# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S125
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124 SYNODICAL REPORTS

District Officers

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The election and time of service of District officers shall be determined by the Bylaws of the Constitution of the Synod. Art. XII 5

All officers of a District have the same rights and duties as those outlined in the Constitution for the officers of the Synod but only to the
extent as these apply to the District and only within the boundaries of the District. Art. XII 6

The elective officers of a District serve in accordance with the duties assigned to them in the Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod as
they apply to the District and within the boundaries of the District. Bylaw 4.11 b

. The elective officers of a District shal] have primary responsibility for District implementation of decisions of the Synod, as applicable.

Bylaw 4.11 b

. A District Board of Directors shall have such powers and duties as are accorded to it by the Constitution, Bylaws, Articles of Incorpo-

ration, resolutions, and policies of the Synod, as well as those of the District. It shall coordinate its work with the Synod. Bylaw 4.91

. The District President shall see to it that all resolutions of the Synod that concern the District are made known to and carried out by the

District. Art. XII 9 a

. The District President shal] represent the Synod in his respective territory. He shall regularly report to the President of the Synod. He shall

serve the congregations of the District as liaison between the congregations, the District, and the Synod. Bylaw 4.71 b

Delegation of Authority to the Districts

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A District is independent in the administration of affairs that concern that District only; however, such administration shall always serve
the interests of the Synod. Art. XIT 12

A District may adopt additional Bylaws, regulations, and resolutions necessary or proper for its own administration or for effectively car-
rying on the work of the Synod. Bylaw 4.07 b

Jurisdiction with respect to everything that is administered by or for the entire Synod rests solely with the Synod and is not delegated to
any District.
Examples thereof are as follows: (Bylaw 4.07 e)
a. General supervision of doctrine and practice.
b. Foreign missions.
c. Synodical institutions.
d. Qualifications for ordination, commissioning, and installation of ordaned and commissioned ministers.
e. Requirements for individual as well as congregational membership in the Synod.
f. Publication of official religious periodicals.
g. Conduct of negotiations and affiliations with other church bodies.
The above sections of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod were each adopted by the voting members of the Synod in a conven-

tion of the Synod. If there are to be changes thereto, the Constitution and Bylaws provide an orderly way in which such changes can be
made. Art. XIV and Bylaw 15.01

2001 Convention Workbook