LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1986, Page 186

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5-97

5-33

5-34
5-35
5-36
5-37

A-B
5-40

5-41
5-42
A-B

5-43
5-44
5-148

5-38

5-39

5-45

5-61

5-80

5-131

5-132

5-125
A-I

5-155

5-82

To Make Names and
Addresses of Conven-
tion Lay Delegates
Available at an Early
Date

To Provide for Limita-
tion of Consecutive
Terms of Synodical
President

To Limit President to
Three Full Terms

To Limit President
to Two Three-Year
Terms

To Limit Terms of
President

To Limit Terms of
President

To Declare President
Ineligible to Serve as
President After Three
Terms

To Limit President to
Four Elected Terms
To Request Congrega-
tion Approval for Offi-
cers’ Terms to Exceed
12 Years

To Limit Terms of Of-
fice

To Limit Terms of Syn-
odical Officers

To Publicize Decisions
of Commissions on Ad-
judication and Com-
mission on Appeals
To Require Five Years
Parish Experience for
Synodical President
To Change Qualifica-
tions of Candidates for
Certain Synodical Of-
fices

To Seek Synodical Of-
ficers with Pastoral
Experience

To Require Vice-Presi-
dents to Be Parish Pas-
tors

To Require Synod and
District Boards of Di-
rectors to Publish Min-
utes

To Establish Uniform
Dates for District
Meetings

To Establish Uniform
Dates for Synodical
Conventions
To Terminate Dual
Membership

To Change Name to In-
ternational Synod of
Evangelical Lutherans
(ISEL)

To Change Term and
Tenure of District Of-
ficers

RESOLUTIONS
Same reason
5-118
Present practice has served 5-111
well; democratic process pro-
vides for regular evaluation;
election should be based on 5-113
qualifications rather than
terms; Task Force II reaf-
firmed practice of unlimited
terms for officers
Same reason 5-158
A-C
Same reason
5-160
Same reason
5-149
Same reason
Same reason
5-73
Same reason A-B
Same reason
5-120
A-C
Same reason §-144
Same reason
5-161

Presently being done

Trust the Holy Spirit to iden-
tify potential officers; present
requirements adequate
Same reason

Same reason

Same reason

Minutes of program boards
already available; requests
for specific information can be
directed to boards of directors
for response

Diverse factors must be con-
sidered in scheduling meet-
ings of districts and the
Synod

Same reason

Dealt with by previous con-
vention; progress made and
continues; remaining cases
must be dealt with individ-
ually with Christian love and
concern

No compelling reason; pres-
ent name well recognized
throughout the world

Current Bylaws require
three-year terms for all offi-
cers; compatibility between

To Reject Proposed
“Synodical Council”
To Allow Pastors to
Submit Memorials

To Declare All Pastors
Serving Congregations
Eligible for Voting Sta-
tus

To Grant Franchise for
Teachers and Direc-
tors of Christian Edu-
cation

To Grant Limited Vote
to Teachers

To Increase Number of
Eligible Terms on Syn-
odical Commission on
Adjudication and Com-
mission on Appeals

To Request Commis-
sion on Constitutional
Matters to Inform In-
terested Parties

To Restructure Synod
and Districts and
Prioritize Objectives
To Study Expenses of
and Need for 38 Sepa-
rate Districts

To Amend Bylaws on
Voting Membership of
Board of Directors and
Commission on Consti-
tutional Matters

the Synod and its districts is
necessary for effective admin-
istration

Proposal is not being made

Procedure for submitting
overtures is clearly defined
and available to pastors
Congregations are repre-
sented by one lay and one
pastoral vote to represent the
congregation, encompassing
its entire program of ministry
Same reason

Same reason

Need for continuity and ex-
perience not sufficient rea-
sons and could be used by all
units; abundance of able and
qualified persons willing to
serve

Parties to action regularly no-
tified; impossible task to de-
termine who other interested
parties are

Being handled through chan-
nels; Planning Council; Com-
mission on Structure

Task already assigned to
Commission on Structure

Inappropriate because it den-
ies some elected officers the
right to vote

Action: Items 3-5 adopted (5)—Remaining items:

None.

(Prior to board and commission elections the committee had
requested that delegates vote on the declining of Overtures 8-05,
8-06, and 8-08 in order to determine whether incumbents whose
terms would exceed 12 years, if elected, could be nominated for
those positions. The delegates agreed to this procedure and
adopted the committee recommendation on this matter as indi-
cated in the action above.)

To Transfer Christ Evangelical Lutheran

Overture L5-183 (TB p. 220)

Church of Aurora, Ont., Canada

RESOLUTION 5-35

Wuereas, Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Au-
rora, Ont., Canada, has requested transfer of its member-
ship from the SELC District to the English District; and

Wuenreas, This transfer has the necessary approval and
appears to be in the best interest of God’s kingdom; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the request for transfer be, and is,
hereby approved and granted.

Action: Adopted (15).