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Handbook page 123
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 123.
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Chief Mission Officer
3.4.3 The Chief Mission Officer shall be responsible to the President of the Synod
for the mission, ministry, and any programmatic and coordinative functions which are implemented according to the policies adopted by the Board for National Mission and the Board for International Mission.
3.4.3.1 The Chief Mission Officer shall provide staff and other resource(s) to the
Board for National Mission and the Board for International Mission.
3.4.3.2 The Chief Mission Officer shall be an officer of the Synod and shall be
appointed and subsequently reappointed by the President of the Synod following the President’s consultation with the Board for National Mission and the Board for International Mission and with the mutual concurrence of the Board of Directors. The Chief Mission Officer may serve an unlimited number of terms.
3.4.3.3 The Chief Mission Officer shall be a minister of religion— ordained and
shall serve a three- year renewable term of office and shall serve at the direction of the President of the Synod.
3.4.3.4 The Chief Mission Officer shall meet regularly with the executive directors
of the commissions (if any) and the chief executives of synodwide corporate entities as the liaison for and at the direction of the President of the Synod. He shall work together c losely with the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Administrative Officer in carrying out the programmatic, administrative, and financial functions of the national Synod.
3.4.3.5 The Chief Mission Officer shall, at the direction of the President, supervise
the work of the Office of National Mission and the Office of International Mission.
3.4.3.6 The Chief Mission Officer shall, on behalf of the President, supervise
fundraising activity of the national office according to policies established by the Board of Directors of the Synod.
3.4.3.7 The Chief Mission Officer shall, on behalf of the President, supervise the
content of communications, public relations, and news and information provided by the Synod, including the official periodicals of the Synod, The Lutheran Witness and Reporter.
3.4.3.8 The Chief Mission Officer shall, on behalf of the President, provide
leadership, coordination, and oversight for pre -seminary education programs, seminary education, and post -seminary continuing education, and by providing advocacy for pastoral education a nd health within the Synod. He shall serve as the chairman of the Pastoral Formation Committee.
3.5 National Office Teams
Administrative Team
3.5.1 The Administrative Team shall assist the President and the Board of
Directors of the Synod in carrying out their respective responsibilities for oversight, supervision, management, and coordination as set forth in the Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod and according to the triennial emphases adopted by conventions of the Synod.
