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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Page 161

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RESOLUTIONS 161

Resolved, That the following changes be made in
ylaw 11.155:

SPRESEN T WORDING PROPOSED WORDING

11.155 Personnel and Appointment

a. Each board, commission, and other subordi-
nate group of the Synod shall advise the President of
the Synod of the number and desired competency of
doctrinal reviewers needed by it and may suggest a
list of qualified persons. The President of the Synod
shall appoint reviewers for each group according to
its needs. They shall be broadly representative of the
ministry of the Synod.

b. Reviewers shall be appointed for renewable 2-
year terms. An appointment may be terminated prior
to the completion of the appointed term if the reviewer
is unable or unwilling to carry out the reviewing tasks
assigned. In the event of such termination, the
President of the Synod shall appoint another reviewer
to complete the unexpired term.

11.155 Personnel and Appointment

a. Each board, commission, and other subordi-
nate group of the Synod shall advise the President of
the Synod of the number and desired competency of
doctrinal reviewers needed by it. The faculty of
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., as a group, the
faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort
Wayne, Ind., as a group, and the Commission on
Theology and Church Relations, as a group, shall
compile, for each biennium, a list of individuals from
within the Synod, who are deemed by them to be
qualified to serve as reviewers of the doctrinal content
of the items subject to the review process. The
President of the Synod in consultation with the Vice-
Presidents of the Synod shall appoint reviewers for
each group according to its needs. They shall be
broadly representative of the ministry of the Synod.

b. Reviewers shall be appointed for renewable 2-
year terms. An appointment may be terminated prior
to the completion of the appointed term if the reviewer
is unable or unwilling to carry out the reviewing tasks
assigned. In the event of such termination, the
President of the Synod in consultation with the Vice-
Presidents of the Synod shall appoint another re-
viewer to complete the unexpired term.

Action: Declined (13).
(Standing vote: 384 to 498.)