# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S143
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SEMINARY ISSUES 143

Resolved, That the BHE restrict its work primarily to
the coordination of Synod’s schools so that the adopted pol-
icies and regulations of the Synod are indeed carried out;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod take every possible step to en-
able Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, to retain its accreditation

PRESENT WORDING

A. BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

6.05 Duties

The board, in carrying out its functions, shall —

a. supervise the execution of all rules, regula-
tions, and resolutions of the Synod, relating to its
educational system or its institutions;

b. determine, direct ... etc.

B. BOARDS OF CONTROL

6.53 Appointments of Members of the Faculty

c. The Board of Control may decline to renew
the appointment of a faculty member without ten-
ure at its discretion and without formal statement
of cause....

e. From time to time the Board for Higher Edu-
cation shall provide general statements on selec-
tion and advancement criteria based on academic,
professional, ministerial, or other applicable quali-
fications.

6.54 Permanent Tenure

a. The Board of Control may grant permanent
tenure at any time to any member of the faculty,
regardless of rank, upon the recommendation of
the president and with prior consent of the Board
of Higher Education and the electors of the insti-
tution (see 6.115)

b. The electors may grant such consent by any
appropriate procedure 4 weeks after a notice of the
intent to grant tenure has been published in the
official publications of the Synod.

E. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

6.101 Call for Nominations

The Board of Control, with prior consent of the
Board for Higher Education shall issue in the offi-
cial publications of the Synod a call for the nomi-
nations of candidates . . . ete.

6.71 Sabbatical Leave and Leave of Absence

a. The Board of Control, with the approval of the
Board for Higher Education, may grant any mem~
ber of the instruction staff who has served 10 years
at synodical institutions a sabbatical leave for one-
half year with pay . . . ete.

So also 6.71b in reference to study leaves.

F. FINANCES

6.149 Objections to or Changes in Budget

The Board of Higher Education shall give notice
to the respective Board of Control of any objection
to, or of a proposed change in, the budget (either
operating or capital-investment) submitted by such
board and shall, upon request, give a hearing to
such board with reference thereto, prior to trans-
mitting the same to the Board of Directors or the
President of the Synod, as the case may be.

with AATS and for Concordia Seminary, Springfield, to have
Notation N5.3 removed (‘In this school, policies are un-
duly determined by others than the trustees or faculty”);
and be it finally

Resolved, That in order to effect the above, the following
changes be made in the Bylaws of the Synod:

PROPOSED WORDING

A. BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

6.05 Duties

The board, in carrying out its functions, shall
supervise the execution of all policies, rules, regu-
lations, and resolutions of the Synod relating to
its educational system or its institutions, and to
that end and within these policies and directives of
the Synod, shall —

a. determine, direct ... etc.

B. BOARDS OF CONTROL

6.53 Appointments of Members of the Faculty

c. The Board of Control may decline to renew
the appointment of a faculty member without ten-
ure at its discretion. Unless requested by the fa-
culty member under consideration, the Board of
Control may decline to give a formal statement of
cause....

e. From time to time the Board for Higher Ed-
ucation shall provide for guidance general state-
ments etc.

6.54 Permanent Tenure

a. The Board of Control may grant permanent
tenure at any time to any member of the faculty,
regardless of rank, upon recommendation of the
president.

b. The Board of Control may finalize its action
by any appropriate procedure 4 weeks after a no-

tice of the board’s intent to grant tenure has been
published in the official publications of the Synod.

E. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

6.101 Call for Nominations

The Board of Control shall issue in the official
publications of the Synod a call for the nominations
of candidates... etc.

6.71 Sabbatical Leave and Leave of Absence

a. The Board of Control may grant any mem-
ber of the instruction staff who has served 10 years
.., ete.

F. FINANCES

6.149 Objections to or Changes in Budget

The Board for Higher Education shall give no-
tice to the respective Board of Control of any ob-
jection to, or of a proposed change in, the subsi-
dized portion of the budget (either operating or
capital-investment) submitted by such board and
shall, upon request, give a hearing to such a board
with reference thereto, prior to transmitting the
same to the Board of Directors or the President of
the Synod. The total budget shall be reviewed by
the Board for Higher Education in the interest of

the Synod and its expressed policies.

NortH REGION PASTORAL CONFERENCE
New ENGLAND DISTRICT
John Lemkul