# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S169
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

1.5.7.1

bylaws of the entity as in effect at the beginning of the
member’s term
5. Conviction of a felony
6. Failure to disclose conflicts of interest to the Synod
or agency
7. Conduct evidencing a scandalous life
8. Advocacy of false doctrine (Constitution, Art. II)
9. Failure to honor and uphold the doctrinal position
of the Synod
10. Accumulation of three unexcused absences within
any term of office
Unless otherwise specified in these bylaws, theThe
procedure for removal of a member of a commission,
agency board, or the LCMS Board of Directors, except
for those persons subject to Bylaws 2.15 and 2.16, shall
be as follows:

(a) Action for removal shall require written notice
to each member of the relevant commission, agency
board, or LCMS Board of Directors at least 30 days
prior to a special meeting of the commission, agency
board, or LCMS Board of Directors called for that
purpose. A copy of such notice shall be sent to the
President and the Secretary of the Synod and to the
ecclesiastical supervisor, if applicable.
(b) The special meeting shall be held no later than 60
days after the provision of the written notice, unless
extended by the mutual agreement of the parties.
(c) Removal shall be effected by
(1) recommendation of such to the Synod’s
Board of Directors by a vote in favor of removal
by at least three-fourths of all current members
(excluding the person whose membership is in
question) of the applicable commission, agency
board, or LCMS Board of Directors; and
(2) by a vote in favor of the recommendation of
removal by at least three-fourths of all current
members (excluding the person whose membership is in question) of the Board of Directors of
the Synod.
(d) Removal may be appealed by a member who has
been removed from a commission, agency board,
or the LCMS Board of Directors through the use of
the Synod’s dispute resolution process as provided in
Bylaw section 1.10.
(e) From the time that written notice is given until
the commission, agency board, or the LCMS Board of
Directors takes action with respect to the removal, the
member(s) subject to removal may not vote on matters before the commission, agency board, or LCMS
Board of Directors.
1.5.7.2 	To the extent that the application of this bylaw is limited by applicable law with respect to the removal of
members of a commission, agency board, or the LCMS
Board of Directors, the commission, agency board, or
R e s olu t i on s

LCMS Board of Directors on which the member serves
may recommend the removal and attempt to cause the
appropriate procedures under applicable law, these
Bylaws, and the governing documents of the affected
entity to be followed to permit the removal of such
commission, agency board, or LCMS Board of Directors member.
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Foundation
3.6.5.2.2 Trustees elected by the members of the Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod Foundation may be removed
by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board of
Trustees of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Foundation at any time, for cause. Trustees elected
by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in convention may be removed by the Board of Directors of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in accordance
with the Bylaws of the Synod. A vacancy occurring
in the position of a trustee elected by the members
of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Foundation shall be filled by the Members of the Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod Foundation at any regular
or special meeting, in accordance with its Bylaws. A
vacancy occurring in the position of a trustee elected
by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in convention shall be filled by the Board of Directors of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, in accordance
with the Bylaws of the Synod.
[Renumber current Bylaw 3.6.5.2.2 to 3.6.5.2.3]
Action: Adopted (6)
(Res. 6-15 was adopted without discussion by voice vote.)

To Encourage Conversation and Education
re Commission on Constitutional
Matters Opinions
RESOLUTION 6-16A
Overtures 6-26–28 (CW, pp. 244–245)
Whereas, The binding nature of Commission on Constitutional Matters opinions has caused controversy; and
Whereas, The President of the Synod, the Council of Presidents, and the Commission on Constitutional Matters acknowledge
a need for greater mutual communication and understanding; and
Whereas, Commission on Constitutional Matters opinions
have no authority over theological matters; and
Whereas, There is confusion about how members of the Synod
may inquire of the Commission on Constitutional Matters; and
Whereas, There is the need to foster understanding and confidence in the work of the Commission on Constitutional Matters;
therefore be it
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