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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Sheet 455

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422 REFERRED RESOLUTIONS

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 reclassified
accordingly; and be it further

Resolved, That, to implement these changes, Sections 2.03
and 2.05 of the Handbook be deleted and the following sec-
tions be added:

2.02 Boards, Commissions, and Councils

The Synod shall sustain several organizations
assigned specific responsibilities to further the work
of the church, identified as boards, commissions, or
councils.

a. Boards

Normally a board is officially established and
continued by the Synod, consisting of a group of
noncompensated persons, charged with the respon-
sibility for an established operating or administra-
tive division or department of the Synod, usually
provided with staff,

b. Commissions

Normally a commission is officially established
and continued by the Synod, consisting of a group
of noncompensated persons charged with the per-
formance and execution of specific service functions
assigned to it by the Synod, usually without provi-
sion for staff.

e. Councils

Normally a council is officially estahlished and
continued by the Synod to enable representatives of
designated organizations of the Synod, or groups
within the Synod, to consult on common or related
interests, problems, or programs.

2.03 Elective Boards

The boards of the Synod elected by the delegate
convention of the Synod are:

A Board of Directors

A Board for Missions

A Board of Stewardship

A Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing
House

A Board of Parish Education

A Board of Youth Ministry

A Board for Higher Education

A Board of Control for each education institu-
tion

2.04 Appointive Boards, Commissions, and
Councils

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

1. The Board of Directors, after consultation
with the President, shall appoint all those boards
or commissions dealing primarily with financial
and/or business affairs of the Synod.

2. The President of the Synod, after consultation
with the Board of Directors, shall appoint those
boards and commissions dealing primarily with the-
ological matters and studies.

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 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 Organizations Both Elective and Appointive

The following organizations shall have both elec-
tive and appointive positions, as hereinafter pro-
vided in these Bylaws:

Commission on Theology and Church Relations

A Commission on Mission and Ministry in the

Church
A Board of Governors of Concordia Historical
Institute

and be it finally

Resolved, That wherever these changes affect other By-
laws, the Commission on Constitutional Matters make the
necessary revisions.

To Change Bylaws Re Staff Officers
in Elective and Appointive Positions
RESOLUTION 4-42
Report 4-09, 1 (CW, p. 215)

Wuereas, The Denver convention (Proceedings, Res, 4-31)
instructed the President of the Synod to appoint a commit-
tee to study the feasibility of synodical and District staff
officers serving on synodical and District boards and com-
missions: and

Wuereas, It is in the best interest of the church to involve
as many of its members as possible on its boards and com-
missions; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention accept the recommenda-
tion of the Committee on Organization that Bylaw 2.15¢
become 2.15d and that 2.15¢ now read:

c. Staff officers on both the synodical and Dis-
trict levels shall be eligible to serve only on those
synodical and District boards and commissions that
are unrelated to their vocational responsibilities.

To Decline Overture 4-71 (Re Principle
of Compatibility )
RESOLUTION 4-44
Overture 4-71 (CW, p. 230)

Wuereas. Adequate and balanced procedures exist in the
Synod with proper checks and balances for the selection of
those chosen for synodical service: and

Whereas, There is no documentation or substantiation for
the allegations; therefore be it

Resolved, That Overture 4-71 be declined.

To Amend Bylaws — Synodical Service
Commission
RESOLUTION 4-45
Reports 4-04, III, A, 4-09, I] (CW, pp. 206, 2d col.. 217, Ist col.)
Resolved, That Bylaw 2.103 a be amended as follows:

a. Membership. (Remains as is.)
b. Functions. (Italicized words indicate change.)

The commission shall function in the selection
of all executive secretaries, associate executive sec-