# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S358
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358

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3.10.6.2
The board of regents of each college and university shall
consist of no more than 18 members, all voting 13 voting members.
1. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two
laypersonsthree laypersons shall be elected by the conventions of
the Synod.
2. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two
laypersonsone layperson shall be elected by the geographical
district in which the institution is located. If any board is required
by its governing documents to include one or more persons
holding residence or church membership in a specific locality, the
institution is responsible for ensuring (including by appointment,
if necessary) that individual(s) meeting such requirements are
included among those persons serving on such board, and no such
geographic restriction shall apply to Synod-elected regents.
3. No fewer than four and no more than eight membersFour
laypersons shall be appointed as members by the board of regents
according to a process determined by the individual institution.
…

Grace, Desoto, MO; St. Matthew, Bonne Terre, MO
Ov. 7-15

To Facilitate Greater Oversight
of Concordia Universities
WHEREAS, Recent issues have led to the closure of three
Concordia universities and the formal visitation by the President of
the Synod of two others; and
WHEREAS, These institutions have been created and supported
by our faithful forebearers, often at great personal sacrifice; and
WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon us to continue their legacy and
make good use of the treasures they have handed down to us for the
benefit of Christ’s Church; and
WHEREAS, Bylaw 3.10.5.2 provides for the appointment of a
Synod vice-president to the board of regents for the seminaries;
therefore be it
Resolved, That in order to facilitate greater oversight of the
Concordia University System schools, Bylaw 3.10.6.2 be amended
as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3.10.6.2
The board of regents of each college and university shall
consist of no more than 1819 members, all voting.
…
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 officioa regular member.
5. One member, who may be an ordained minister, a
commissioned minister, or a layperson, shall be appointed by the
Praesidium of the Synod after consultation with the President of
the respective institution and the Board of Directors of the Synod.
6. The Synod vice-president of the region in which the college
or university is located or his appointed representative shall serve
as a regent.
67. Except for the district president and Synod vice-president,
collegeCollege 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 a member
congregation of the Synod.
78. …
89. …

2023 Convention Workbook

Holy Trinity
Walnut, IL
Ov. 7-16

To Address Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann
Arbor Board of Regents Representation
WHEREAS, The Ann Arbor Campus of Concordia Wisconsin is
located in Michigan; therefore be it
Resolved, That the president of the Michigan District, or a
district vice-president as his standing representative, be regarded as
a voting member of the Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor
(CUWAA) Board of Regents; and be it further
Resolved, That as a member of the board, the Michigan District
president has a vote in the selection of the CUWAA president.
Michigan District
Ov. 7-17

To Memorialize Commission on Handbook
to Revise Number of Voters for Election of
Presidents of Concordia University System Schools
WHEREAS, The schools of the Concordia University System
(CUS) are agencies of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
(LCMS) and were originally developed by the congregations of the
Synod for the training of church workers to assist the spread of the
Gospel; and
WHEREAS, The presidents of our CUS schools hold a primary
level of importance in providing vision and oversight under the
broad assignment of Synod; and
WHEREAS, The current selection of presidents of schools of the
CUS is strictly tasked to the schools’ boards of regents who are
specifically tasked in Bylaw 3.10.6 to do their business (including
the selection of presidents) “subject to the general policies set by
the Synod, including those established by the Concordia University
System,” and whose duty is defined in Bylaw 3.10.6.1 as “defining
and fulfilling the mission of the institution within the broad
assignment of Synod”; and
WHEREAS, Recent changes to the makeup of CUS boards of
regents call for the appointment of members based on certain skill
sets (i.e., financial, legal, etc.) which, while necessary and good,
have in the past proven also to politicize and distract certain boards
from their duty to be mindful of the “broad assignment of the
Synod,” namely teaching the Word faithfully and proclaiming the
Gospel; and
WHEREAS, The election of our seminary presidents, outlined in
Bylaw 3.10.5.6.2 (h) prescribes an election process requiring four
votes (regents, elected regent district president, President of Synod,
and chairman of Synod Board of Directors), thus offering greater
Synod inclusion in the election process; and
WHEREAS, This election process serves as a good template for
greater mindfulness of the Synod’s mission in the CUS presidential
election process as well; therefore be it
Resolved, That the South Wisconsin District in convention
appeal to the 2023 Synod convention to request that the Commission
on Handbook (COH) draft a series of bylaws so that the election
process of Concordia University presidents follow the pattern of
seminary president elections; and be it further