LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 129

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RESOLUTIONS

6.23 Personnel of Boards of Control

a. Except for the two theological seminaries
each Board of Control shall include the following
voting members:

1. The President of the geographical District in
which the synodical institution is located. He may
designate a District vice-president as his standing
representative.

2. At least five and no more than nine members,
as specified by the charter or corporate articles of
the institution, who shall be elected at the con-
ventions of the Synod for terms of 4 years in such
manner that about one half of the members shall
be elected at each convention of the Synod. The
elective members shall include one to three pastors,
one or two teachers, and three to five laymen.

b. The Board of Control of the theological semi-
naries shall consist of the following voting mem-
bers.

1. Three pastors, two teachers, and four laymen
elected by the Synod. These shall be elected at
the convention of the Synod for terms of 4 years
in such a manner that approximately one half of
the elected members shall be elected at each con-
vention of the Synod.

2. A vice-president of the Synod appointed by
the President of the Synod.

3. The President of the geographical District in
which the seminary is located.

6.53 Appointment of Members of the Faculty

a. The Board of Control on recommendation of
the president of the institution shall appoint the
members of the faculty.

b. The initial appointment to the faculty shall
require the prior consent of the Board for Higher
Education, and in the case of initial appointment
to a theological seminary also the prior approval of
its electors. Appointments shall ordinarily be for
terms of one to 4 years and may be extended, but
not beyond a total service period of 6 years in the
respective college or seminary, at the end of which
time the contract shall expire and the question of
tenure under Section 6.54 b shall be considered.

c. Proposals for renewal of appointment shall be
submitted for prior review and recommendation to
the Board for Higher Education. The Board for
Higher Education at its discretion may offer a re-
port in person prior to the taking of action by the
Board of Control. Final decision on the renewal of
appointment shall be the sole prerogative of the
Board of Control.

d. Avvointments with permanent tenure may be
made if the candidate has already been granted
permanent tenure by another educational institu-
tion of the Synod or if the requirements for the
granting of permanent tenure are satisfied at the
time the appointment is made.

e. The Board of Control may decline to renew
the appointment of a faculty member without
tenure at its discretion and without formal state-
ment of cause. If reappointment to the teaching
staff is not contemplated, the Board of Control
shall so notify the faculty member through the
president of the institution at least 6 months prior
to the expiration of the current appointment.

f. The terms and conditions of every appoint-
ment shall be stated in writing and be in the pos-
session of both the institution and the prospective
faculty member before the appointment is consum-
mated. Limitations of academic freedom because
of the religious and confessional nature and aims
of the institution shall be stated in writing at the
time of the appointment and conveyed to the per-
son being appointed.

g. The Board for Higher Education after con-
sultation with its Advisory Council shall provide

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policy statements on academic, professional, theo-
logical, ministerial, and other criteria for the ap-
pointment and advancement of faculty members.

h. Ordinarily candidates for teaching positions
with tenure on the Synod’s instructional staffs shall
be graduates of a theological seminary or teachers
college affiliated with the Synod or shall have
achieved such status by colloquy. When, in ex-
ceptional cases, laymen are involved, they should
be persons who are solemnly pledged to the Holy
Scriptures as the inspired Word of God and to the
Lutheran Confessions.

6.54 Permanent Tenure

a. The Board of Control may grant permanent
tenure at any time to any member of the faculty,
regardless of rank, upon the recommendation of
the president and with the prior consent of the
electors of the institution. Proposals for granting
permanent tenure shall be submitted for prior re-
view and recommendation to the Board for Higher
Education. The Board for Higher Education at its
discretion may offer a report in person prior to the
taking of action by the Board of Control. The elec-
tors may then grant such consent by any procedure
which they deem appropriate. Such action shall
be taken no earlier than 6 weeks after a notice of
the intent to grant tenure has been published in
the official periodicals of the Synod. The Board of
Control shall give the faculty member the oppor-
tunity to respond to any negative comments prior
to the Board’s final action.

b. If a faculty member has completed 5 years
of creditable service (periods of leave are not in-
cluded) as a member of the faculty of one or more
educational institutions of the Synod of collegiate
or seminary level, at least the last 2 years of which
shall have been in the institution he is currently
serving, and has not been granted permanent ten-
ure, the president is obligated to take up the ques-
tion of permanent tenure with the Board of Control.
The Board of Control shall either carry forward
the procedure for granting permanent tenure or
inform the faculty member of its decision not to
grant tenure and thus terminate his contract at
least 6 months before the expiration of the 6th
year of service. If the Board of Control does not
take up the question of permanent tenure at least
9 months prior to the end of the 6th year of service,
the faculty member shall petition the Board of
Control to take up the question of permanent ten-
ure. Tenure may be granted only by direct action
of the Board of Control.

c. The granting of permanent tenure shall in
no case be construed as requiring or indicating ad-
vancement in rank.

6.59 Faculty Organization and Meetings
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The faculty shall elect a standing hearings
committee or assign the functions of such a com-
mittee to another standing committee.

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6.77 Removal from Office

a. The Board of Control may decline to renew
the appointment of a faculty member without
permanent tenure at the time of the expiration of
the term of the appointment in accordance with
paragraph 6.53 e.

b. No member of the faculty who has been
granted permanent tenure and no member of the
faculty without permanent tenure at times other
than the expiration of the term of his appointment
shall be removed from the faculty either by eccle-