# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2007_S127
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PROGRAM AND FINANCE
dent–Finance—Treasurer of the Synod or such other person
as may be designated by the Board of Directors of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, unless precluded by law
or the terms of the gift. In such case, the board of regents shall
hold and administer managing the same, in accordance with
the terms of the instrument creating such gift and in accordance with the policies of the Board of Directors of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synodboard of regents.

Action: Adopted (4)
(The resolution was adopted as presented by the committee
without discussion [Yes: 1,037; No: 87].)

To Revise Bylaw Sections re Name
Change to Concordia Plans
and Concordia Plan Services
RESOLUTION 4-06
Overture 4-01, (CW, pp. 189–190)
WHEREAS, On June 21, 2005, a separate corporation,
Concordia Plan Services, was created to administer the various benefit trusts of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod. In addition, the new Concordia Retirement Savings
Plan was also created, both necessitating an update of the
Bylaws of the Synod to reflect these changes; and
WHEREAS, The name “Board of Trustees” better reflects
the responsibilities of the board relative to the various
trusts it administers, suggesting that “Board of Managers”
be changed to “Board of Trustees”; and
WHEREAS, The Board of Directors—Concordia Plan Services and the Board of Managers—Worker Benefit Plans
approved the recommended changes in their September
2006 meeting; and
WHEREAS, These recommended changes require amendments to the Bylaws of the Synod as well as the plan documents of the various Concordia Plans and the Pension Plan
for Pastors and Teachers; and
WHEREAS, The LCMS Board of Directors, at its November 2006 meeting, adopted a resolution supporting the
Board of Directors of Concordia Plan Services’ and the
Board of Managers of Worker Benefit Plans’ request to
amend the bylaws noted below; and
WHEREAS, The LCMS Board of Directors referred the
matter to the Commission on Structure for review and implementation; therefore be it
Resolved, The Synod in convention amend the Bylaws of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to make the following changes:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
1.2.1 The following definitions apply to the entire Bylaws
of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod:
(a) Agency: An instrumentality other than a congregation, whether or not separately incorporated, which the
Synod in convention or its Board of Directors has caused or
authorized to be formed to further the Synod’s objectives.
(1) Agencies include each board, commission, council, seminary, university, college, district, Worker Benefit Plans Concordia Plan Services, and each synodwide
corporate entity.

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(2) The term “agency of the Synod” does not describe
or imply the existence of principal and agency arrangements as defined under civil law….
(c) Corporate Synod: The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod, the Missouri nonprofit corporation, including the
departments operating under the supervision of the Board
of Directors of the Synod and the program boards and commissions of the Synod.
(1) “Corporate Synod” is not an agency of the Synod.
(2) Concordia Plan Services is a controlled entity of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod created to manage the Concordia Plans.
(23) Worker Benefit Plans The Concordia Plans,
while operating under the supervision of the Synod
Board of Directors, is a are trust agencies agency whose
assets are not the property of corporate Synod….
(m) Property of the Synod: All assets, real or personal, tangible or intangible, whether situated in the
United States or elsewhere, titled or held in the name of
the Synod, its nominee, or an agency of the Synod. “Property of the Synod” does not include any assets held by the
Lutheran Church Extension Fund—Missouri Synod or by
an agency of the Synod in a fiduciary capacity (including,
for purposes of example, the funds administered managed
for the Concordia Plans by Worker Benefit Plans Concordia Plan Services and certain funds held by The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod Foundation).
1.4.1 The delegate convention of the Synod is the legislative assembly that ultimately legislates policy, program, and
financial direction to carry on the Synod’s work on behalf of
and in support of the member congregations. It reserves to itself the right to give direction to all officers and agencies of
the Synod. Consequently, all officers and agencies, unless otherwise specified in the Bylaws, shall be accountable to the
Synod for all their actions, and any concerns regarding the decisions of such officers or agencies may be brought to the attention of the Synod in convention for appropriate action. This
provision does not apply to specific member appeals to Worker
Benefit Plans the Concordia Plans, which has its own appeal
process for such cases.
3.2.2.1 The boards of the Synod elected or appointed as
otherwise prescribed in these Bylaws shall be:
1. Board for Pastoral Education
2. Board for University Education (Board of Directors of
Concordia University System)
3. Board for Black Ministry Services
4. Board for Communication Services
5. Board for Human Care Ministries
6. Board of Directors of the Lutheran Church Extension
Fund—Missouri Synod (Board for Church Extension)
7. Board of Managers Trustees—Concordia Plans which
also serves as the Board of Directors for Concordia Plan
Services for Worker Benefit Plans
8. Board of Trustees for The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod Foundation
9. A board of regents for each college, university, or high
school of the Synod
10. Board of Governors of Concordia Historical Institute
3.3.1.3 The President shall have powers and duties that
are both ecclesiastical and administrative.
(a) He shall report in person or through a vice-president
or other officer of the Synod to all district conventions and
to that end formulate the report that is to be made.

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