# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S286
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IX. REPORT OF THE RES. 5-14A TASK FORCE

3.10.2.2	The Colloquy Committee for the Pastoral Ministry shall
establish and monitor academic, theological, and personal standards for admission to the office of the pastoral ministry by colloquy after consultation with the
faculties of the seminaries.
(a) In consultation with the President of the Synod, it shall develop all necessary policies to govern eligibility and the process
to be followed to determine qualifications and suitability for
pastoral service in the Synod.
(b) Decisions to declare applicants qualified for the pastoral
ministry and to certify for placement shall be at the sole discretion of the committee.
(c) Every applicant whom the committee declares qualified
shall be assigned his first call by the Council of Presidents acting as the Board of Assignments.
Seminary Faculties—Bylaw 3.10.4.7.10

3.10.4.7.10 Each seminary shall have established policies and procedures related to salary, faculty organization, faculty involvement
in establishing education policies, dispute resolution, modified service, sabbaticals and leaves. It shall also have policies and procedures related to student discipline.
(a) The salary schedules of all institutional employees shall be
fixed by the board of regents on recommendation of the president
of the seminary.
(b) The board of regents, on recommendation of the president of
the seminary, shall establish an effective faculty organizational
structure.
(1) The president or his designee shall preside at regular
and special meetings.
(2) The faculty shall elect a secretary and provide for the
election of committees, consisting of faculty members or of
faculty members and other persons, who shall study, evaluate, and report to the faculty on policy matters affecting the
academic activity of the seminary, the activity and welfare
of the members of the faculty, and the life and welfare of
the students.
(3) The faculty shall elect a standing hearings committee or assign the functions of such a committee to another
standing committee.
(c) Each faculty shall recommend policy to the board of regents
through the president for the admission, transfer, dismissal, or
withdrawal of students, set the standards of scholarship to be
maintained by students, determine criteria for graduation or
failure, act on recommendations in the matter of granting certificates, diplomas, and such academic or honorary degrees as may
lawfully be conferred by the seminary.
(d) Each faculty shall develop and construct curricula implementing the recognized and established purposes of the seminary and designed to attain the objectives of preparation for
professional church workers and other Christian leaders approved by the Synod.
(e) Each faculty shall pursue the improvement of teaching and
learning and the evaluation of their effectiveness in every segment of the seminary and its curriculum.
(f) Each faculty shall recommend policy to the board of regents
through the president regarding out-of-class life and activity of
its students so that the co-curricular and off-campus activities
of the students contribute to the attainment of the educational
objectives of the seminary. The faculty shall recommend such
policies as will be conducive to the cultivation of a Christian
deportment on the part of all students, will stimulate the creation
of a cultured and academically challenging atmosphere on and
about the whole campus, and will make a spiritually wholesome

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community life possible.
(g) Each faculty shall recommend policy to the board of regents
through the president regarding the maintenance of wholesome
conditions of faculty service and welfare.
(h) The faculty of each seminary, because it prepares professional workers directly for service in the Synod, shall conform
its placement policies to the provisions for the distribution of
candidates and workers through the Board of Assignments of
the Synod.
(1) An academic year of supervised internship (vicarage)
is required of all seminary students before graduation.
(2) Every vicar shall be assigned by the Council of Presidents, acting as the Board of Assignments.
(i) Controversies and disagreements among faculty members or
other employees (other than those involving matters described
in Bylaw 3.10.4.7.5) shall be submitted to the president of the
seminary for mediation.
(1) If this proves unsuccessful, he shall report the matter to
the board of regents for arbitration.
(2) After hearing the parties to the matter, the board will
render its decision, which shall be final, without the right
of appeal under the provisions of the dispute resolution
process of the Synod.
(3) A record of the proceedings shall be filed with the President of the Synod.
(j) Faculty members may request early retirement under the applicable provisions of the Concordia Retirement Plan.
(1) Upon retirement, faculty members who are ordained
or commissioned ministers of religion are retained on the
emeritus roster of the Synod on the basis of Bylaw 2.11.2.1
and may, by action of the board of regents, be retained on
the roster of their faculty as “emeriti” (Bylaw 3.10.4.7).
(2) Service loads and the conditions of service after retirement shall be determined by the board of regents.
(k) Each seminary shall state policies regarding sabbaticals
for faculty and leave-of-absence procedures for all employees
within guidelines provided by the board of regents.
(l) Each board of regents, on recommendation of the president,
shall adopt a comprehensive policy statement committing the
school to the principles of Christian discipline, evangelical
dealing, and good order governing the students individually and
collectively.
(1) Each student shall be informed regarding the disciplinary policy and procedure and under what conditions and
to whom an appeal from a disciplinary decision may be
made.
(2) There shall be no right of appeal under the provisions
of the dispute resolution process of the Synod.
Placement by the Council of Presidents—Bylaw 3.10.1.3

3.10.1.3 The Council of Presidents shall serve as the Board of
Assignments of the Synod. It shall assign first calls to
candidates for the offices of ordained and commissioned
ministers and handle or assist with placement of other
professional church workers.
Eligibility for Individual Membership—Bylaw 2.7

2.7.1 A graduate of an authorized educational institution of the
Synod must be declared qualified for a first call and recommended by the faculty of the respective educational institution before the effective date of the first call to service in the
church, as assigned by the Council of Presidents acting as