LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 131

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RESOLUTIONS 131

from teaching activity but shall continue to meet
its contractual obligations.

6.80 Ecclesiastical Supervision

A faculty member who is a clergy or teacher
member of the Synod is under the ecclesiastical
supervision of the Synod. In cases in which such
a faculty member is charged with false doctrine or
conduct unbecoming a Christian and in which the
complainant finds unacceptable the decision of the
Board of Control not to pursue the charge, he may
be dealt with by the District President or the
synodical President and be removed from member-
ship in the Synod and therefore from office in
harmony with the provision of the Constitution
and Bylaws of the Synod (e.g., Constitution Ar-
ticle III 7—8; VI; XI B; XII 6—9; XHI; Bylaws 1.05,
1.09, 2.27, 3.45, 3.49, chapter V, Bylaw 6.79 c).

6.81 Appeals

The normal appeals procedure set forth in chap-
ter V of the Bylaws shall apply, with the provision
that if the case has been handled by the Board of
Control (Bylaw 6.79) and not by the ecclesiastical
authorities (Bylaw 6.80) the Commission of Adju-
dication shall be bypassed, notwithstanding the
provisions of chapter V of the Bylaws, and the case
shall go directly to the Board of Appeals. Either
the accused or the complainant may resort to such
an appeal, but the appeal must be made within 90
days after the action has been communicated. If
the complainant makes no appeal, the accused shall
have the right to request a public announcement
that the charge has been dismissed.

6.82 (The number only of existing 6.79 should be
changed to 6.82)

6.81 (Delete present 6.81; it is covered by proposed
6.77 c)

6.83 (Delete present 6.83; it is covered by proposed
6.79 and 6.80)

Action: Adopted (15).

(An amendment to delete “or the synodical President”
from 6.80 failed to carry.)

To Maintain Accreditation
RESOLUTION 3-03

Overtures 3-84, 3-87A—B, 3-89, 3-91A—E
(CW, pp. 138—141)

Wuereas, Article III of the Synod’s Constitution
States as a first object of the Synod “the conservation
and promotion of the unity of the true faith (Eph. 4: 3-6;
1 Cor.1:10) and a united defense against schism and
sectarianism” and as a third object of the Synod “the
training of ministers and teachers for service in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church”; and

Wuereas, The third object must be carried out in
the light of and in keeping with the first object; and

Wuereas, The Synod is committed to a program of
quality education at its colleges and seminaries; and

Wuereas, Accreditation by regional and professional
accrediting agencies is a recognition of the achievement
of certain standards; and

Wuereas, Accrediting agencies have given repeated
assurances that it is not their intention to infringe on
the doctrinal position of the Synod or its special inter-
ests, rights, and privileges; and

Wuereas, The synodical President is charged with
the duty of supervising the doctrine and administration
of all such as are employed by the Synod (Constitution,
Article XI B, 1 b); therefore be it

Resolved, That the synodical President, the Board
for Higher Education, the Boards of Control, the ad-
ministrations and faculties of the Synod’s colleges and
seminaries shall be firmly reminded of their charge and
responsibility to protect with all diligence the doctrinal
position of the Synod; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education, the
Boards of Control of the Synod’s colleges and semi-
naries, and the administrations and faculties of these
institutions be encouraged to maintain the high stand-
ards that have enabled the colleges and seminaries to
become regionally and professionally accredited and
to take whatever steps are necessary to maintain ac-
creditation and to improve the quality of professional
education so long as the doctrinal position, and the in-
terests, rights, and privileges of the Synod are not in-
fringed upon; and be it finally

Resolved, That the above named again call the atten-
tion of professional and regional accrediting agencies,
when the occasion arises, to their pledges not to involve
themselves in the doctrinal affairs of a denomination
whenever their actions seem to threaten the doctrinal
position and the interests, rights, and privileges of the
Synod.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Direct Board of Control
to Appeal Probation

RESOLUTION 3-04

Report 3-01, D; Overtures 3-82, 3-85A—B and 3-86
(CW, pp. 109, 139)

Wuereas, The Special Task Force on Accreditation
has expressed the opinion that the action of the Amer-
ican Association of Theological Schools in placing Con-
cordia Seminary, St. Louis, on probation was unjustified
and has given valid reasons for this judgment in its re-
port and in the resource materials which it has prepared
for possible appeal; and

Wuereas, The Special Task Force on Accreditation
has expressed the opinion that an appeal to the Execu-
tive Committee of the AATS acting as a Board of Re-
view under Article VII of the Constitution of the AATS
“would have been in order” and “would still be in
order’; and

Wuereas, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is threat-
ened with the loss of its accreditation if probation is not
lifted prior to June 1, 1974; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Control of Concordia
Seminary, St. Louis, be directed to submit and diligently
prosecute an appeal to the Executive Committee of the
AATS, forthwith; and be it further