LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1992, Page 38

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38 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

tion of the GALA group on campus because of the serious
concerns that are being expressed by congregations and Dis-
tricts of the LCMS.

The Chair ruled that motion was a substitute for the
final resolved rather than an amendment. :

The assembly voted to consider the substitute motion.

A motion was made to table the substitute motion and
the main motion.

The motion to table was lost.

The Chair called the question and was sustained.

The substitute motion was lost, carrying 30.3 percent
of the vote.

The question was called and was sustained.

The main motion, unamended, was supported by a vote
of 82.3 percent majority vote.

Committee 6: Higher Education

Res. 6-08, to provide for special certification for Val-
paraiso University teacher-education graduates, was
placed before the assembly. The committee made an edi-
torial change to line 45, page 125, from do not have to to
need not.

The resolution was adopted by a majority vote of 87.4
percent.

Res. 6-16, which calls for an amendment to Article III
of the constitution of the Synod to include congregational
support of secondary schools, colleges, universities, and
-seminaries, was placed before the delegates.

The motion was adopted by a vote of 92.5 percent.

‘Res. 6-15, to identify linkages from the Mission Blue-
print for the Nineties, was moved by the committee.

The motion was adopted by a voice vote.

Res. 6-19, to study the feasibility of a seminary in the
Southwest, was moved by the committee.

The motion carried with 86.3 percent of the vote.

Res. 6-14, to commend scholarship support for church
workers’ children, was moved.

The motion carried: 95.3 percent.

Res. 6-18, to review personnel policies and procedures
of the colleges and universities within the newly estab-
lished system, was moved by the committee.

The motion was adopted by voice vote.

Res. 6-17, to provide additional married student hous-
ing at our seminaries, was moved by the committee.

The motion carried 96.9 percent of the vote.

Res. 6-22, which calls for certain overtures to be referred
to the Concordia University System, was moved and
adopted.

Res. 6-21, which calls for a correction in the BHES re-
port, was received as a report requiring no action by the
convention.

Res, 6-20, to decline an overture to specify that the
Synod maintain two synodical seminaries, was moved and
adopted.

The committee moved to refer Res. 6-11 to the Board
for Higher Education of the new Concordia University
System.

The question was called and sustained.

The motion carried by 95.2 percent.

Res. 6-23, to decline certain overtures, was moved and
adopted by voice vote.

The Chair announced that Committee 6 had completed
its resolutions.

Special Report .

Texas District president Gerald Kieschnick reported on
successful conversation with a brother regarding Lutheran
Vanguard.

Committee 5: Structure and Organization:

Dr. Loren Kramer, on behalf of the committee, reported
their consideration of accountability, discipline, and re-
moval of members from synodica! boards and commissions
who conduct themselves in a manner inconsistent with the
Christian faith and life, to wit:

We believe that the Constitution and Bylaws of the
Synod provide adequate means to deal with such
matters. We cite the following:

Bylaw 2.35: Duties of Members

Every member of the synod shall diligently and ear-
nestly promote the purposes of the Synod by word and
deed.

Bylaw 3.73: Accountability of Officers, Boards,
and Commissions

All officers, boards and commissions shall be ac-
countable to the Synod for all their actions.

Constitution Art. XI: Rights and Duties of
Officers .
A 2: The Synod at all times has the right to call its
officers to account and, if circumstances require it, to
remove them from office in accordance with Christian
procedures.

Finally, we refer to the procedure adopted in Res. 5-
01B by this convention and cite the following from
section 8.01, “Purpose and Objectives”:

This procedure is established to resolve, in a God-
pleasing manner, disputes that involve as parties,
members of the Synod, the Synod itself, a District or
an organization owned and controlled by the Synod,
persons involved in excommunication or lay members
of congregations of the Synod holding positions with
the Synod itself or with Districts of other organiza-
tions owned and controlled by the Synod and shall
be the exclusive remedy to resolve such disputes. It is
applicable whether the dispute involves only a dif-
ference of opinion without personal animosity or is
one which involves ill will and sin which requires
repentance and forgiveness. No person or entity to
whom or to which the provisions of this chapter are
applicable because such person or entity is a member
of the Synod may render the provisions of this chapter
inapplicable by terminating that membership. -

The committee asked that this report be included in the
minutes and the delegates approved with a voice vote.

Closing Devotions

The delegates were led in closing devotions by the
Chaplain of the convention.