# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_January 25 26 2013_S37
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Nonvoting Advisory Delegates
3.1.3

Advisory members of the Synod shall attend district conventions, but they shall not be elected
by any congregation or by any group of congregations as lay delegates to a national convention
of the Synod.

3.1.3.1 Each district shall select one advisory delegate for every 60120 advisory ordained ministers and
specific ministry pastors, and one advisory delegate for every 60120 commissioned ministers on
the roster of the Synod. Fractional groupings shall be disregarded except that each district shall
be entitled to at least one advisory delegate in each category.
(a) Selection of district advisory delegates to conventions of the Synod shall be made by the
respective groups meeting at the call of the district secretary either during the district
convention or at official district conferences of ordained and/or commissioned ministers.
(b) Such selections must be completed at least nine months prior to the opening day of the
convention.
(c) Individuals who are eligible for selection in any category under Bylaw 3.1.4 shall not be
counted in determining the number of advisory delegates from each district, shall not be
eligible to be selected as delegates from the groups defined in this bylaw, and shall not
participate in the election process.
Commission on Handbook
68. Overture to the 2013 Convention (Revision of Definitions)
Overture to the 2013 Convention
To Revise Definitions in the Handbook
(Bylaw Section 1.2.1 et al.)
Introduction
Subsequent to the 2010 Synod convention, the Commission on Constitutional Matters and the
Commission on Handbook were tasked with identifying and updating all bylaws related to the adopted
resolutions. In the course of that assignment, some bylaw clarifications were overlooked and some were
incorrectly updated.
Additionally, during the course of the triennium, a number of questions arose which suggested that
clarification of certain definitions would be appropriate and helpful.

Resolved, That the 2013 LCMS convention adopts the following bylaw changes to Bylaw 1.2.1:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
1.2 Definition of Terms
1.2.1

The following definitions apply to are for use in understanding the terms as used in the entire
Bylaws of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod:
(a) Agency: An instrumentality other than a congregation or corporate Synod, whether or not
separately incorporated, which the Synod in convention or its Board of Directors has caused
or authorized to be formed to further the Synod’s objectives Objectives (Article III of the
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