# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S265
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VIII. REPORT OF RES. 5-01A TASK FORCE
bers include: [NB: this will require modifications to other bylaws
including 3.12.3, Nominations]
1. Two ministers of religion—ordained elected by the Synod
2. One minister of religion—commissioned elected by the Synod
3. Two laypersons elected by the Synod
4. Three laypersons appointed by the delegates of the members of
Concordia University System. Candidates are to be approved by
the Synod’s Board of Directors prior to election.
5. The President of the Synod or his representative

Bylaws continue as written until last paragraph, which concludes
…management, or fund development. The Chief Administrative Officer of the Synod (or a designee) and the Secretary of the
Synod (or a designee) shall review and verify that nominees are
qualified to serve as stated above. [NB more extensive replacement process described below.]
3.6.6.4 The presidents and interim presidents of the Synod’s educational
institutions shall comprise an advisory council which shall meet at
the call of the Board of Directors of Concordia University System and
report the results of its studies to the board for consideration in making its decisions. [Rationale: don’t need a bylaw to have advisors]
3.6.6.5 In keeping with the objectives and the Constitution, Bylaws,
and resolutions of the Synod, the Board of Directors of Concordia
University system shall
(a) develop detailed adopt coordinating policies and procedures
for cooperative roles and responsibilities of the colleges and
universities after consulting with or receiving recommendations from the colleges or universities of the Synod;
(b) together with boards of regents and the Board of Directors
of the Synod, coordinate institutional planning and approve
capital projects in relation to campus property-management
agreements and institutional approve capital projects and
changes to institutional master plans of the colleges and
universities, upon recommendation of the boards of regents;
[Rationale: clarification and simplification]
(c) review and approve new programs and manage peer review
of in the interest of the institution(s) and the Synod. [Rationale: peer review not relevant here]
(d) establish policy guidelines involving distribution of grants
from the Synod (restricted and unrestricted) and efforts for
securing additional financial support from other sources.
(e) obtain data on liberal arts education and current trends and
government regulations in higher education that impact upon
collaborative efforts and relationships within the Concordia
University System;
(f) together with the Board of Directors of the Synod, establish
and monitor adopt criteria and standards for determining institutional viability, fiscal and otherwise of the colleges and
universities, subject to approval by the Board of Directors of
the Synod, and monitor compliance with these standards and
criteria;
(g) together with districts, congregations, local boards of regents, and national efforts, assist congregations and districts
in student recruitment for both professional church work and
lay higher education;
(h) serve as a resource for the development of lists of potential
teaching and administrative personnel;
(i) upon request of assist the President of the Synod, assist in
monitoring and promoting the on-going faithfulness of all
the Concordia University System institutions and all colleges and universities to the Synod’s doctrine and practice
Article II of the Constitution of the Synod;
(j) together with schools, districts, congregations, and national
efforts, foster continuing education for ministers of religion—commissioned;

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(k) have authority, after receiving the consent of the Board of
Directors of the Synod by its two-thirds vote and also the
consent of either the Council of Presidents by its two-thirds
vote or the appropriate board of regents by its two-thirds
vote, to consolidate, relocate, separate, or divest a college or
university.a college or university of the Synod may be consolidated with another college or university of the Synod,
relocated, sold, dissolved, or separated from the Synod only
after a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors of the Synod
and either a two-thirds vote of the board of regents of the
college or university or a two-thirds vote of the Concordia
University System Board of Directors.
3.6.6.6 The Board of Directors of Concordia University System shall
receive evidence on a regular basis from boards of regents and campus administrators that they are, after consulting with the colleges and
universities of the Synod, adopt policies to assist and ensure that the
boards of regents and campus administrators are
(a) actively working …
(f) maintaining accountability of its institutions to the systemwide board., while expecting stronger governance of the institutions by their boards of regents.

E. Concordia University System Boards of Regents
3.10.5	  Each college and university of the Synod, with its president and
faculty, shall be governed by a board of regents, subject to general policies set by the Synod
3.10.5.1 In exercising its relationship to the Synod and to the Concordia
University System as set forth elsewhere under Bylaw 3.6.6ff., the
board of regents of each institution shall consider as one of its primary
duties the defining and fulfilling of the mission of the institution within
the broad assignment of the Synod. [Rationale: content is addressed
in other bylaws]
3.10.5.2 The board of regents of each college and university shall consist
of no more than 17 25 voting members.
1. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two
laypersons shall be elected, as described below, by the conventions of the Synod.
2. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two
laypersons shall be elected, as described below, by the geographical district in which the institution is located,
3. No less than four and no more than eight laypersons fourteen
regents shall be appointed as voting members by the board of
regents, following approval as described below.
4. The president of the district in which the college or university
is located or a district vice-president as his standing representative shall serve as an ex-officio member.
5. The President of the Synod, in consultation with the institution’s president and board of regents chair, appoints two
voting members.
56. College and university board of regents members may be
elected or appointed to serve a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms and must hold membership in be active
members of a member congregation of the Synod.
6 7. Not more than two of the elected members shall be members
of the same congregation.
78. Persons elected or appointed to a board of regents should be
knowledgeable regarding the region in which the institution
is located. They and shall demonstrate familiarity and support for the doctrinal position of the Synod as set forth in
Article II of its Constitution and as outlined in Bylaw section
1.6. In addition, they should and possess two or more of the
following qualifications: theological acumen, an advanced
academic degree, 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. When regents are elected at the national conven-

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