# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_January 25 26 2013_S20
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

4.6.1

Each district shall elect or appoint a committeeor, board, or individual responsible for
stewardship.
(a) This committee, board, or individual shall cooperate with the Synod’s Department of
Stewardshipelected or appointed person/persons responsible for stewardship and shall assist
and advise local congregations in the development and promotion of an adequate stewardship
program.
(b) Districts are advised to provide for the systematic supervision and qualified guidance and
promotion of stewardship education, where possible establishing and maintaining the office
of a stewardship counselor or secretary, who shall be responsible to the district stewardship
board.
(c) Each district may invite a representative of the Synod to meet for mutual assistance in
budget planning for mission and ministry.
(d) Each district shall arrange for adequate time at its convention for a report on the mission
and ministry program of the Synod, made by a representative of the Synod assigned by the
President of the Synod.

(F) Formation of Electoral Circuits
(Bylaw 3.1.2)
Rationale
Current Bylaw 3.1.2 calls upon each district to determine the composition of its electoral circuits prior to
each Synod convention. The bylaw is unclear as to how districts are to go about combining adjacent
visitation circuits to create electoral circuits when necessary. It is noted that action on this issue may not
be needed, depending upon the convention’s decision regarding the commission’s response to 2010 Res.
8-05B. The commission offers the following proposed action to amend Bylaw 3.1.2 for consideration by
the 2013 convention if needed.
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3.1.2

Voting delegates shall consist of one pastor and one layperson from each electoral circuit.
(a) An electoral circuit shall consist either of one or two adjacent visitation circuits, as shall
be determined by eachthe district board of directors on the basis of the following
requirements: each pair of delegates shall represent from 7 to 20 member congregations,
involving an aggregate communicant membership ranging from 1,500 to 10,000.
(b) Exceptions to these requirements may be made only by the President of the Synod upon
request of a district board of directors.
Commission on Handbook

63. Overture to the 2013 LCMS Convention (Bylaws re Synod Conventions) – Omnibus IV
Overture to the 2013 LCMS Convention
To Address Handbook Issues re Synod Conventions
Background
Page 47 – 01.25 to 01.26.13 – COH Minutes