# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_December 6 2003_S1
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES
COMMISSION ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
Conference Call Meeting
December 6, 2003

215. Call to Order
Chairman Walter Tesch called the conference call meeting to order and asked Albert Marcis to
open the meeting with prayer. All members of the Commission participated in the meeting.
216. Discussion of Board of Directors Actions re CCM Opinions
Chairman Tesch explained the purpose of the meeting, to discuss two resolutions adopted by the
Board of Directors at its November 20-22, 2003 meeting: “In Response to CCM Opinions 022296, 02-2309, and 02-2320” and “In Response to CCM Opinions 02-2259, 03-2357, 03-2358,
03-2359, and 03-2365.” After extensive discussion, the chairman assigned related tasks to
members of the Commission.
217. Future Meetings
The Commission agreed to meet again via conference call at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December
13. The Commission also agreed to the requested joint meeting with President Kieschnick and
representatives of the Board of Directors. The Secretary was asked to inform the President of the
Synod and the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
218. Adjournment
With no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned with words
of benediction.

Raymond L. Hartwig, Secretary