Official Handbook Source Text

Assignment of first calls, 60 Assistants, parish. See Ministers of religion— commissioned Assisting capacity call. See under Ministers of religion— ordained Assisting capacity call designation. See under Ministers of religion—ordained Association school. See Schools, association (definition) Auxiliary organizations, 208– 10 archival requirements, 128 calling ministers of religion, 208 call-related disputes, 40, 209 doctrinal review of published materials, 37 executives and professional staff, 62 International Lutheran Laymen’s League, 208 LCMS Foundation services and representation, 131– 33 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, 208 partner church protocol documents, 113 Board for International Mission. See under Mission Boards of the Synod Board for National Mission. See under Mission Boards of the Synod Board of Assignments, 58, 60, 155, 170, See also Council of Presidents as agency of the Synod. See Agency of the Synod interim placement, 155 Board of Directors of the Synod, 14, 16, 117– 21, 216 appointments by, 117, 120, 121, 122, 130, 131, 141 assistance by Administrative Team, 118 colleges and universities of the Synod, 121, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179 conflict of interest policy of, 27– 28 presidential incapacity, determination of, 116 recognized service organization policies, 212 referral to by the President, 114 relationships of, 25– 27 removal of members, 31– 33 removal of officers by, 33– 34 review of synodwide corporate entity governing instruments, 126 right to agency records, 120 submission of overtures by, 105 submission of report by, 105 synodwide board, designated representative, 129, 130, 132, 135 Boards of directors of districts, 200 acceptance of congregational membership by, 56 amendment of bylaws by, 148 appointments by, 47 electoral circuits, determination by, 100 funds, allocation for national and district budgets, 200 nominations by, 112, 146, 150 property authority of, 120 records retention and transfer, 127 removal of members, 31– 33 removal of officers by, 33– 34 representation at Synod convention, 104 submission of overtures by, 105 transfer of congregations by, 195 Boards of the Synod, 110 directed reports, doctrinal review, 37 financial transparency, 28– 30 for Church Extension, 184– 85 for International Mission. See under Mission Boards of the Synod for National Mission. See under Mission Boards of the Synod governing board, definition, 22 member ethical obligations, 27, 31 mission board, definition, 23 of colleges and universities, 171–84 of Concordia Historical Institute, 127– 28 of Concordia Plans / Concordia Plan Services, 140– 42 of Concordia Publishing House, 128– 29 of Directors. See Board of Directors of the Synod of seminaries, 158– 71 of the Concordia University System, 133– 40 of the LCMS Foundation, 131– 33 of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, 129– 31 organization of, 28– 30 public material, doctrinal review, 37 records retention and transfer, 127 relationships of, 25– 27 removal of members, 31– 33 su bmission of overtures by, 105 submission of report by, 105 terms of office, 110– 12 Borrowing authority, capital funds, 120 Broadcasts doctrinal review, 37 Budget, 26, 30, 119, 126, 158, 200 Bylaws of the Synod, 19– 214, 217 adoption of, 18