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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 239

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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 239

concerning each candidate, such as age, occupation or pro-
fession, District affiliation, residence, and specific experience
and qualifications for the office in question.

b. The chairman of the Board for Convention Nominations
shall submit the board’s report in person to the convention
at one of its earliest sessions, and immediately thereupon
nominations may be made from the floor of the convention.
Any delegate making a nomination from the floor shall have
secured prior consent of the candidate whom he wishes to
nominate. He shall immediately submit in writing to the
chairman of the Board for Convention Nominations pertinent
information concerning his nominee as detailed in a above.
No further nominations shall thereafter be accepted, except
in the event that the Synod in convention creates a new
elective office, board, or commission for which no candidates
have previously been nominated.

c. The chairman of the Board for Convention Nomina-
tions shall have on hand at the convention a reserve list of
nominees, approved by his board, for use if required, e. g.,
if a new board or commission is to be elected. Whenever
possible, however, the Board for Convention Nominations
should be informed in advance if any new board or com-
mission is likely to be elected at a synodical convention, so
that it may have a slate of candidates in readiness.

2.153 Order of Names on Ballot

The names and District affiliations of the candidates in all
elections — at least two for each position — shall be placed
on the election ballot in alphabetical order and without any
distinctive mark.

D. THE SECRETARY OF THE SYNOD

2.39 Duties

e. publish the names of the members of the Board for
Convention Nominations in the official synodical periodicals
8 months before each convention of the Synod;

a. The chairman of the Board for Convention Nominations
shall submit the board’s report in person to the convention
at one of its earliest sessions, and immediately thereupon
nominations may be made from the floor of the convention.
Any delegate making a nomination from the floor shall have
secured prior consent of the candidate whom he wishes to
nominate. He shall immediately submit in writing to the
chairman of the Board for Convention Nominations pertinent
information concerning his nominee as detailed in 2.143 e.
No further nominations shall thereafter be accepted, except
in the event that the Synod in convention creates a new
elective office, board, or commission for which no candidates
have previously been nominated.

b. Present c becomes b.

2.153 Order of Names on Ballot
No change.

D. SECRETARY OF THE SYNOD
2.39 Duties

e. publish the names of the members of the Board for
Convention Nominations in the official synodical periodicals
at least 12 months before each convention of the Synod;

Boarp FoR CONVENTION NOMINATIONS
Rosert GARMatz, Corresponding Secretary

(5-29)

To Revise 5.65, Board of Appeals

Resolved, That Section 5.65 of the Handbook be
amended to read as follows (proposed addition in
italics):

In all cases other than those which arise from the decision of
a congregation pursuant to Section 5.21 b, the decision of the
Board of Appeals of the Synod and of the District (where no
further appeal is taken) shall be final and binding upon all
concerned. A decision of the Board of Appeals of the Synod
shall not be subject to review, revision, or reversal by any
officer, commission, or other board of the Synod.

Boarp oF APPEALS

JuLius M. Friepricu, Secretary

(5-30)
To Examine Synodical Constitution
and District Bylaws in Light
of Mission Affirmations

Wuereas, It is vital for each parish to become more
aware of all the implications of the Mission Affirmations
and to pursue its mission and ministry to the people of
God in its community; and

Wuereas, There is a great need for greater clarity in
the areas of mission and ministry where the local parish
cannot act alone; and

Wuereas, The servant role of the Synod and the Dis-
trict over against the local parish needs to be reempha-
sized; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Mission Board of each District,
which by its nature has broader concerns and more de-
tailed knowledge on the mission of the church within
the respective District, be instructed to share its plan-
ning and thinking with all the parishes in the District:
and be it further

Resolved, That the Commission on Mission and Min-
istry in the Church be instructed to examine the Con-
stitution of the Synod in the light of the Mission Affir-
mations and to make appropriate recommendations to
the next convention of the Synod; and be it finally

Resolved, That each District be encouraged to exam-
ine its constitution in the light of the Mission Affirma-
tions and to act on appropriate recommendations which
emphasize its mission and ministry, and that in this
examination the Districts be encouraged to study the
paper on “District Administration in the Light of the
Mission Affirmations,” available from the Commission
on Mission and Ministry in the Church.

CoMMISSION ON MISSION AND MINISTRY
IN THE CHURCH
WILLIAM S. GRAUMANN, Chairman