# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S158
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158 RESOLUTIONS
PRESENT WORDING PROPOSED WORDING

I. SYNODICAL ORGANIZATION

A. MEMBERSHIP
1.01 Application and Reception

Applications for membership in the Synod may
be acted upon in the convention of the Synod or of
any District of the Synod.

3.49 Official Roster of Pastors and Teachers

The District President shall annually revise the
official rosters of clergymen and teachers in the
Lutheran Annual as far as his District is concerned
and remove the names of those who have died, have
severed their connections with the Synod, have been
eliminated from the roster by the Council of
Presidents, have resigned their status as clergymen
or teachers in the Synod, or have in some way
disqualified themselves for service in the church.

C. CLERGY AND TEACHER ROSTERS

4.31 Placement and Removal

Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and
Bylaws the District President shall be responsible for
the initial placement of the names of all clergymen
and teachers on the clergy and teacher rosters
respectively of the Synod and also for their removal.

4.33 Continuing Eligibility

To be retained on the roster, a clergyman or
teacher, as the case may be, must be performing the
duties of one of the following offices:

a. A pastor called to serve a parish;

b. A teacher called or appointed to serve a parish;

c. An officer of the Synod or a District, elected by
the Synod or a District;

d. An executive or professional staff member
appointed by the Synod or by one of its controlled
organizations;

e. A missionary called or appointed by the Synod
or by one of its Districts;

f. An instructor, administrator, or other staff
member on the faculty of a synodical educational

I. SYNODICAL ORGANIZATION

A. MEMBERSHIP
1.01 Application and Reception

Applications for membership in the Synod may
be acted upon in the convention of the Synod or of any
District of the Synod. Member congregations,
pastors, and teacher shall not hold membership in a
church body other than the Synod.

1.04 Roster of Members

The official roster of member congregations,
clergymen, and teachers shall be maintained by the
Secretary of the Synod. The District President shall
promptly notify the Secretary of the Synod of any
action taken by a District convention regarding
reception of new members or of any action of
demission between conventions.

3.49 Rosters of Congregations, Pastors, and
Teachers

The District President shall keep the Secretary of
the Synod informed of any facts bearing on the
roster status of congregations, pastors, and teachers.
(See also new 1.04 and revised 4.31)

C. CLERGY AND TEACHER ROSTERS
4.31 Roster Responsibility

a. The official rosters of clergymen and teachers
shall be maintained by the Secretary of the Synod.
The District President shall promptly transmit to his
office the names of those who have been regularly
assigned to his District through the synodically
approved procedures of assignment and have been
received into membership in harmony with Bylaw
1.03; who have been transferred to another District;
who have died; who have severed their connection
with the Synod; who have resigned their status as
clergymen or teachers in the Synod; or who have in
some way disqualified themselves for service in the
church.

b. The Secretary after consultation with the
District President shall then determine what action
shall be taken with reference to the roster status of
the individual on the basis of the Constitution,
Bylaws, and regulations of the Synod. (See present
3.49)

4.33 Continuing Eligibility

To be retained on the roster, a clergymen or
teacher, as the case may be, shall not hold
membership in a church body other than The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (although a
clergyman or teacher may serve in a sister church on
a temporary loan basis under the supervision of the
Board for Missions) and shall be performing the
duties of one of the following offices:

a. A pastor called to serve a parish;

b. A teacher called or appointed to serve a parish;

c. An officer of the Synod or a District, elected by
the Synod or a District:

d. An executive or professional staff member
appointed by the Synod or by one of its controlled
organizations;

e. A missionary called or appointed by the Synod
or by one of its Districts;

f. An instructor, administrator, or other staff
member on the faculty of a synodical educational