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Handbook page 124
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 124.
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3.5.1.1 The Administrative Team shall consist of the President, the First Vice -
President, the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Mission Officer, and the Chief Administrative Officer and shall be under the leadership of the President.
Operations Team
3.5.2 The Operations 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 of the operations of the national office and according to the triennial emphases adopted by conventions of the Synod.
3.5.2.1 The Operations Team shall consist of the Chief Mission Officer, the Chief
Administrative Officer, and the Chief Financial Officer and shall be convened by the Chief Administrative Officer.
3.6 Synodwide Corporate Entities
General Principles
3.6.1 The Synod in convention has authorized the creation of corporate and legal
entities that are to be servants of and to the Synod and its members. Their purpose, function, and assigned areas of responsibility are set forth in these Bylaws. They are referred to in the Bylaws as “synodwide corporate entities” and are as follows:
1. Concordia Historical Institute
2. Concordia Publishing House
3. The Lutheran Church Extension Fund— Missouri Synod
4. The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Foundation
5. Concordia University System
3.6.1.1 Formation of a synodwide corporate entity shall require the approval of the
Synod in convention or the Board of Directors of the Synod.
(a) At least six months prior to such approval an announcement thereof shall be given in an official publication of the Synod together with a detailed explanation of the problems or factors which make the formation of the proposed synodwide corporate entity ad visable or necessary.
(b) The announcement shall include an invitation for members of the Synod to submit comments thereon to the Board of Directors of the Synod.
3.6.1.2 The members, if any, of a synodwide corporate entity shall be as set forth
in these Bylaws.
3.6.1.3 Each synodwide corporate entity shall have a governing board.
(a) A minimum of one-third of the voting members of every governing board shall be elected by the Synod in convention as described in these Bylaws.
(b) The names of the individual members of each of these governing boards shall be reported annually in an official periodical of the Synod.
