# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S110
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

110 RESOLUTIONS

2. provide that board or commission and the
synodical Board of Directors with an annual program
report and financial statement audited by indepen-
dent certified public accountants;

3. seek formal approval from the respective Dis-
trict Board of Directors for special intra-District
fundraising efforts and through the Board of Stew-
ardship from the synodical Board of Directors for any
fundraising efforts that cross District lines (Bylaws
2.85 e, 2; 9.71; 9.73);

4. inform the appropriate board or commission of
the Synod as designated by the synodical Board of
Directors of the actual dollar amount raised and the
percentage of costs involved in fundraising efforts;

5. be responsible for its own debts and liabilities
and so indicate in all of its contractual agreements of
a financial nature, statements of ownership, bylaws,
financial offers, and other legal documents, agree-
ments, promotional materials, and all other commun-
ications of a financial nature in accordance with
criteria determined by the synodical Board of Direc-
tors, so that it is clear that listing in The Lutheran
Annualis not a guarantee on the part of the Synod for
the fiscal solvency of or any financial responsibility
for the organization or for services expressly or
impliedly offered (Bylaw 9.73); and

6. be consistent with the doctrine and practice of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod as set forth
in the Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions.

c. Privileges. Being a listed service organization
carries with it the following privileges:

1. The privilege of soliciting funds upon approval
by the synodical or District Board of Directors in
conformity with regulating Bylaws, resolutions, and
policies of the Synod or of a District;

2. Eligibility of clergymen and teachers serving
such organizations to be placed or to remain on the
clergy or teacher roster of the Synod if otherwise
eligible;

3. Listing of the organization in The Lutheran
Annual; and

4. The opportunity to report to synodical or Dis-
trict conventions through its designated board or
commission.

d. Listing.

To be and remain a listed service organization, an
organization must meet and continue to meet the
requirements given above. Eligibility for continued
listing shall be reviewed periodically by the synodical
Board of Directors and the designated board or
commission.

2. The list in The Lutheran Annual shall provide
a statement that such listing is not a guarantee on the
part of the church body for the fiscal solvency of the
organization or any financial responsibility for such
organization or for services expressly or impliedly
offered.

Action: Adopted (9).

(In placing this resolution before the convention the floor

committee made several changes:

1. It deleted the final whereas: “Whereas, The following
wording has been reviewed and agreed upon by the Task
Force subcommittee, the Board of Directors’ subcom-
mittee, and the Social Ministry staff.”

2. It removed original point 6 of 17.01 b: “be subject to the :
provisions of Bylaws 2.85 e, 2; 9.71; 9.73.”

4. It changed the first words of 17.03 b, 5 which had read:

“be responsible for its own debts and liabilities and so
indicate in agreements, promotional materials, and all
other communications of a financial nature in accor-
dance with criteria. ...”

5. It added to that paragraph the reference to Bylaw 9.73.)

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