# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S138
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RESOLUTIONS

shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution .
Additional admission requirements may be established by the
Board for University Education in consultation with the (Synod)
Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry and campus
program directors .
3 .8 .3 .5 .9 .1 Students shall complete eight courses in biblical
interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions, doctrine, the beliefs of other religious bodies, and the ministry of
the director of parish music .
(a) The courses shall be taken in a traditional classroom setting from a Synod college/university, with faculty of a Synod
college/university teaching via CUEnet, or in another setting
with the prior approval of the Board for University Education .
(b) Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree leading
to director of parish music certification or one year of successful
parish music ministry in an LCMS congregation .

Director of Family Life Ministry Colloquy Admission and
Curriculum
3 .8 .3 .5 .10 Before submitting an application to the director
of family life ministry colloquy program, each prospective applicant shall have been a communicant member in good standing of a congregation of the Synod for at least the past two years
and shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution . Additional admission requirements may be established
by the Board for University Education in consultation with the
(Synod) Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry and
campus program directors .
3 .8 .3 .5 .10 .1 Students shall complete eight courses in biblical interpretation, church history, the Lutheran Confessions,
doctrine, the beliefs of other religious bodies, and the ministry
of the director of family life education .
(a) The courses shall be taken in a traditional classroom setting from a Synod college/university, with faculty of a Synod
college/university teaching via CUEnet, or in another setting
with the prior approval of the Board for University Education .
(b) Students shall complete an internship under the supervision of a Synod institution offering a bachelor’s degree leading to family life ministry certification or one year of successful
family life ministry in an LCMS congregation .

Action: Withdrawn by Committee (10)
(After Res . 5-08 was introduced by the committee, it announced
that it would give further attention to the resolution . The committee
later announced that it was withdrawing the resolution because its
content had been covered by Res . 8-08A adopted during an earlier
session of the convention .)

To Revise Bylaw 3.8.3.6.2 re Board of Regents
Qualifications
REVISED RESOLUTION 5-09B
Overture 5-29 (CW, pp. 202–203)
Rationale
Because of the increasing complexity of oversight and
governance of higher education programs and facilities, individuals who serve as board members should be expected to
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possess appropriate specialized qualifications (in addition
to the Bylaw 3 .8 .3 .6 .2 requirement that board members be
members of member congregations of the Synod) . These qualifications grow out of the many technical matters that must be
understood and decided as a regent .
1 . The Synod’s colleges and universities typically have
hundreds of employees and thousands of students .
Personnel, legal, and administrative issues are inherent
in a complex organization .
2 . The colleges and universities offer hundreds of majors
and programs, including several at the doctoral level .
3 . Seven of the colleges and universities manage operational budgets exceeding $20 million, with two
institutional budgets exceeding $50 million . Fiscal management requires strategic decision-making to maintain
fiscal viability .
4 . Colleges and universities of the LCMS insure facilities
with a replacement value exceeding $1 .5 billion, some
of which is financed through state and local bond issues .
Managing, maintaining, and financing multiple facilities
to minimize capital debt is essential .
5 . Each board of regents has the fiduciary responsibility to
set strategic directions for the institution and to govern
the areas of academics, finance, student life, enrollment,
and fund development .
Therefore be it
Resolved, That Bylaw 3 .8 .3 .6 .2 be amended as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3 .8 .3 .6 .2 The board of regents of each college and university shall consist of no more than 17 voting members… .
…7 . Persons elected or appointed to a board of regents
should possess several of the following qualifications: be
knowledgeable regarding the region in which the institution is
located, possess an advanced academic degree, and have experience in higher education administration, administration of
complex organizations, finance, law, investments, technology,
human resources, facilities management, or fund development .
Demonstrated familiarity and support of the institution is a desired quality in the candidate .

Action: Adopted (10)
(As the resolution was introduced by the committee, it changed
the first occurrence of “have” to “having” in proposed paragraph 7
of Bylaw 3 .8 .3 .6 .2 . During discussion, a motion to refer the resolution back to committee was defeated [Yes: 354; No: 739] . An
amendment to strike the words “having demonstrated familiarity
and support of the institution” in the same paragraph 7 and add
“Demonstrated familiarity and support of the institution is a desired
quality in the candidate” at the end of the paragraph was accepted
by the committee as a friendly amendment . Res . 5-09B was adopted as changed [Yes: 904; No: 188] .)