To Amend Bylaws to Ensure Sustainability of Concordia Plan Services by Its Working with Other Church Bodies

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8-04 
To Amend Bylaws to Ensure Sustainability  
of Concordia Plan Services  
by Its Working with Other Church Bodies 
WHEREAS, Concordia Plan Services (CPS) provides significant 
blessings to workers enrolled in their health, retirement, and 
disability plans; and 
WHEREAS, The cost of the Concordia H ealth Plan (CHP), 
Concordia Retirement Plan (CRP) , and Concordia Disability and 
Survivor Plan (CDSP)  offered by CPS is a substantial expense 
borne by congregations, schools, and other ministries of the Synod; 
and 
WHEREAS, The pool of workers available to enroll in the CPS 
benefit plans is relatively small; and 
WHEREAS, A larger pool of workers contributing to the CHP , 
CRP, and CDSP would provide the opportunity to spread expenses 
over a larger membership base and would increase the ability of 
CPS to negotiate with vendors; and 
WHEREAS, There are other church bodies with whom we agree 
in biblical morality and medical ethics; and 
WHEREAS, Our doctrine permits us to cooperate in externals with 
other church bodies in non-doctrinal matters; therefore be it 
Resolved, That the Synod’s Bylaws be amended so that CPS can 
serve a wider population by working with other church bodies to 
increase collective worker enrollment in order to stabilize the 
overall cost of the benefits offered by CPS. 
Michigan District 
Ov.