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duties established by President, 115 expulsion of president, 91 member of Administrative Team, 124 Board of Directors (nonvoting), 16, 117 colloquy committees (chair), 156, 157 Commission on Theology and Church Relations (advisory), 151 Council of Presidents, 155 Praesidium, 23 performance of presidential duties, 16, 114, 115 submission of report by, 105 succession to presidency, 16 vacancy in office, 116 Foreign (definition), 64 Foreign mission area, 104 Foundation. See Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Foundation Fraternal organizations, 154 Governing board, 22 as agency of the Synod. See Agency of the Synod powers and duties, 26 Handbook, Commission on. See Commission on Handbook Hearing facilitator. See under Dispute resolution Hearing Panel. See under Expulsion from the Synod or Restricted membership status Inactive membership status, 62– 63 district transfer, 64 Incorporation, Articles of. See Articles of Incorporation Installation, 60– 61, See under Ministers of religion— ordained or — commissioned Interchurch relations. See Church fellowship and relations Inter-Lutheran entities, national. See National inter-Lutheran entities International Lutheran Laymen’s League, 208 as auxiliary organization. See Auxiliary organizations International Mission, Board for. See under Mission Boards of the Synod International Mission, Office of. See under Mission Offices of the Synod Investigation, official, 17, 69, 71, 81, 88, 93, 199 Jurisdiction in the Synod, 13, 15– 16, 16– 18, 194–96 Lay minister, certified. See under Minister of religion— commissioned Legal entities of the Synod powers, 12 Lutheran Church Extension Fund— Missouri Synod, 129– 31 as synodwide corporate entity. See Synodwide corporate entity board of directors, 130 as board of the Synod. See Boards of the Synod Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Foundation, 131– 33 as synodwide corporate entity. See Synodwide corporate entity board of trustees, 131 as board of the Synod. See Boards of the Synod Lutheran Hour Ministries. See International Lutheran Laymen’s League Lutheran Witness, 123 Lutheran Women in Mission. See Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, 208 as auxiliary organization. See Auxiliary organizations Matters arising between conventions, written vote on, 15 May, 23 Meetings BOD policy regarding, 28 electronic, 28 parliamentary rules, 29 Meetings of the Synod. See Conventions of the Synod Member of the Synod, 23 Membership in the Synod, 12– 13, 23, 54– 99, 216 commitments inherent in, 24– 25, 34– 36 conditions of, 13 congregations, 12, 24– 25, 55– 56 dissent, 36 district membership and ecclesiastical supervision, 63–64 expulsion from, 18, 67–99 financial support of Synod, 25 individual, 12, 57–6 4 reinstatement of individuals to, 99 restriction, 65–66