Mark S. Nuckols

Six-year term. T wo-day meetings at least three times a year. The Concordia University System facilitates ecclesiastical visitation and affirmation of the Synod’s colleges and universities and assists with their cooperation and coordination in preparing commissioned ministers for service in the Synod and pre-seminary students for study at a Synod seminary; raising up of Lutheran laypersons for lifelong, faithful service to Christ and the neighbor;

and robust, intentional engagement of all students with the faith taught and practiced, with applications to their vocations in family, church, and state. (2023 Handbook, pp. 133–40)

The Concordia University System Board of Directors defines and adopts the Lutheran Identity and Mission Outcome Standards, carries out visitation and affirmation of Synod colleges and universities on their basis, and provides for presidential and theological faculty prior approval and other functions related to the Synod’s colleges and universities. Board members should have demonstrated familiarity and support of the institutions, shall strongly and demonstrably articulate and support the confession and the doctrinal positions of the Synod, and shall have demonstrated a high degree to two or more of the following qualifications or background experiences: theological acumen, an advanced degree, experience in higher education administration, higher

education accreditation, professional church worker education, administration of or legal counsel to complex organizations, religious

nonprofit law, higher education law, or the strengthening of the mission of the Synod’s congregations and schools (Bylaw 3.6.6.2.1).

[The required qualifications must be clearly specified on the biographical form submitted by nominees, as it provides the basis for their verification.] Board members should be acquainted with current trends in education and should have a heart and passion for Lutheran education that includes preparation for a variety of professions, especially leadership roles that serve parish life in local communities; that offers opportunities for an increasing number of the church’s youth to select a Concordia as a preferred place for higher education experiences; and that promotes the educational system as a mission outreach of the LCMS as a significant feature.

Must be available for three meetings per year of two days each.

No more than two (2) voting members elected by the Synod can be from the same district and no regent, executive, faculty member, or staff member (as defined in Bylaw 1.5.1.1) of a Synod college or university may serve on the board as a voting member. The President of the Synod (or a designee) and the Secretary of the Synod (or a designee) shall review and verify that nominees are qualified to serve as stated in Bylaw 3.6.6.2.1.

Mark S. Nuckols+, Jackson, WI; St. John, Fredonia WI (SW); LCMS 43;

Pastor Emer. S: MAF Active-Duty U.S. Army Battalion Chapl. 2, Adjunct Faculty CTX, Vice-Chm. Bd. CUS. D:

CV MO 4, CV TX 2, LWML Zone Couns. C: Pastor 30. O: Kansas City Luth. High School Bd. Pres., Vol.

Chapl. for Austin Fire Dept.

My intent for continuing in

service on the Board is to continue

fostering a consistent and recognizable Lutheran identity across all our Concordias. It’s been an honor collaborating with faculty and leadership, listening to and reflecting on Scripture’s clarion call for all learning to be rooted in His Word, and building a shared understanding of what it means for our universities to embrace a distinct Lutheran identity. The worldview around us often clashes with what we aim to promote in our higher

education system, making it one of the biggest challenges for our

faculties, presidents, and boards of regents.

XIII. Report on Candidates for the

Concordia University System Board of Directors Elect 1 minister of religion—ordained (6-year term)

president; nine years as a Board of Regents member (Irvine); two years on the Board of Higher Education; three years as Executive Director of International Missions, and two years as director of Synod’s Reformation effort.