# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S138
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138 RESOLUTIONS

To Decline to Limit Tenure
of Elected Officers

RESOLUTION 5-17
Overture 5-27A—5-29 (CW, p. 161)

WHEREAS, Bylaw 2.07 provides: “The offices of the
President, of the First Vice-President, and of the Secre-
tary of the Synod shall be without limitation as to
reelection”; and

WHEREAS, The Synod in adopting this regulation
recognized the value of not limiting these offices as to
tenure; and

WHEREAS, The Synod always has the option of
limiting the tenure of these offices by not reelecting
candidates thereto; therefore be it

Resolved, To decline Overtures 5-27A, 5-27B, 5-28,
and 5-29.

Action: Adopted (6).

(The convention refused to consider as a substitute Overture
5-27A without its last resolve.)

To Expedite Intersynodical Transfer
RESOLUTION 5-18
Overture 7-11 (CW, p. 223)

WHEREAS, Some teachers, church musicians, and
other ministers remained with the congregations to
which they had been duly called when their respective
congregations joined other Lutheran synods; therefore
be it

Resolved, That the Districts prepare to expedite all
existing processes by which congregations may call
those teachers, church musicians, and other ministers
receptive to a call from a Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod parish.

Action: Adopted (6).

To Decline
Overtures 5-26A, 5-26B, and 5-26C

RESOLUTION 5-19
Overtures 5-26A—C (CW, p. 161)

WHEREAS, It is incumbent on all elected officers of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) that
they pledge themselves to adhere to the doctrine and
practice of the LCMS as outlined in the Constitution
and Bylaws of the Synod; and

WHEREAS, All members of the Synod have pledged
themselves to adhere to Art. II and Art. VI of the
Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod decline Overtures 5-26A,
5-26B, and 5-26C.

Action: Adopted (6).

To Receive Beautiful Savior,
Lees Summit, Mo.,
and Nativity, Parshallville, Mich.,
into Membership

RESOLUTION 5-20
Overture L5-10 (TB, p. 179), L5-20 (TB, p. 243)

WHEREAS, Beautiful Savior, Lees Summit, Mo., and
Nativity, Parshallville, Mich., have requested member-
ship in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod as
congregations of the English District; and

WHEREAS, The constitutions of Beautiful Savior and
Nativity have been approved and membership has been
recommended by the English District Board of Direc-
tors; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod receive Beautiful Savior, Lees Summit, Mo., and
Nativity, Parshallville, Mich., into membership.

Action: Adopted as amended (4).

(Nativity’s application was received after Res. 5-20 had
been printed. However, the convention took affirmative action
at this time also with reference to Nativity’s application for
membership.)