit- tee with common consent. 5.81 Original Cases in the Synod The original jurisdiction of the Synod’s Board of Appeals shall include controversies concerning membership in the Synod and eligibility for service in a particular field of work or in the church in general arising in connection with activi- ties directly under the control of the Synod or its boards. However, the plaintiff in these cases shall make every effort to settle the matter. The President of the Synod may also initiate proceedings in such cases. Only when all adminis- trative efforts have been exhausted, shall the President of the Synod refer the case to the Synod’s Board of Appeals. If the President of the Synod is charged with any action that would disqualify him from holding office, or if he shall be disqualified or is unable to act in a particular case, the Vice- Presidents of the Synod, according to rank, shall undertake to settle the matter or, if administrative efforts have failed, refer the case to the Board of Appeals of the Synod. Action: Section 5.81 was adopted. 6.03 Advisory Council The presidents and acting presidents of the Synod’s edu- cational institutions in the United States and Canada shall constitute an Advisory Council, which shall meet at the call of the board. Action: Section 6.03 was adopted. 6.07 Duties n. develop plans and procedures for Synodwide recruit- ment and enlistment of students for the pastoral and teach- ing ministries and other approved synodical training pro- grams. Action: Section 6.07 n was adopted as printed above, after several minor changes had been made. 6.23 Personnel of Boards of Control b. At least five and no more than nine members, as speci- fied by the charter or corporate articles of the institution, who shall be elected at the conventions of the Synod for terms of four years in such a manner that about one half of the members shall be elected at each convention of the Synod. The elective members shall include: 1. one to three pastors; 2. one or two teachers; 3. three to five laymen. (This wording assumes the adoption of two-year convention cycles after 1965.)