# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_November 10 11 2017_S5
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On p. 97, the remainder of Bylaw 2.10.4 must be clearly cited as absolutely obligatory in
performing rites of ordination/commissioning and installation.

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On p. 98, under B 4 (and generally), “associate” may be intended rather than “assistant.”

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On p. 104, the treatment (II A) of referral panels is outdated and should be removed in its entirety.

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On pp. 137–8, “The Process for Cross-Circuit and Cross-District Church Planting” needs to
reference and be reconciled with Bylaw 4.1.6.2.

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On p. 157, “during a sabbatical granted by the calling” needs to be completed with, presumably,
the word “body.”

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On p. 211, Bylaw 5.3.2 [a] should be footnoted to clarify that such additional representation does
not have a vote in matters commended to the circuit by Synod bylaws.

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Also on p. 211, the quotation of Bylaw 5.3.3 is out of date and should be corrected (see that bylaw
and Bylaw 3.1.2.

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Also on p. 211, it is the visitation circuits that meet in time to submit mission emphases to their
district conventions, which is the designated route for their submission.

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On p. 230, “on behalf of the Synod” would be preferable to “as an ‘officer of Synod’”

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On p. 231f., the commission notes that it is adding “Calls vs. Contracts” to its agenda as Agenda
No. 17-2865 for a more thorough review.

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In general, the document needs to be checked for remaining instances of “circuit counselor.”

The commission thanks the Clergy Call and Roster Committee of the Council of Presidents for submitting
the Circuit Visitor’s Manual for review.
100. LCMS Foundation Bylaw Change (17-2861)
The Foundation proposes a change to its bylaws as follows (an insertion indicated by underlining):
The Board of Trustees of the Foundation shall be composed of the President of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod (the “Synod”) or his designated representative, the Chairman of the
Board for National Mission, or his/her representative from that Board, two Trustees (one ordained
minister and one layperson) to be elected by the Synod in convention, and at least seven Trustees
elected by the Members.
The commission notes that the number of member-appointed trustees, allowed by Bylaw 3.6.5.2.1 [3] to be
“at least seven,” is presently set by this passage of the Foundation bylaws at seven. The proposed change
to the Foundation bylaws would allow a potentially unbounded number of member-appointed trustees, apart
from LCMS Bylaw 3.6.1.3 [a], which reads: “A minimum of one-third of the voting members of every
governing board shall be elected by the Synod in convention as described in these Bylaws.” As there are
presently four convention-elected trustees, there could be a maximum of eight additional trustees appointed
by the board (apart from the limit of seven presently existing in the Foundation bylaws).
In order to clarify this ratio in the bylaws of the Foundation, to provide a scalable but definite maximum
number of member-appointed trustees, and to accord with LCMS Bylaw usage of elect and appoint, the
commission recommends the Foundation change its bylaws thus:
The Board of Trustees of the Foundation shall be composed of the President of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod (the “Synod”) or his designated representative, the Chairman of the
Board for National Mission, or his/her representative from that Board, two Trustees (one ordained
minister and one layperson as specified in the Bylaws of the Synod) to be elected by the Synod in
convention, and at least seven Trustees elected appointed by the Members. The number of Trustees

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