LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 168

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168 RESOLUTIONS

Wuereas, The President of the Synod in appointing
committees for the convention from the list of delegates
has therefore much information available to him in
making his selection from the various Districts; and

Wuereas, Conventions in session have the power to
accept or reject or amend such committee recommenda-
tions as they see fit; therefore be it

Resolved, That we decline Overture 5-45 and con-
tinue with our present arrangement of convention com-
mittee appointments as outlined in the Handbook Bylaw
1.27 £.

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

To Revise Bylaws Re Clergy
and Teacher Rosters

RESOLUTION 5-13
Report 5-01 (CW, p. 203); Overture 5-17 (CW, p. 217)

Wuereas, The Commission on Constitutional Matters
has offered its proposals of criteria for the determina-
tion of the official clergy and teacher rosters as well as
its proposed wording for inclusion in the Bylaws of the
Handbook; therefore be it

Resolved, That the following Bylaws be accepted ac-
cording to their designated numbers, and that the pres-
ent Bylaws 3.51 and 3.49 be removed from the Hand-

book:
C. CLERGY AND TEACHER ROSTERS

441 Placement and Removal

Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and
Bylaws the District President shall be responsible
for the initial placement of the names of all clergy-
men and teachers on the clergy and teacher rosters
respectively of the Synod and also for their re-
moval.

4.43 Continuing Eligibility

To be retained on the roster, a clergyman or
teacher, as the case may be, must be performing
the duties of one of the following offices:

a. A pastor called to serve a parish;

b. A teacher called or appointed to serve a par-
ish;

c. An officer of the Synod or a District, elected
by the Synod or a District;

d. An executive or professional staff member ap-
pointed by the Synod or by one of its controlled
organizations;

e. A missionary called or appointed by the
Synod or by one of its Districts;

f. An instructor, administrator, or other staff
member on the faculty of a synodical educational
institution or of an educational institution recog-
nized by the Synod;

g. A military or institutional chaplain called by
the Synod or by one of its Districts;

h. An executive or professional staff member
called or appointed by a church-related agency
recognized by the Synod.

4.45 Emeritus

A clergyman or teacher who has retired after
reaching the age of 55 or for reasons of total and
permanent disability shall be eligible for retention

on the roster. Any unusual case shall be decided
by the Council of Presidents.

447 Candidate Status

a. A clergyman or teacher who is eligible to
perform the duties of the offices of ministry speci-
fied in Bylaw 4.43 but who is not currently per-
forming those duties and who is not retired may be
continued on the roster for a period not to exceed
three consecutive years, subject to annual review
by the President of the District of which he is a
member. For the extension of the candidate status
beyond three consecutive years the Council of
Presidents shall require an annual application from
the candidate as well as an evaluation by his Dis-
trict President. The Council shall determine by
written ballot whether or not the request shall be
honored, in each instance, for an additional year.

b. Among criteria for determining whether can-
didate status should be granted or continued are:
the health of the applicant; the extent of his cur-
rent involvement on a part-time and assisting basis
in the ministry of Word and Sacrament; a demon-
strated willingness to consider a call or appointment
to a position recognized by the Synod under its
Bylaw regulations.

449 Reinstatement

All applications for reinstatement to the clergy
or teacher roster of the Synod shall be addressed
to the President of the District in which the appli-
cant last held membership. The President of the
District shall review the matter and shall make
a recommendation to the Council of Presidents,
which shall decide the issue by means of a written
ballot. If the applicant is reinstated, the District
President shall announce this fact in the Reporter.

3.49 Official Rosters of Clergymen and Teachers

The District President shall annually revise the
official rosters of clergymen and teachers in the
Lutheran Annual as far as his District is concerned
and remove the names of those who have died,
have severed their connections with the Synod,
have been eliminated from the roster by the Coun-
cil of Presidents, have resigned their status as
clergymen or teachers in the Synod, or have in
some way disqualified themselves for service in
the church;

and be it finally

Resolved, That Bylaw IV, Section C, become Sec-
tion D, with paragraphs renumbered.

Action: Adopted (14).

(The committee accepted a suggested rewording of 4.43f
to include “other staff member” and to restore a typist’s
oversight in the same paragraph, “or of an educational insti-
tution.”)

To Retain Present Voting Rights

RESOLUTION 5-14
Report 5-02 (CW, p. 209)

WHEREAS, It is well that all congregations, pastors,
and teachers study the constitutional terms which are
foundational to any discussion of the franchise in syn-
odical conventions; and

Wuereas, It should always be remembered that the
Synod is not a union or association of individuals, but
a federation of congregations, who alone have the fran-
chise, and may delegate the right to vote to pastors and
lay persons chosen by them; and