LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters — Minutes St. Louis, Missouri — JULY 2, 1963, Page 10

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"I                              2.    Reception


                                Applicants for voting membership shall be received as voting mem-

,1    bers by resolution of the Voters' Assembly, provided the applicants meet the require

1     ments for such membership in this congregation.
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'l                              3* Duties
                                Voting members shall attend the meetings of the Voters' Assembly

i     regularly, participate in the work of the congregation, and willingly accept responsi-
1     biiity according to ability.


1                               *•    Termination

:                               Voting membership may be terminated by resolution of the Voters*

J     Assembly because of continued unexcused absence. Termination of communicant
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]                             automatically terminates voting membership.




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      ,: ".;,.-•                            THE OFFICES OF PASTOR AND TEACHER

                         Thf pastoral office of this congregation, as well as the office of a called

     „• iee&itg* in the parochial school, shall be conferred only on such ministers, teafchers,
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     . ajld ^tnoi«Uites who profess and adhere to the confessional standard set forth in

                                         institution and who are qualified for their work;   Pastors and

                                     -pledged to this confes sional standard.



       ;           > l^^tf^ ^rRemoval or dismissal from office, see Article VI-D.




                                           AUTHORITY OF THE CONGREGATION




                                      1 Assembly shall be the governing body of this congregation

                sn£U!be empowered to administer and manage all its affairs.              The