# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S135
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To Establish Convention Cycles
and Terms of Office

RESOLUTION 2-01

Report 2-01, IV, A, 1-7 (CW, p. 44); Overtures 2-
- 03—2-07; 2-14A—2-16, 2-28 (CW, pp. 131, 138,
» 434, 140—144)
Resolved, That the following Task Force II recom-
mendations, Section A, as amended, be adopted:
1. That the essential functions of synodical and
District conventions remain unchanged;
2. That the members of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod meet at least once each year to plan and
work as participants in the Synod: the first year in
general convention; the second year in a Circuit gather-
ing; the third year in District conventions;
3. That this cycle be introduced with the 1983
synodical convention (1982, District; 1983, Synod—as
previously scheduled; 1984, Circuits; 1985, Districts;
1986, Synod, etc.);
4. That the present voting membership provisions
for synodical conventions (present Bylaw 1.51) be
continued, but that the following reductions be made in
various advisory categories:
Advisory clergymen: one for every 60
Teachers: one for every 60
Elected program boards: one member
Board staff: one member
Faculties: one for every 30 members of the Synod
on the respective faculty
Mission areas: one for each of 10 areas
All “advisories” would be eligible for participa-
tion and selection in only one category of
“advisories”;
5. That the terms of full-time officers, elected and
appointed, be three years, the terms of elected boards
and commissions six years, and the terms of appointed
boards, commissions, and standing committees three
years, unless specified to the contrary in the Bylaws;
6. That full-time officers have unlimited tenure but
that board and commission members be limited to two
terms of six years or to three terms of three years as
provided for in the Bylaws, unless expressly exempted
in the Bylaws, with one-half or more of a term being
counted as a full term;
7. That the officers be elected at this convention for a
two-year term; that approximately one-half of the board
members be elected for two years and the other half fora

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PRESENT WORDING
Article VIII Synodical Meetings
A. Time and Legality of Meetings

1. The Synod convenes every two years for its
regular meeting.

2. TASK FORCE Il

£. H. Happel and Herbert Mueller

five-year term, with regular six-year terms being intro-
duced with the 1983 elections.

Action: Adopted as amended (2).

(Discussion was begun in Session 1. The committee deleted
point 8 regarding adoption of amendments, since Res. 2-02 was
passed first and bylaws would be presented later. It also
removed from point 4 the line reducing CTCR representation to
one commission and one staff representative. Amendments
calling for deletion from point 4 of the two lines regarding
advisory clergymen and teachers and to reduce the number
from 60 to 45 in each instance failed. Also defeated was an
amendment to provide for limited tenure for elected officers.
The convention did remove by amendment the words “at the
discretion of the Circuit” from point 2 after “gathering.” After
further discussion in Session 2 the resolution was adopted as
amended.)

To Amend Article VIII
and Article XII of the Constitution

RESOLUTION 2-02
Report 2-01 (CW, p. 50)
1. General and District Conventions

WHEREAS, Task Force II has recommended a three-
year cycle of conventions, the first year for the general
conventions of the Synod, the second year for the
Circuit gatherings, and the third year for the District
conventions; therefore be it

Resolved, That the following constitutional amend-
ments be approved:

PROPOSED WORDING
Article VIII Synodical Meetings
A. Time and Legality of Meetings

1. The Synod convenes every three years for its
regular meeting.