# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_February 18 20 2011_S7
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

•
•
•
•
•
•

•
•
•
•
•

Under Article III, Section 3, paragraph a (p. 7), mention should be made of the descriptions
of the duties of the president of the district found also in the Constitution (Art. XII) and
Bylaws (section 4.4) of the Synod (Handbook, pp. 20f. and 192ff.).
Under “The Constitution of the Minnesota North District” (p. 9), the paragraph should also
include mention of Article XII 2 of the Synod’s Constitution (Handbook, p. 20).
Under Bylaw 2.26 (p. 14), paragraph c will be clarified by the addition of “congregations of
the” before the word “district” to make clear that individual communicant members of
congregations are not members of the district or Synod.
Under Bylaw 2.32 (p. 15), the language of the phrase “each pastor, teacher, and lay delegate”
should be replaced with Synod Handbook terminology, i.e., “each minister of religion—
ordained, minister of religion—commissioned, and lay delegate.”
Under Bylaw 2.36 (p. 15), both lists of advisory members (paragraph a) should also include
“directors of family life ministry” after the mention of directors of Christian outreach.
Under Bylaw 2.58 (p. 18), the parenthetical comments in paragraphs a and b do not properly
reflect Synod Bylaw 4.3.1 which requires that these “officers shall be elected from the clergy
roster of the Synod by each district.”
Under Bylaw 2.58 (p. 18), paragraph c does not reflect new Synod Bylaw 5.2.2, which does
not restrict service as circuit counselor only to pastors of congregations of the local circuit,
leaving open the possibility, for example, that a retired pastor from a neighboring circuit
could be nominated and elected as circuit counselor.
Under Bylaw 2.58 (p. 18), bylaw references in paragraphs d (3.50) and e (3.48 h) are
incorrect.
Under Bylaw 2.64 (p. 19), the inclusion of “circuit counselor” in line b is incorrect, as the
nominations process for circuit counselors does not involve the district nominating
committee.
Under Bylaw 2.66 (p. 20), the references to Bylaws 3.12.1.1ff. in paragraphs a and b and the
reference to Bylaw 5.2.2.1 in paragraph e are not applicable.
Under Bylaw 2.68 (p. 21), the reference to Bylaw 3.12.3 is not applicable.
Under Bylaw 2.70 (p. 22), the specific mention of “teacher” in addition to advisory delegates
fails to recognize that teachers, as ministers of religion—commissioned, already are advisory
delegates.
Under Bylaw 2.74 (p. 22), it is the district president who is responsible for the
implementation of resolutions, implementation of the national Synod’s resolutions
(Constitution, Art. XII 9 a; Bylaw 4.4.2 [a]) as well as the resolutions of his district (Bylaw
4.4.1 [a]).
Under Bylaw 3.02, paragraph b (p. 22), mention should also be made of the Synod
Constitution Art. XII in this bylaw’s discussion of the authority of the district executive
officers.
Under Bylaw 3.02, paragraph c (p. 23), mention should also be made of Synod Bylaw section
4.5 when addressing the power and functions of the district board of directors.
Under Bylaw 3.04, paragraph a (p. 23), the Synod bylaw references should read 4.8.2 (b) and
5.1.2.
Under Bylaw 3.04, paragraph b (p. 23), it is mistaken to speak of district conferences as
serving as “electoral circuits.”
Under Bylaw 3.06, paragraph a (p. 23), the term “conferences” should to be clarified in light
of Synod Bylaw 4.8.2. “Conference” is a bylaw term for a particular kind of meeting, the
term’s mention in district Bylaw 3.32 appearing to have more of a “region” connotation.

153