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submission of report by, 105 terms of office, 110– 12 Committee for Convention Nominations, 189–92 preliminary work by Secretary, 116 subcommittee (“3.2.5”) for vacancy nominations, 112 Committee on Elections, 193–94 Committee, Colloquy, for Commissioned Ministry, 156– 57 Committee, Colloquy, for Pastoral Ministry, 156 Committee, convention, 106 directed reports, doctrinal review, 37 public material, doctrinal review, 37 submission of overtures by, 105 Committee, district constitution, 55– 56 Complaint. See under Complaint or accusation Complaint or accusation accusation congregation or individual member, 67– 79 district president or Synod officer, 79– 86 President of the Synod, 86– 92 sexual misconduct or criminal behavior, 92–99 complaint college or university faculty or administration, 134, 184 Concordia Plans, 142 member, 39– 54 seminary faculty or administration, 167–69 within circuit, 204 within corporate entity, 26 within or among agencies, 31 consultation with ecclesiastical supervisor, 42– 43, 70– 71, 79– 80, 87, 92 Concordia Historical Institute, 127– 28 as synodwide corporate entity. See Synodwide corporate entity board of governors, 127 as board of the Synod. See Boards of the Synod custodian of dispute resolution records, 53 custodian of expulsion records, 75 Department of Archives and History for the Synod, 127 Concordia Plans / Concordia Plan Services, 22, 140– 42 appeal process, 25 as agency of the Synod. See Agency of the Synod Board of Trustees / Board of Directors, 141 Concordia Disability and Survivor Plan, 140 Concordia Health Plan, 140 Concordia Retirement Plan, 140 Concordia Retirement Savings Plan, 141 Support Program, 141 Concordia Publishing House, 128– 29 as synodwide corporate entity. See Synodwide corporate entity board of directors, 129 as board of the Synod. See Boards of the Synod Convention Proceedings, 109 Concordia University System, 133– 40, 157 Advisory Council (institution presidents), 136 as synodwide corporate entity. See Synodwide corporate entity board of directors, 133 as board of the Synod. See Boards of the Synod composition, 135 qualifications and their verification, 136, 191, 192 college and university minutes and policies, 173 ecclesiastical review of college, university presidents, 182 Lutheran Identity and Mission Outcome Standards, 136– 40 Lutheran Identity and Mission Outcomes Standards, 172 regent, notice of cause for removal, 32 Conferences of districts official, 201–2 official, submission of overtures by, 105 unofficial, 202 Confessional position of the Synod, 11, 34– 36 agreement to, 36 dissent from, 36 doctrinal resolutions, 34 doctrinal statements, 35 Conflict of interest, 27– 28 disqualification for, 51, 69, 75 policy, 27– 28 Conflict resolution. See Dispute resolution Congregations of the Synod calling ministers of religion, 56– 57, See also Calls constitutions of, 13, 55– 56