# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S231
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

230 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

5-67

To Enhance Council of Presidents

Wuereas, There is a need in a church organization as
large as the Synod, with complex administrative functions,
for frequent and regular consultation with those elected
officials which most directly represent the constituency of

PRESENT WORDING

Article XI Rights and Duties of Officers
A. In General

4. Conventions of the Synod and of the Districts
have the right, in extraordinary cases, to elect a
chairman other than the regular presiding officer.

2.03 Boards
f. By the President:
A Board of Doctrinal Review

2.27 Powers and Duties of the President

d. The President shall provide for periodic con-
sultations on doctrine and practice with the Dis-
trict Presidents, individually or in small groups.
The President may provide for similar consultations
with other District officers.

2.29 Advisory and Executive Functions

c. In the event that the affairs of the Synod re-
quire the exercise of executive power for a pur-
pose for which there is no specific directive of the
Synod, he shall be authorized to exercise such
power after consultation with the Vice-Presidents,
the Board of Directors, the Council of Presidents,
or the Council of Administrators, whichever in his
judgment is most appropriate. Any member of the
Synod shall have the right to appeal to the conven-
tion of the Synod from his action.

the Districts of the Synod, to wit, the Council of Presidents;
and

Wuereas, The governing body of the Synod (the delegate
convention) needs a system of adequate checks and balances
to ensure that its directives and policy decisions are, in fact,
carried out by its administrative officers: therefore be it

Resolved, That the following changes in the Constitution
and Bylaws of the Synod be made:

PROPOSED WORDING

Article XI Rights and Duties of Officers
A. In General

4. Conventions of the Synod and of the Districts
have the right, in extraordinary cases, to elect a
chairman other than the regular presiding officer.
The reason or cause for the existence of an extra-
ordinary case is to be brought by any member of
Synod to the attention of the Council of Presidents,
who shall determine the validity of the cause or
reason, and present their recommendation directly
to the convention of the Synod.

2.03 Boards

f. By the President, subject to the approval of
the Council of Presidents:

A Board of Doctrinal Review

2.27 Powers and Duties of the President

d. The President shall provide for periodic re-
ports to and consultations with the Council of
Presidents on matters of doctrine and practice and
on the work of the Synod under his direction and
control. The Council of Presidents shall review
and evaluate the matters and the work reported to
them, with respect to the carrying out of the poli-
cies and directives of the previous convention of
the Synod, and shall make recommendations to the
next convention for action,

2.29 Advisory and Executive Functions

c. In the event that the affairs of the Synod re-
quire the exercise of executive power for a pur-
pose for which there is no specific directive of the
Synod, he shall be authorized to exercise such
power after consultation with the Vice-Presidents
and the Board of Directors, and with the approval
of the Council of Presidents. Any member of the
Synod shall have the right to appeal to the con-
vention of the Synod from his action.

ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Landover Hills, Md.

Paul Ochs, Vice-President
Karen Soeken, Secretary

ce

5-68

To Establish Procedures
for Implementing Collegiality

Wuereas, The powers given to the President by the Con-
stitution and Bylaws of the LCMS are liable to abuse, which
threaten fellowship and good order in our Synod, therefore

e it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
in convention assembled establish procedures which imple-
ment collegiality within the Council of Presidents in admin-
istering the affairs of the Synod and which assures the

Synod that the abilities and counsel of the District Presi-
dents are effectively used in the administration of synodical

affairs, Paciric-ARIZONA PASTORAL CONFERENCE

ENciIisH District
Dennis Schaffert, Secretary

5-69A
To Affirm Collegiality

Whereas, The District Presidents are elected by delegates
from all congregations of a given District, represent the in-
terests and desires of the constituents of that District, and