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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 175

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SYNODICAL ADMINISTRATION 17

2.99 Department of Research and Statistics

a. Personnel and Duties

1. A Department of Research and Statistics shall
be attached to the Division of General Staff Ser-
vices. Its personnel shall consist of a Research Di-
rector, a Statistician. and such other assistants as
may be required. The Research Director shall head
the department.

2. Nominations for the offices of Research Di-
rector and Statistician shall be made by the Synod-
ical Service Commission.

3. The department shall perform staff services
to the Board of Directors and shall work in close
cooperation with the synodical agencies, especially
with the Council of Administrators.

4. The department shall keep the constituency
of the Synod informed on its activities and regu-
larly report to the synodical convention.

b. The Research Director shall —

1. study continually the growth characteristics
of the Synod, prepare long-range and short-range
forecasts of synodical growth in terms of significant
growth factors, and revise these forecasts from time
to time;

2. prepare long-range and short-range estimates
of synodical income and fiscal needs in consultation
with the Controller:

3. study continually the utilization in the Synod
of pastoral, teaching, administrative, and other per-
sonnel and prepare periodic estimates of the future
needs for such personnel:

4. study continually the social. economic, and
political environment of the Synod and estimate the
impact of change in this environment on the Synod:

5. coordinate and éventually centralize much of
the scattered research work now being done in syn-
odical agencies;

6. provide technical advice and guidance for the
agencies of the Synod in the performance of their
research work.

c, The Statistician shall —

1. gather the parochial, District, and synodical
statistics annually:

2. in consultation with the Controller, annually
gather the financial reports of the Districts and the
Synod. especially in the areas of Church Extension,
Pensions and Support. Concordia Publishing House,
and auxiliary organizations as well as the contri-
butions and expenditures of the Synod:

3. publish such statistics in tabulated form with
the necessary analysis and annotations in the Sta-
tistical Yearbook:

4. prepare the blank forms to be used in col-
lecting and gathering the necessary statistical in-
formation. All pastors, officers, District boards, etc.,
within the Synod shall furnish him the data re-
quested.

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2.99 Department of Planning and Budgeting
a. Personnel and Duties

1. A Department of Planning and Budgeting
shall be responsible to the Board of Directors
through the Administrative Officer of the Board.
Its personnel shall consist of a Planning and Budg-
eting Director, who shall be head of the depart-
ment: a Research Director; a Statistician and such
other assistants as may be required.

2. (Delete)

3. (Retain as is)

4, (Retain as is)

b, The department shall —

1. assist all departments and agencies in plan-
ning. developing, and documenting new programs
and budgets under the system prescribed by the
Board of Directors:

2. evaluate and report monthly to the Board of
Directors on the trends, programs, and budgets
of the Synod;

3. assist all departments and agencies in de-
veloping and documenting long-range plans for
conduct, growth, determination of costs, evalua-
tion, and continuous upgrading of synodical pro-
grams and services:

4. coordinate the development of all requests
for grants from outside institutions;

5. through the Director of Research, coordinate
and to the extent practical conduct the research
activities for the Board of Directors, operating de-
partments, and agencies of the Synod; maintain a
continuing analysis of the growth characteristics
of the Synod and prepare periodically short-range
and long-range forecasts of synodical growth in
terms of significant factors: and provide technical
advice and guidance to the agencies of the Synod
in the performance of their research work.

6. through the Statistician, gather the paro-
chial, District, and synodical statistics annually and
publish such statistics in tabulated form with the
necessary analysis and annotations in the Statis-
tical Yearbook (All pastors, officers, District boards,
etc. within the Synod shall furnish the department
with the requested data on the prescribed forms) ;
and maintain the official rosters of the Synod.

c. (Delete entire section. See 6 above.)

2.100 Internal Audit Department

a. An Internal Audit Department shall be re-
sponsible to the Board of Directors through the
Administrative Officer of the Board. Its personnel