LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 166

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166 RESOLUTIONS

To Revise Bylaws Re Appointment Method
of Boards and Commissions

RESOLUTION 5-07
Report 5-02, I, 2 (CW, p. 204)

Wuereas, The President of the Synod is given the
authority (responsibility) and charged with the ac-
countability provided in the synodical Handbook, By-
law Section IJ B and related and supplementary con-
stitutional and Bylaw provisions; and

Wuereas, The Board of Directors is given the au-
thority (responsibility) and charged with the account-
ability provided in synodical Handbook Bylaw Section
Il F and related and supplemental Bylaw provisions;
and

Wuereas, The exercise of the appointment authority
by the President in consultation with the Board, or the
Board appointing the various boards and commissions
of the Synod, is in keeping with that responsibility and
accountability; and

Wuereas, There is no clear basis for the existing dif-
ferences in appointment method; and

Wuereas, General criteria for such differences would
be most helpful; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Bylaws be revised to establish
criteria for classifying boards and commissions as to
the method of appointment used; and be it further

Resolved, That the affected organizations be reclassi-
fied accordingly; and be it finally

Resolved, That, to implement these changes, Sections
2.03 and 2.05 of the Handbook be deleted and the fol-
lowing sections be added:

2.02 Boards and Commissions

The Synod shall establish several boards and
commissions with specific responsibilities to further
the work of the church.

a. Boards

Normally a board is charged with the responsi-
bility for an established operating or administrative
program or for adjudicative functions of the Synod.

b. Commissions

Normally a commission is charged with the per-
formance and execution of specific service functions
assigned to it by the Synod.

2.03 Elective Boards

The Boards of the Synod elected by the dele-
gate convention of the Synod are:

A Board of Directors

A Board for Missions

A Board of Stewardship

A Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing
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A Board of Evangelism

A Board of Parish Education

A Board of Youth Ministry

A Board for Higher Education

A Board of Control for each educational institu-
tion

A Board of Appeals

A Board of Adjudication

2.04 Appointive Boards and Commissions

a. The criteria for determining the appointing
body shall normally be:

1. Those boards or commissions dealing pri-
marily with financial and/or business affairs of the
Synod, or which require special technical compe-
tence shall be appointed by the Board of Directors
after consultation with the President.

2. Other boards and commissions shall be ap-
pointed by the President of the Synod after consul-
tation with the Board of Directors:

b. The boards and commissions appointed by
the Board of Directors, after consultation with the
synodical President, shall be:

A Board for KFUO

A Board for Lutheran Television

A Board of Managers for Concordia Plans

A Board of Pensions and Support

A Board of Trustees for The Lutheran Church —

Missouri Synod Foundation

A Board of Trustees for Trust Funds

A Board for Church Extension

c. The boards and commissions appointed by the
President of the Synod, after consultation with the
Board of Directors, shall be:

A Board for Public Relations

A Board of Social Ministry and World Relief

A Commission for Doctrinal Review

A Commission on Architecture

A Commission on Social Concerns

A Commission on Lay Higher Education

A Commission for Christian Medical Work

A Commission for Services to the Mentally Re-

tarded

A Commission on Church Literature

A Commission on Constitutional Matters

A Commission on Fraternal Organizations

A Commission on Ministerial Health

A Commission on Worship

A Synodical Service Commission

An Armed Forces Commission

An Editorial Commission for Official Periodicals

An Advance Editorial Commission

2.05 Boards and Commissions with Special Elec-
tive and Appointive Procedures

a. The following shall have both elective and ap-
pointive positions, as hereinafter provided in these
Bylaws:

A Commission on Theology and Church Rela-
tions

A Commission on Mission and Ministry in the
Church

A Board of Governors of Concordia Historical
Institute

b. The following shall have specific and unique
appointive and elective procedures, as hereinafter
provided in these Bylaws:

A Colloquy Board for the Pastoral Ministry
A Colloquy Board for the Teaching Ministry
A Colloquy Board for the Deaconess Ministry
A Board for Lay Ministries
Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Decline to Change Bylaws Re Staff Officers
in Elective and Appointive Positions,
Milwaukee Convention Resolution 4-42

RESOLUTION 5-08
Report 5-02, I, 1 (CW, p. 204)

Wuereas, Resolution 4-42 (Milwaukee) referred to
the Board of Directors by the Milwaukee convention
expresses the desire that all conflict of interest which
may be incurred by a staff member’s service on boards
of the Synod or its Districts should be avoided; and

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