LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Page 71

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215 Holding More than One Office

No person shal] hold more than one elective office or board
membership in the Synod and its Districts or in both, nor
shall one person hold more than two synodical or District
offices or board memberships, elective or appointive, nor shall
one person hold two board memberships of which one is
directly responsible for the work of the other. Doubtful cases
shall be decided by the President of the Synod.

Action: Section 2:15 was withdrawn by the com-
mittee with common consent.

2.139—2.153

Since it is desirable to make careful distinctions and
avoid confusion, it is recommended that wherever in
these paragraphs “Committee on Nominations” now
appears, the designation be changed to “Committee on
Convention Nominations.”

Action: Sections 2.139—2.153 were adopted.

It is also recommended that the Committee on Nomi-
nations, established by the San Francisco convention
on recommendation of the Synodical Survey Commis-
sion, be called consistently the Synodical Service Com-
mission and that a statement of its responsibilities and
functions be included in future editions of the synodi-
cal Handbook.

2.147 Suggestions for Boards of Control (etc.)

a. The Committee on Convention Nominations shall solicit
from the board of directors of each District in which one of
the Synod’s educational institutions is located, as well as
from boards of directors of adjacent Districts, the names of
suitable candidates for the school’s Board of Control. The
respective Board of Control and the Board for Higher Educa-
tion shall also be requested to furnish names and qualifica-
tions of prospective candidates for Board of Control mem-
bership.

Action: Section 2.147 was adopted.

4.09 Assignment of Calls

a. The College of Presidents, acting as the Board of As-
signment, shall regularly assign to the graduates and avail-
able supply students, interns, and vicars of the Synod’s edu-
cational institutions, and to workers available from colloquy
programs and church-work training programs, the calls and
appointments for pastors, teachers, deaconesses, missionaries,
and church workers which congregations, qualified associa-
tions, and synodical and District boards have sent.

b. The placement officers of the respective institutions
shall be consulted before the assignments are made.

Action: Section 4.09 a, b was adopted.

4.109 Intersynodical Conferences

Intersynodical conferences for the study of theology are
desirable and are encouraged on a regular basis.

Action: Section 4.109 was adopted.

4.111 Purposes of Conferences

The official conferences of pastors and teachers shall be
conducted for the spiritual and professional growth of their
members. Matters pertaining to Christian doctrine and prac-
tice, to professional problems, to the proper conduct in office,
to private study, to the welfare of the respective congrega-
tions and schools, to the work of the District and of the
Synod, or to any other professional matter shall at all times
receive due and sympathetic attention. The members of the
conferences shall aim to cultivate brotherly relationship, be
mutually helpful in every way possible, and encourage, in-
struct, and admonish one another in a spirit of sincerity and
Christian love. Professional conferences have no synodical
administrative functions.

Action: Section 4.111 was adopted.

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4113 Attendance at Official Conferences

Attendance at the official conferences shall be obligatory
for pastors and teachers serving in congregations and par-
ishes. Those whose office in the Synod, District, or synodical
institution imposes professional or service requirements on
which full and regular conference attendance makes undue
demands, shall nevertheless, in consultation with their su-
pervisory boards, arrange for their own partial or occasional
attendance and participation in their own official conferences.

Action: Section 4.113 was adopted.

5.23 Ineligibility for Service

If the member involved is a pastor or teacher serving in
a congregation or parish and his offense makes him ineligible
for further official service in the church and he pleads guilty,
the District President shall publish in the official organs of
the Synod the fact that he is ineligible for further service and
shall so report to the District. If the President of the District
is charged with any action that would disqualify him from
holding office, the Vice-Presidents of the District shall initiate
proceedings, and the First Vice-President shall act. If the
District officers fail to act, the President of the Synod, by
virtue of the power given him in the Constitution (Article
XI, B, 1, 2,3) may on his own initiative institute proceedings,
take administrative action, and, if necessary, present charges
to the District Board of Appeals.

Action: Section 5.23 was withdrawn by the commit-
tee with common consent.

5.81 Original Cases in the Synod

The original jurisdiction of the Synod’s Board of Appeals
shall include controversies concerning membership in the
Synod and eligibility for service in a particular field of work
or in the church in general arising in connection with activi-
ties directly under the control of the Synod or its boards.
However, the plaintiff in these cases shall make every effort
to settle the matter. The President of the Synod may also
initiate proceedings in such cases. Only when all adminis-
trative efforts have been exhausted, shall the President of
the Synod refer the case to the Synod’s Board of Appeals.
If the President of the Synod is charged with any action that
would disqualify him from holding office, or if he shall be
disqualified or is unable to act in a particular case, the Vice-
Presidents of the Synod, according to rank, shall undertake
to settle the matter or, if administrative efforts have failed,
refer the case to the Board of Appeals of the Synod.

Action: Section 5.81 was adopted.

6.03 Advisory Council

The presidents and acting presidents of the Synod’s edu-
cational institutions in the United States and Canada shall
constitute an Advisory Council, which shall meet at the call
of the board.

Action: Section 6.03 was adopted.

6.07 Duties

n. develop plans and procedures for Synodwide recruit-
ment and enlistment of students for the pastoral and teach-
ing ministries and other approved synodical training pro-
grams.

Action: Section 6.07 n was adopted as printed above,

after several minor changes had been made.

6.23 Personnel of Boards of Control

b. At least five and no more than nine members, as speci-
fied by the charter or corporate articles of the institution,
who shall be elected at the conventions of the Synod for
terms of four years in such a manner that about one half
of the members shall be elected at each convention of the
Synod. The elective members shall include:

1. one to three pastors;
2. one or two teachers;
3. three to five laymen.

(This wording assumes the adoption of two-year convention
cycles after 1965.)