# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S152
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Resolved, That each congregation be urged to
• provide support for her pastor’s continuing education in
appropriate ways (e.g., non-vacation time off for continuing
education, financial support as feasible, etc.)
• give heed to 2007 Res. 6-08, “To Encourage Congregations to
Provide Professional Church Worker Sabbaticals,” by offering a sabbatical leave to her pastor as feasible.
Action: Adopted (8)
(Following debate, Res. 5-08B was adopted as presented [Yes:
892; No: 110].)

To Revise Bylaw 3.10.5.5.2 re Election Process
for College and University Presidents
RESOLUTION 5-09
Overture 5-08 (CW, p. 191)
Rationale
The current bylaw regarding the process for electing the president of a CUS institution lacks two features that would promote a
smoother process.
1. If there were a meeting at the beginning of the process to
compare the expectations of the parties involved in the
election, this would provide an opportunity to create mutual understanding and reduce mismatched expectations
later in the process.
2. If the President of the CUS participates as a guest in the
election event it provides an opportunity to understand
the strengths and needs of the candidates, and it creates a
relationship with the president-elect. If questions arise the
President of the CUS may be able to provide assistance.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That Bylaw 3.10.5.5.2 be amended to read as
follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3.10.5.5.2
The following process shall govern the selection
of a college/university president.
(a) When a vacancy or an impending vacancy in the
office of president is known, the board of regents shall
inform the campus constituencies, the Board of Directors of Concordia University System, the President of
the Synod, an official periodical of the Synod, and
other parties as appropriate.
(1) The board of regents shall request that the
Board of Directors of Concordia University System authorize the institution to publish a request
for nominations for the position of president.
(2) The board of regents shall request that the
Board of Directors of Concordia University System schedule a transition review of the campus.
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The review is to provide a report on the state of
the campus for use by the search committee, the
board of regents, and the candidates.
(b) The board of regents shall oversee the process of
defining the institution’s needs, describing the desired
characteristics of the new president, and issuing a
request for nominations.
(1) A search committee shall be formed that represents the board of regents, the faculty, and the
staff. Faculty members and staff members on the
committee shall be members of LCMS congregations.
(2) The search committee shall prepare a description of the needs of the institution based on
listening forums, the findings of the Board of
Directors of Concordia University System’s transition review, and other relevant information.
Before publishing a call for nominations, the President of the Concordia University System shall
convene an in-person conference involving the
board of regents, the search committee, and the
prior approval panel to discuss the qualifications
that will be sought and the search criteria.
(3) The search committee shall develop written
criteria that will be utilized by the committee to
screen the candidates and will be utilized by the
board of regents to guide the presidential election.
(4) A person designated by the board of regents
shall act as its agent to issue a request for the
nomination of candidates for the presidency of
the institution. The request for nominations shall
be submitted to the parties who are authorized
to nominate. Candidates may be nominated by
congregations of the Synod, the Board of Directors of Concordia University System, the board
of regents, and the faculty of the institution. The
request for nominations shall state when the nominating period closes.
(5) After the nomination period has closed, the
agent of the board of regents shall distribute via an
announcement to the congregations of the Synod
the list of names of nominees who have consented
to nomination. The announcement shall contain
contact information to submit correspondence
regarding the nominees and provide a reasonable
deadline for receiving correspondence. The board
of regents shall establish a procedure for processing correspondence regarding nominees.
(c) The board of regents shall utilize the work of the
search committee to establish a short list of candidates.
(1) The search committee will provide a report to
the board of regents regarding the qualifications
of the candidates with its observations and recommendations.

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