# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S126
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF TASK FORCE II 127

I. Enlarge Nominating Committee B. Response from 1980 Fall Circuit Meetings
1. To encourage membership involvement 1. Three-year convention cycle
2. To find best available individuals to stand Yes: 86.5%
for election 2. Expanded Board of Directors
3. To decentralize nominating procedures Yes: 58.4%
VI. Good Stewardship Calls for Action to Reduce 3. Reduction in number of program boards to
Costs three
A. Both in Time and Money Yes: 70% oo, .
B. Cost of Biennial Convention—$1,381,160 4. Expanded Nominating Committee
C. Cost of Triennial Convention—$1,262,360 Yes: 84.3% .
D. Savings Under Proposed Plan 5. Increased Circuit involvement
Six Years Annualized Yes: 76.9% . .
1. Convention costs 6. In general, Are you satisified with Task
a. Synod $1,618,760 $269,793 Force Proposals?
b. District 1,095,500 182,583 Yes: 74.1%
2. Meeting costs 1,013,170 168,862
3. Total dollar savings $3,727,430 $621,238 VUI. The Unchanging Christ/A Changing World
4. Hours in meetings A. Security in Christ
a. Elected and ap- 1. True Word revealed in Scripture
pointed members 67,176 11,196 2. Timeless nature of our Confessions
b. Advisory and B. Developing Concern About Synodical
Staff 8,712 1,452 Organization Structure
5. Total hours saved 75,888 12,648 1. Membership’s sense of lost ownership
VII. Broad Support for Change 2. Preparing today for future growth
A. Survey Questionnaire (5,000 Responses) Kermit A. Brashear, IT
7. Final Statement of Committee 2
Fellow Delegates: WHEREAS, Task Force IJ has completed its work
As a member of Floor Committee 2 and with some 30 in a most exemplary manner, providing the basis for
years experience in the field of management and this convention to establish a sound management
organizational development, I wish to say that, without structure for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod;
question, the work of Task Force II surpasses the finest I therefore be it
have ever seen. The most prestigious management Resolved, That this convention by passage of this
consulting firm could not have rendered a service that resolution express its appreciation for the valuable
would approach the quality of that which this church and far-reaching contribution enabling The
has received from Task Force II. The nine dedicated Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to better meet
members of the Task Force, distinguished leaders from the mission challenges in the decades ahead; and be
the business world and our synodical schools and it further

church at large, who have given upwards of 25 percent
of their waking hours to this effort Curing the past 22 on behalf of this convention an appropriate letter of
months, deserve specias commendation. T erefore, on thanks and citation for presentation to each member
behalf of the entire membership of Floor Committee 2, I

: of Task Force II. .
offer the following resolution: Earl Kuhl, Committee 2

Resolved, That the President of the Synod prepare