# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S166 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 166 RESOLUTIONS To Revise Bylaws Re Appointment Method of Boards and Commissions RESOLUTION 5-07 Report 5-02, I, 2 (CW, p. 204) Wuereas, The President of the Synod is given the authority (responsibility) and charged with the ac- countability provided in the synodical Handbook, By- law Section IJ B and related and supplementary con- stitutional and Bylaw provisions; and Wuereas, The Board of Directors is given the au- thority (responsibility) and charged with the account- ability provided in synodical Handbook Bylaw Section Il F and related and supplemental Bylaw provisions; and Wuereas, The exercise of the appointment authority by the President in consultation with the Board, or the Board appointing the various boards and commissions of the Synod, is in keeping with that responsibility and accountability; and Wuereas, There is no clear basis for the existing dif- ferences in appointment method; and Wuereas, General criteria for such differences would be most helpful; therefore be it Resolved, That the Bylaws be revised to establish criteria for classifying boards and commissions as to the method of appointment used; and be it further Resolved, That the affected organizations be reclassi- fied accordingly; and be it finally Resolved, That, to implement these changes, Sections 2.03 and 2.05 of the Handbook be deleted and the fol- lowing sections be added: 2.02 Boards and Commissions The Synod shall establish several boards and commissions with specific responsibilities to further the work of the church. a. Boards Normally a board is charged with the responsi- bility for an established operating or administrative program or for adjudicative functions of the Synod. b. Commissions Normally a commission is charged with the per- formance and execution of specific service functions assigned to it by the Synod. 2.03 Elective Boards The Boards of the Synod elected by the dele- gate convention of the Synod are: A Board of Directors A Board for Missions A Board of Stewardship A Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing House | A Board of Evangelism A Board of Parish Education A Board of Youth Ministry A Board for Higher Education A Board of Control for each educational institu- tion A Board of Appeals A Board of Adjudication 2.04 Appointive Boards and Commissions a. The criteria for determining the appointing body shall normally be: 1. Those boards or commissions dealing pri- marily with financial and/or business affairs of the Synod, or which require special technical compe- tence shall be appointed by the Board of Directors after consultation with the President. 2. Other boards and commissions shall be ap- pointed by the President of the Synod after consul- tation with the Board of Directors: b. The boards and commissions appointed by the Board of Directors, after consultation with the synodical President, shall be: A Board for KFUO A Board for Lutheran Television A Board of Managers for Concordia Plans A Board of Pensions and Support A Board of Trustees for The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Foundation A Board of Trustees for Trust Funds A Board for Church Extension c. The boards and commissions appointed by the President of the Synod, after consultation with the Board of Directors, shall be: A Board for Public Relations A Board of Social Ministry and World Relief A Commission for Doctrinal Review A Commission on Architecture A Commission on Social Concerns A Commission on Lay Higher Education A Commission for Christian Medical Work A Commission for Services to the Mentally Re- tarded A Commission on Church Literature A Commission on Constitutional Matters A Commission on Fraternal Organizations A Commission on Ministerial Health A Commission on Worship A Synodical Service Commission An Armed Forces Commission An Editorial Commission for Official Periodicals An Advance Editorial Commission 2.05 Boards and Commissions with Special Elec- tive and Appointive Procedures a. The following shall have both elective and ap- pointive positions, as hereinafter provided in these Bylaws: A Commission on Theology and Church Rela- tions A Commission on Mission and Ministry in the Church A Board of Governors of Concordia Historical Institute b. The following shall have specific and unique appointive and elective procedures, as hereinafter provided in these Bylaws: A Colloquy Board for the Pastoral Ministry A Colloquy Board for the Teaching Ministry A Colloquy Board for the Deaconess Ministry A Board for Lay Ministries Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to the Board of Directors. To Decline to Change Bylaws Re Staff Officers in Elective and Appointive Positions, Milwaukee Convention Resolution 4-42 RESOLUTION 5-08 Report 5-02, I, 1 (CW, p. 204) Wuereas, Resolution 4-42 (Milwaukee) referred to the Board of Directors by the Milwaukee convention expresses the desire that all conflict of interest which may be incurred by a staff member’s service on boards of the Synod or its Districts should be avoided; and | | |