# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S107
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RESOLUTIONS 107
XIII be deleted and in lieu thereof the following be
adopted:
PRESENT WORDING PROPOSED WORDING
Article XIII Expulsion from the Synod Article XIII Reconciliation, Adjudication,
and Appeal
1. The provisions herein are established in order
to provide a means consistent with the Word of God to
find the truth Provide for justice, safeguard the
welfare of the Synod, and wherever possible effect
reconciliation (1) in all cases of excommunication
and (2) in all cases of disagreement, accusation, or
controversy in which all the parties are within the
following: the Synod, a District of the Synod organi-
zations owned and controlled by the Synod; execu
tives holding positions with any of the foregoing, or
members of the Synod.
2. Covered by this article are (1) those who are
defined as members of the Synod in Article V of the
onstitution (congregations clergymen, and teach-
ers), (2) all who though not covered under the mem
ership defined in Article V nevertheless serve as
officers and administrators of the Synod or the
Districts of the Synod, all who serve on boards and
commissions of the Synod and its Districts as well as
their respective executives and administrators, and
faculty members and (3) administrators executives
and members of boards of directors of organizations
owned and controlled by the Synod.

1. Members who act contrary to the confession 3. Members of the Synod as defined in Article V
laid down in Article II and to the conditions of (congregations Pastors, and teachers) who act con-
membership laid down in Article VI or persist in an trary tothe confession laid down in Article IT or to the
offensive conduct shall, after previous futile admoni- conditions of membership as laid down in Article VI
tion, be expelled from the Synod. or who persist in Immoral and offensive conduct

2. Expulsion shall be executed only after follow. shall, after futile admonition, be expelled from the
ing such procedure as shall be set forth in the Bylaws Synod.
of the Synod.

3. If the member expelled is a pastor or teacher in 4. If the person expelled is a pastor or teacher ina
a congregation of the Synod, such congregation, congregation of the Synod, such congregation, unless
unless it has already done so, is held to depose him it has already done so, shall depose him from office
from office and to deal with him in accordance with and deal with him in accordance with the Word of
the Word of God, notwithstanding an appeal. If it God, notwithstanding an appeal. If the congregation
persistently refuses to do so, the respective District is persistently refuses, the respective District shall deal

deal with it. If all negotiations and admonitions with the congregation. If all] negotiations and admo-
fail of their purpose, such congregation forfeits its nitions fail of their purpose, such congregation for
membership in the Synod. feits its membership in the Synod.

4. Because of their expulsion those so expelled 5. Those who are expelled or who forfeit or sever
forfeit their membership and all share in the property their membership in the Synod shall not share in the
of the Synod. The latter holds good also with respect Property of the Synod.

connection with the Synod.
6. Those subject to the jurisdiction of the Synod or

its Districts, as herein defined, whether or not they

one of its controlled organizations.

7. Allactions covered by this article shall be taken
and determined in accordance with the procedures set
forth in the Bylaws of the Synod.

Action: Referred (1 2).

(In session 9 this resolution was recommitted to Committee
2 because of the matter of excommunication and lack of clarity.
In Session 12 Committee 2 offered Res. 2-06A, “Resolved, That,

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