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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Page 130

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TASK FORCE

conventions, especially as far as
prioritization, implementation and |
coordination of the decisions of the
convention are concerned. !

A reduction in the number of program
boards to three, i.e.. the Board for
Missions and Human Care: the Board
for Professional Training: and the
Board for Congregational Services.

District representation on the
Nominating Committee—each District
electing a member to serve on the
committee.

Circuit involvement—the Circuit will
have a convention once every three
years and serve as a two-way conduit
between the congregation and the
District and Synod.

Limits on terms of office—members of
boards and commissions limited to
three terms of three years each and all
other officers of the Synod being
limited to four terms of three years
each.

The Task Force has recommended that the name for the
expanded interim group for the prioritizaton. implementa-
tion ,and coordination of the decisions of the convention be
left as Board of Directors until 1984, at which time it will be
changed to Church Council. Do you support this change in
name?

_— 1) Yes __.. 2) No

If you answered “NO” what name would you give this
group?

__— 1) Leave as Board of Directors

_— 2) Change to

ifillin name

. How helpful to the Synod do you feel is the concept of

having an expanded interim group (Board of Directors Church
Council) for meeting the decision-making needs of the
Synod between conventions?
—— 1) Very helpful

—_. 3) Not helpful at all

__— 2) Somewhat helpful

. Should regional representation be used in selecting certain

members to serve on the interim group (Board of Direc-
tors Church Council)?

——. 1) Yes —_ 2) No

. The Circuit should be an important vehicle for developing

overtures to synodical conventions and for implementing
convention decisions.
—__— 1) Strongly agree
—_— 2) Agree

—_— 3) Disagree
—— 4) Strongly disagree

. Do you agree with the proposal to group and coordinate the

functions of the present program boards and commissions
into three new boards, each assisted by resource com-
mittees of specialists? These three boards would be the
Board for Missions and Human Care, Board for Pro-
fessional Training, and Board for Congregational Services.

—__— 1) Yes

__— 2) No. I feel we should retain the current number of
boards.

__— 3) No, but I feel we should reduce the number of
boards to

ifillin a number)
If you answered 3) above, list the boards you feel
we should have:

If these three new program boards were to be established,

should each of them be assisted by resource committees
comprised of specialists?

—_— 1) Yes _. 2) No

10.

11.

13.

The three proposed program boards of the Synod should
have voting representation on the interim group. i.e.. the
Board of Directors Church Council.

—— 1) Yes ____ 2) No

The concept of regional representation for program boards
and Vice-Presidents has been suggested to the Task Force.
Do vou favor the concept of regionalization for:

Program boards?

—— 1) Yes

—— 2) No

Vice-Presidents?

—— 1) Yes

___ 2) No

. How large in general do you think the program boards of

the Synod should be?
___ a) 1-5 members _____ b) 6-9 members
__ c) 10 or more members

Should there be a limit on the number of three-year terms
the elected individuals in each of the following positions
are allowed to succeed themselves? If there should be a
limit, indicate the number of terms to which you feel tenure
in this position should be limited.

There should be a limit
on the number of terms
icheck the number of
terms tu which vou feel
tenure should be limited:

Check here if

there should be
no limit on the
number of terms

Position for this position
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Full-time salaried positions:
President a
First Vice-President i
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Secretary : '
Treasurer __
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Other elected positions:
Board members =e
Other Vice-Presidents |

14.

16.

Which of the following proposals seems best as a way of
regulating the length of a term forindividuals elected to the
interim group (Board of Directors Church Council) and all
other synodical boards and commissions.

_— 1) Theterm of office for every position should be three
years, in which case there could be no staggered
terms, i.e., all positions would come up for election
every three years.

—— 2) The term of office for every positon should be six
years so as to allow for staggered terms, i.e., not all
positions would come up for election at the same
time.

. Each District of the Synod should have a representative on

the Nominating Committee?
__. 1) Yes —___. 2) No

A recurring question: Shall teacher members of the Synod
participate in voting privileges at a District convention?
—_— 1) Yes, and as a separate category of delegate, i.e..
each congregation would have a pastor delegate, a
lay delegate and a teacher delegate (if the con-
gregation has a school).

Yes, but not as a separate category of delegate.
Each congregation should have a professional
representative who would be either a pastor or a
teacher and a lay delegate.

Yes, but not as a separate category of delegate.
Each congregation should have a pastor delegate
and a second delegate who would be either a
layperson or a teacher.

__. 4) No, it should remain as it is.

Shall teacher members of the Synod participate in voting
privileges at a general svnodical convention?

—___ 2

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