# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S153
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(2) The board of regents shall provide the candidates with a report containing full disclosure of
the condition of the institution.
(3) The board of regents shall prepare a list of no
less than five candidates and submit that short list
to the executive director of the Board of Directors​
President of Concordia University System.
(d) The short list of candidates shall receive prior
approval before the election.
(1) The executive director of the Board of DirectorsPresident of Concordia University System
shall convene a prior-approval panel consisting
of the President of the Synod, the district president serving on the institution’s board of regents,
and the chair of the Board of Directors of Concordia University System.
(2) The prior-approval panel shall meet to consider the short list submitted by the board of
regents. The panel may choose to remove names
from the list, but only with a two-thirds majority vote.
(3) After the prior-approval panel has completed
its work, the executive director of the Board of
DirectorsPresident of Concordia University System shall transmit the finalized list back to the
agent of the board of regents. If the amended list
contains less than two names, the election process
is terminated. The board of regents shall determine whether it will utilize the original list of
nominees or generate additional nominations as
it resumes the election process.
(e) The board of regents shall elect the president of
the college or university using the slate that received
prior approval as described above. The President of
the Concordia University System (or a designee) shall
attend this meeting as a guest and advisor. The board
of regents may require the president-elect to accept or
decline within 15 days.
(f) If the president-elect declines the position, the
board of regents is responsible for resuming the effort
to fill the vacancy.
Action: Adopted (8)
(As discussion on Res. 5-09 began in Session 8, an amendment
to add the words “Faculty members on the committee shall be rostered church workers, and staff members on the committee shall
be members of LCMS congregations” was received as a friendly
amendment by the committee, the debate of which resulted in
a vote which removed the amendment from consideration [Yes:
767; No: 180]. As discussion continued on the resolution, a similar
amendment was proposed in modified form: “Faculty members
and staff members on the committee shall be members of LCMS
congregations,” to be inserted as an addition to Bylaw 3.10.5.5.2
(b). By common consent, the resolution was referred back to the
committee. Later in the session, Res. 5-09 was brought back by
the committee, which took the words of the proposed amendment
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and inserted them as a new sentence of paragraph (b) (1) of Bylaw
3.10.5.5.2. When debate was ended, the amended resolution was
adopted [Yes: 948; No: 49].)

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.7.3 re Appointment
of Seminary Faculty
RESOLUTION 5-11B
President’s Report, Part 2 (TB, pp. 23–24)
Whereas, The Board for Pastoral Education was assigned the
task of prior approval for seminary faculty prior to the 2010 LCMS
convention; and
Whereas, The Board for Pastoral Education was eliminated
in the restructuring that occurred during the 2010 LCMS convention; and
Whereas, Both of the Synod’s seminaries are currently serving faithfully and with theological integrity, yet the Synod’s history
reminds of the importance of vigilance; and
Whereas, The restoration of a process for interviewing faculty
by Synod officials with significant Synod-wide responsibility would
be seen as beneficial to the well-being of the Synod; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod Bylaws be amended as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING

Seminary Faculties
3.10.4.7.3
The board of regents on recommendation of the
president of the seminary shall appoint all full-time
members of the faculty.
(a) All initial appointments to seminary faculties shall
require prior approval by a majority vote of the President of the Synod (or his designee), the chairman of
the Council of Presidents (or his designee), and the
chairman of the Board for National Mission (or his
designee), and shall include a thorough theological
review. The three voters shall be ordained. The process shall be facilitated by the Executive Director of
Pastoral Education.
(ab) The terms and conditions of every appointment
shall be stated in writing and be in the possession of
both the seminary and the prospective faculty member
before the appointment is consummated. Limitations
of academic freedom because of the religious and
confessional nature and aims of the seminary shall be
stated in writing at the time of the appointment and
conveyed to the person being appointed.
(bc) Ordinarily, candidates for full-time teaching positions shall be rostered members of the Synod. When
laypersons are employed in full-time teaching positions, they shall pledge to perform their duties in
harmony with the Holy Scriptures as the inspired Word
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