LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1992, Sheet 163

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HIGHER EDUCATION 161

Concordia University System as it is authorized to do in
Bylaw 3.188 and that Bylaw 3.188 be amended as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING .-

3.188 Powers and Duties with Respect to the
Property of the Synod

The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided
in these Bylaws, shal] have such authority and respon-
sibility with respect to the property of the Synod as is
generally vested in and imposed upon the board of di-
rectors of a corporation. The Board of Directors (1) shall,
however, delegate to District boarda of directors the au-
thority to buy, sell, and encumber real and personal
property in the ordinary course of performing the func-
tions which the District carries on for the Synod, con-
sistent, however, with general policies (which shall be
applicable to all Districts) established from time to time
by the Synod in convention, and (2) may delegate to any
agency engaged in furthering the objectives of the Synod
powers and duties with respect to property for which
such agency has direct supervisory responsibility. (Such
delegation of powers and duties shall be in writing and
shal] be subject to change at-anytime by the Board of
Directors as provided in the document(s) by which such
delegation was made.) For the purposes of this section
3.188,

a. “Synod” includes every agency engaged in fur-
thering the objectives of the Synod; I

b. “agency engaged in furthering the objectives ofthe
Synod” is any instrumentality other than a congrega-
tion, whether or not separately incorporated, which|the
Synod or one of its agencies has caused to be formed to
further the Synod’s objectives, and includes without lim-
itation each board, commission, seminary, college, and
District, and Concordia Publishing House, Concordia
Historical Institute, and The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod Foundation; and

c. “property of the Synod” includes all property, real

or personal, tangible or intangible, and pnereve itu: ‘
tates or elsewhere), and -

ated (whether in the United
regardless of whether title to such property is held in
the name of the Synod or its nominee or one of its agen-
- cies, provided, however, such shall not include any, as-
seta of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund—Missouri
Synod, and provided further that property held by, an
agency in a fiduciary capacity (including, for the pur-
poses of example, the pension, retirement, and welfare
_funds administered by the Board of Managers, and cer-
tain funds held by The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod Foundation) shall not be considered or treated as
the property of the Synod;
and be it further

Resolved, That the transitional Board for Higher Edu-
cation (Corporation Directors of the Concordia University
System) be comprised of incumbent Board for Higher Ed-
ucation Services members plus those elected at this con-
vention; and be it finally

Resolved, That unfilled seats on the Board of Directors
of the Concordia University System as specified in the task
force report (CW, p. 267) be filled by the Council of Mem-
bers of the Concordia University System.

Action: Adopted (8).

To Amend Bylaw re Admission
Requirements
for Pastoral Colloquy Program

, RESOLUTION 6-05A
: Overtures 6-28-29 (CW, pp. 276-77)

Wuenreas, The Bylaws governing admission to the pas-
toral ministry by colloquy have been too limiting for certain
individuals; and ,

Wuereas, Bylaw 6.91 5 requires that only communicant
members in good standing who have graduated from an
accredited college may be admitted to the Colloquy Pro-
gram; and :

Wuereas, The Association of Theological Schools allows
accredited seminaries to enroll a certain percentage of stu-
dents who are not graduates of accredited colleges; and

Wuereas, Bylaw 6.91, Eligibility for Admission to the
Colloquy Program, currently makes no such provision;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Bylaw 6.91 5 be amended to read as
follows: :

5. communicant members in good standing of a syn-

odical congregation who are mature, and-have-tong-yeara

' of experienee-in-chureh-werk-and have at least 10 years of
significant service at the congregational, District, or syn-
odical level, and have ordinarily graduated from an ac-
- credited college.

: Action: Adopted (8).

(Amendments calling for deletion of the words “at least ten
years of” and “are mature” from the resolve were declined.)

To Change Requirement for Teacher
Colloquy Program

RESOLUTION 6-06
| Overture 6-30 (CW, p. 277)

Wuereas, Several new theological education delivery

‘systems have been developed, namely Theological Edu- .

:eation by Extension (TEE) and Provisional Endorsement
for Lutheran Teaching (PELT), which have proven to be
effective; and

Wuereas, Extension sites have been successfully es-
‘tablished by many colleges of The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod to bring colloquy and/or graduate or degree
completion programs to many different areas far removed
from the home campus; and

Wuereas, Modern technology (such as videotapes) has
made possible the delivery of much of the on-campus ex-
perience at numerous sites; and

Wuereas, An important reason given by teachers for

not colloquizing is the on-campus requirement; therefore
be it ,
‘Resolved, That the Handbook Bylaw 6.109 b require-
‘ment of two on-campus courses be eliminated.

Action: Adopted (10).
{A substitute motion asking that the resolve of Overture 6-30