# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S129 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) i i RESOLUTIONS 6.23 Personnel of Boards of Control a. Except for the two theological seminaries each Board of Control shall include the following voting members: 1. The President of the geographical District in which the synodical institution is located. He may designate a District vice-president as his standing representative. 2. At least five and no more than nine members, as specified by the charter or corporate articles of the institution, who shall be elected at the con- ventions of the Synod for terms of 4 years in such manner that about one half of the members shall be elected at each convention of the Synod. The elective members shall include one to three pastors, one or two teachers, and three to five laymen. b. The Board of Control of the theological semi- naries shall consist of the following voting mem- bers. 1. Three pastors, two teachers, and four laymen elected by the Synod. These shall be elected at the convention of the Synod for terms of 4 years in such a manner that approximately one half of the elected members shall be elected at each con- vention of the Synod. 2. A vice-president of the Synod appointed by the President of the Synod. 3. The President of the geographical District in which the seminary is located. 6.53 Appointment of Members of the Faculty a. The Board of Control on recommendation of the president of the institution shall appoint the members of the faculty. b. The initial appointment to the faculty shall require the prior consent of the Board for Higher Education, and in the case of initial appointment to a theological seminary also the prior approval of its electors. Appointments shall ordinarily be for terms of one to 4 years and may be extended, but not beyond a total service period of 6 years in the respective college or seminary, at the end of which time the contract shall expire and the question of tenure under Section 6.54 b shall be considered. c. Proposals for renewal of appointment shall be submitted for prior review and recommendation to the Board for Higher Education. The Board for Higher Education at its discretion may offer a re- port in person prior to the taking of action by the Board of Control. Final decision on the renewal of appointment shall be the sole prerogative of the Board of Control. d. Avvointments with permanent tenure may be made if the candidate has already been granted permanent tenure by another educational institu- tion of the Synod or if the requirements for the granting of permanent tenure are satisfied at the time the appointment is made. e. The Board of Control may decline to renew the appointment of a faculty member without tenure at its discretion and without formal state- ment of cause. If reappointment to the teaching staff is not contemplated, the Board of Control shall so notify the faculty member through the president of the institution at least 6 months prior to the expiration of the current appointment. f. The terms and conditions of every appoint- ment shall be stated in writing and be in the pos- session of both the institution and the prospective faculty member before the appointment is consum- mated. Limitations of academic freedom because of the religious and confessional nature and aims of the institution shall be stated in writing at the time of the appointment and conveyed to the per- son being appointed. g. The Board for Higher Education after con- sultation with its Advisory Council shall provide 129 policy statements on academic, professional, theo- logical, ministerial, and other criteria for the ap- pointment and advancement of faculty members. h. Ordinarily candidates for teaching positions with tenure on the Synod’s instructional staffs shall be graduates of a theological seminary or teachers college affiliated with the Synod or shall have achieved such status by colloquy. When, in ex- ceptional cases, laymen are involved, they should be persons who are solemnly pledged to the Holy Scriptures as the inspired Word of God and to the Lutheran Confessions. 6.54 Permanent Tenure a. The Board of Control may grant permanent tenure at any time to any member of the faculty, regardless of rank, upon the recommendation of the president and with the prior consent of the electors of the institution. Proposals for granting permanent tenure shall be submitted for prior re- view and recommendation to the Board for Higher Education. The Board for Higher Education at its discretion may offer a report in person prior to the taking of action by the Board of Control. The elec- tors may then grant such consent by any procedure which they deem appropriate. Such action shall be taken no earlier than 6 weeks after a notice of the intent to grant tenure has been published in the official periodicals of the Synod. The Board of Control shall give the faculty member the oppor- tunity to respond to any negative comments prior to the Board’s final action. b. If a faculty member has completed 5 years of creditable service (periods of leave are not in- cluded) as a member of the faculty of one or more educational institutions of the Synod of collegiate or seminary level, at least the last 2 years of which shall have been in the institution he is currently serving, and has not been granted permanent ten- ure, the president is obligated to take up the ques- tion of permanent tenure with the Board of Control. The Board of Control shall either carry forward the procedure for granting permanent tenure or inform the faculty member of its decision not to grant tenure and thus terminate his contract at least 6 months before the expiration of the 6th year of service. If the Board of Control does not take up the question of permanent tenure at least 9 months prior to the end of the 6th year of service, the faculty member shall petition the Board of Control to take up the question of permanent ten- ure. Tenure may be granted only by direct action of the Board of Control. c. The granting of permanent tenure shall in no case be construed as requiring or indicating ad- vancement in rank. 6.59 Faculty Organization and Meetings . (Remains as is) . (Remains as is) (Remains as is) . (Remains as is) . (Remains as is) The faculty shall elect a standing hearings committee or assign the functions of such a com- mittee to another standing committee. ho ao op 6.77 Removal from Office a. The Board of Control may decline to renew the appointment of a faculty member without permanent tenure at the time of the expiration of the term of the appointment in accordance with paragraph 6.53 e. b. No member of the faculty who has been granted permanent tenure and no member of the faculty without permanent tenure at times other than the expiration of the term of his appointment shall be removed from the faculty either by eccle-