# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S219
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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

3.51 Reinstatement to the Ministerial Roster
of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod

All applications for reinstatement in the pastoral
ministry of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
shall be addressed to the President of the District
in which the applicant last held membership. The
President of the District shall review the matter
and, if the man is found eligible for reinstatement
into the ministry of the Synod, shall so inform the
President of the Synod and the Personnel Director
of the Synod, who in turn will publish the matter
in the usual way to the Synod.

3.49 Official Roster of Pastors and Teachers

The District President shall annually revise the
official roster of pastors and teachers in The Lu-
theran Annual as far as his District is concerned
and remove the names of such as have died, have
severed their connections with the Synod, are regu-
larly engaged in a secular calling, or have in some
way disqualified themselves for service in the
church.

a. A pastor called to serve a parish;

b. A teacher called or appointed to serve a
parish;

c. An officer of the Synod or a District, elected
by the Synod or a District;

. An_executive or professional staff member
appointed by the Synod or by one of its controlled
organizations;

e. A missionary called or appointed by the
Synod or by one of its Districts;

f. An instructor or administrator on the faculty
of a synodical educational institution or of an edu-
cational institution recognized by the Synod, such
as but not necessarily limited to area Lutheran high
schools;

g. A military or institutional chaplain called by
the Synod or by one of its Districts;

. An executive or professional staff member
of a church-related agency recognized by the
Synod.

4.45 Emeritus

A clergyman or teacher who has retired after
reaching the age of 55 or for reasons of total and
permanent disability shall be eligible for retention
on the roster. Any unusual case shall be decided
by the Council of Presidents,

4.47 Candidate Status

a. A clergyman or teacher who is eligible to
perform the duties of the offices of ministry spe-
cified in Bylaw 4.43 but who is not currently per-
forming those duties and who is not retired may
be continued on the roster for a period not to ex-
ceed three consecutive years, subject to annual
review by the President of the District of which
he is a member. For the extension of the candidate
status beyond three consecutive years the Council
of Presidents shall require an annual application
from the candidate as well as an evaluation by his
District President. The Council shall determine by
written ballot whether or not the request shall be
honored, in each instance, for an additional year.

b. Among criteria for determining whether can-
didate status should be granted or continued are:
the health of the applicant: the extent of his cur-
rent involvement on a part-time and assisting basis
in the ministry of Word and Sacrament; a demon-
strated willingness to consider a call or appoint-
ment to a position recognized by the Synod under
its Bylaw regulations.

4.49 Reinstatement

All applications for reinstatement to the clergy
or teacher roster of the Synod shall be addressed
to the President of the District in which the ap-
plicant last held membership. The President of the
District shall review the matter and shall make a
recommendation to the Council of Presidents, which
shall decide the issue by means of a written ballot.
If the applicant is reinstated, the District President
shall announce this fact in the Reporter.

3.49 Official Rosters of Clergymen and Teachers

The District President shall annually revise the
official rosters of clergymen and teachers in The
Lutheran Annual as far as his District is concerned
and remove the names of those who have died, have
severed their connections with the Synod, have
been eliminated from the roster by the Council of
Presidents, have resigned their status as clergymen
or teachers in the Synod, or have in some way
disqualified themselves for service in the church.

CoMMission on CoNsTITUTIONAL MATTERS
Herbert Mueller, Secretary