# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1967_S105
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SYNODICAL ADMINISTRATION 105

Synod’s objectives, and includes without limitation each
board, commission, seminary, college, and District, and Con-
cordia Publishing House, Concordia Historical Institute, and
The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Foundation; and

c. “property of the Synod” includes all property, real or
personal, tangible or intangible, and wherever situated
(whether in the United States or elsewhere), and regardless
of whether title to such property is held in the name of the
Synod or its nominee or one of its agencies, provided, how-
ever, that property held by an agency in a fiduciary capacity
(including, for purposes of example, the pension funds held
by the Board of Trustees, the retirement and welfare funds
administered by the Board of Managers, and certain funds
held by The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Founda-
tion) shall not be considered or treated as the property of
the Synod.

Action: Adopted.

To Revise “Handbook” Section on Districts
RESOLUTION 4-07
Overture 4-09 (CW, pp. 109—110)

Wuereas, The Commission on Constitutional Matters
has been requested to clarify the Handbook section on
synodical Districts and has proposed such wording of
clarification; therefore be it

Resolved, That the following changes be made in the
Handbook:
Ill. SYNODICAL DISTRICTS

A. ORGANIZATION
3.01 Purpose of Districts

The Synod establishes Districts in order more effectively
to achieve its objects and carry on its activities,

3.03 Formation of Districts

The Synod decides when and whether a District shall be
formed, divided, merged with another or other Districts, or
dissolved; determines the boundaries of a District; and ap-
proves the name of a District.

3.05 Membership of Districts

The membership of a District consists of all those mem-
bers of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod (congrega-
tions, clergymen, and teachers) who have been received
into the District at the time of joining the Synod, who have
been transferred from another District, or who have been
assigned to the District by the Synod. Termination of mem-
bership in the Synod terminates membership in a District.

3.07 Relationship Between the Synod and Districts

a. The Synod is not merely an advisory body in relation
to a District. A District is the Synod itself performing the
functions of the Synod. Resolutions of the Synod are bind-
ing on the Districts.

b. The Constitution of the Synod is also the constitution
of each District. The Bylaws of the Synod shall be pri-
marily the bylaws of the District. A District may adopt
additional bylaws, regulations, and resolutions necessary or
proper for its own administration or for effectively carrying
on the work of the Synod. Such bylaws, regulations, and
resolutions shall not conflict with the Constitution and By-
laws of the Synod. The bylaws and regulations of the Dis-
trict and any subsequent change therein shall be submitted
to the Commission on Constitutional Matters of the Synod
for review and approval.

ce. A District may incorporate or adopt such other con-
venient form of association as may be permitted by the civil
laws under which the District carries on -its activities, The
form of incorporation or association and any subsequent
proposed change thereof shall be submitted to the Commis-
sion on Constitutional Matters of the Synod for review and
approval before adoption by the District and before pre-
sentation to the proper civil authorities.

d. Upon dissolution of a District, all property and assets
to which the District holds title or over which it has con-
trol shall be transferred forthwith to the Synod or to the
Synod’s nominee.

_@. Jurisdiction with respect to everything which is ad-
ministered by or for the entire Synod resides in the Synod
itself, including but not limited to general supervision of
doctrine and practice; foreign missions; synodical institu-
tions; qualification, ordination, and installation of clergymen
and teachers who apply for membership in the Synod; publi-
cation of official religious periodicals; conduct of negotiations
and affiliations with other church bodies; and the like.

3.09 Relationship Between Congregations and District

The relationship of a congregation to the District is the
same as the relationship of a congregation to the Synod as
defined in Article VII of the Constitution of the Synod and
Section 1.09 of the Bylaws.

B. DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
3.11 Rules of Order
(Same as present 3.03)

3.13 Preacher at Convention Service
(Same as present 3.05)

3.15 President of the Synod to Report
(Same as present 3.07)

3.17 Accrediting of Delegates
(Same as present 3.09)

3.19 Attendance of Delegates
(Same as present 3.11)

C. DISTRICT OFFICERS
3.21 General Officers

a. The following officers shall be elected from the clergy
roster of the Synod by each District: a President, two or
more Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and a Circuit Counselor
for each circuit established by the District.

b. Each District shall also have a Treasurer. He shall be
a layman and shall be elected or appointed as the bylaws of
the District may provide.
3.23 Board of Directors

Each District shall have a Board of Directors. The num-
ber and constituency of the board to be elected shall be de-
termined by the bylaws of the District.
3.25 Other Officers and Boards

A District may provide for the election or appointment of
such other officers and boards as it deems necessary.
3.29 Qualification of Officers

All officers dnd members of boards shall be members of
member congregations.
3.31 Election of President and Vice-Presidents

Each District may adopt regulations for the nomination
and election of its President, the nomination, election, and
ranking of its Vice-Presidents, and the succession in case of
vacancies. Nominating committees may not be employed in
the election of President and Vice-Presidents.

3.33 Majority of Votes

(Same as present 3.35)
3.35 Plural Offices
(Same as present 3.33)

3.37 Conflict of Interest
(Same as present 3.34)