# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S185
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ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
4-15

To Clarify Definition of “Governing Board”
Whereas, The Missouri Synod is a complex organization of agencies, commissions, councils, districts, members, officers, program
boards, and synodwide corporate entities, as defined in Bylaw 1.2.1;
and
Whereas, A program board is defined as “An officially established group of persons elected or appointed as prescribed in the
Bylaws, charged with developing policies and programs for an operating function of the Synod and supervising their implementation.”
The program boards of the Synod are (Bylaw 1.2.1 [o]):
(1) Board for Pastoral Education
(2) Board for University Education
(3) Board for Black Ministry Services
(4) Board for Communication Services
(5) Board for District and Congregational Services
(6) Board for Human Care Ministries
(7) Board for Mission Services;

and

Whereas, A governing board is defined as “A board that directs an
agency of the Synod and to which the staff of that agency is responsible. Governing boards are such as a board of directors, a board of
trustees, a board of managers, or a board of governors” (Bylaw 1.2.1
[i]); and
Whereas, All governing boards and all program boards are agencies of the Synod, as defined in Bylaw 1.2.1 (a); and
Whereas, Over the years there occasionally has been confusion
as to whether a program board is a governing board under the current
definition in Bylaw 1.2.1 (i); and
Whereas, Confusion could be minimized by rewording the existing definition of a governing board; therefore be it
Resolved, That Bylaw 1.2.1 (i) be reworded as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
(i) Governing Board: A board that directs an a separately incorporated agency of the Synod. and to which the staff of that agency is
responsible. Governing boards are such as a board of directors, a board
of trustees, a board of regents, a board of managers, or a board of governors.

Commission on Structure
4-16

To Change Composition of CMGS
Whereas, The Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support
(CMGS) exists to provide opportunity for the continuing education
and vocational growth of the church’s workers, to advocate and facilitate care and counsel for the church’s workers to support them in
the performance of their official duties, and to advocate and facilitate support for the personal well-being of the church’s workers and
their family members; and
Whereas, The CMGS provides practical assistance for transitions
in ministry to workers and their families (PALS, etc.), initiatives for
developing and maintaining worker wellness and assisting retired
workers to find fresh opportunities to serve (Next Steps); and

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Whereas, The CMGS is investing significant resources and
energy in nurturing relational vitality so that as Christ’s disciples
in today’s culture, church workers live in trust, respect, and love for
one another; and
Whereas, In accordance with the LCMS 2007 Handbook of
Synod, the current CMGS consists of 13 members appointed by the
President of the Synod; and
Whereas, The CMGS wishes to be fiscally responsible in its stewardship of resources; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Handbook of Synod be amended to read as
follows:
3.9.4.1 The Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support shall
consist of seven members appointed by the President of the Synod:
1. Two lay persons
2. One ordained minister
3. One commissioned minister
4. One district president
5. One seminary faculty member
6. One Concordia University System faculty member

and be it further
Resolved, That the Handbook of Synod also be amended to read
as follows:

3.9.4.1.1 The Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support shall
be appointed as follows:
(a) The ordained minister shall be a parish pastor.
(b) The commissioned minister shall be in a parish setting.
(c) One of the lay persons shall be a pastor’s wife.

Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support
4-17

To Change Auxiliary Terminology
Rationale
The International Lutheran Laymen’s League (ILLL), in considering changes to its governance and structure, is giving consideration
to changing the title of its chief elected officer. Currently that officer is titled “president” in the Bylaws of the Synod (Bylaw 6.1.3 [a]
and [b]). After consulting with the Lutheran Women’s Missionary
League, the ILLL has requested that the bylaw paragraphs in question
be amended to provide more flexibility to the auxiliaries in referring
to their chief elected officers.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That the word “president” in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of Bylaw 6.1.3 be replaced with the words “chief elected
officer,” to read as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
6.1.3

An auxiliary assumes the following responsibilities:
(a) It reports annually, through its president chief elected
officer, to the President of the Synod and, upon his
request, to conventions of the Synod.
(b) It provides the Synod, through its president chief elected officer, with an annual program report for sharing
with appropriate boards.

Commission on Structure

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