# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S115
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To Revise “Handbook” 2.171
RESOLUTION 4-15

Report 4-04 (CW, p. 142)

“ Wuereas, As a result of the reports of the two Synod-
jcal Survey Commissions, and action by the San Fran-
= gisco and Cleveland conventions the principle of divi-
onal grouping of synodical boards and commissions

was established and applied; therefore be it

~ Resolved, That Handbook 2.171 be revised to read

as follows: ,

' 9471 Divisional Grouping

a. The principle of divisional grouping of synodical
boards and commissions shall be applied. All boards
and commissions shall be assigned to a division by the
Board of Directors on recommendation of the Council
of Administrators.
b. The work of the Synod shall be divided into the
following divisions:
1. The Division of Church Government

. The Division of Doctrine and Church Relations

. The Division of Staff Services

. The Division of Finance

. The Division of Controllership

. The Division of Missions

. The Division of Special Ministries

. The Division of Higher Education

. The Division of Communications and Public Rela-

tions
. The Division of Parish Education and Parish Ser-
vices
11. The Division of Social Action and Welfare
12. The Division of Church Literature

Action: This resolution was adopted.

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To Make Division Chairmen Advisory
Members of Agencies
RESOLUTION 4-16

Report 4-04 (CW, p. 143); see also Handbook 2.173
Wuereas, A consistent application of the divisional
principle would provide that the head be either an ex-

officio (with a vote) or an advisory (without a vote)
member of each agency in his division; therefore be it

Resolved, That the chairman of each division be an
advisory member of each agency in his division; and
be it further

Resolved, That the Commission on Constitutional
Matters be instructed to make the necessary Handbook
changes to implement this resolution.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Approve Realignment of the Present
Western District

RESOLUTION 4-17

Overture 4-44 (CW, pp. 173, 174)

Wuereas, The Western District of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod in convention assembled has
requested this convention to act favorably in its petition
to divide into two separate Districts; and

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Wuereas, Weighty factors of numerical and of geo-
graphical size speak for division; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod divide the Western District into two Districts ac-
cording to the following plan:

1. That portion of the Western District in the State
of Missouri shall form one synodical District to be
named the Missouri District of The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod.

2. That portion of the Western District in the States
of Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky shall form one
synodical District to be named the Midsouth District of
The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod; and be it fur-
ther

Resolved, That this resolution be effected after or-
derly procedures for such division (taking into account
organizational, accounting, and legal matters) have been
developed by District officials and approved by the Syn-
od’s Board of Directors.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Restudy Size and Boundaries
of All Synodical Districts
RESOLUTION 4-18
Report 4-06, I, A and B, 1, 2, 5, 6 (CW, p. 156)
Overtures 4-45 (CW, p. 174), 4-50 Un (URO, p. 14)
Wuereas, The alignment of synodical Districts is an

ongoing concern of The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod; and

Wuereas, The Synod’s Council of Presidents has rec-
ommended certain criteria which should be considered
in the realignment of Districts; and

Wuereas, The Council of Presidents has also made
recommendations with respect to realignment of a
number of specific Districts; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Directors appoint a com-
mittee of sufficient size from the Synod at large which
shall —

1) restudy and possibly augment the criteria for the
realignment of Districts (CW, p. 156, under I, A);

2) study the size and boundaries of all Districts in
the United States in the light of these criteria;

3) request any information deemed pertinent from
the officials of Districts which appear to need realign-
ment;

4) report to the Synod at the 1967 convention.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

To Draw Up Uniform Nomenclature
RESOLUTION 4-19
Report 4-04, Appendix A (CW, p. 147)
Whereas, It is apparent that there is need for a glos-

sary of uniform nomenclature to be published in the
Handbook and/or the proposed Manual of Synodical