Official Workbook overture source text
Overture: 9-13
Workbook page: 473-474
Source pages: 473, 474
Source status: source checked / public
Submitter: convention. / Christ, La Mesa, CA; Circuit 9 (Decatur), Indiana District
Ov. 9-13
To Revisit 2010 Restructuring
WHEREAS, The Synod has periodically deemed it necessary to restructure its organization and operations and has done so repeatedly, including 1959, 1979, 1995, and most recently in 2010;
and
WHEREAS, The 2010 Synod convention undertook a substantial restructuring of the Synod which impacted various boards, commissions, and other agencies; and
WHEREAS, That restructuring has since reduced the debt of Synod, streamlined operations, and produced many other benefits;
and
WHEREAS, The restructuring also eliminated or consolidated numerous longstanding boards, commissions, and other agencies, reduced the representation of the Synod’s congregations in
corporate Synod operations, and placed much power in the hands of too few; and
WHEREAS, Enough time has elapsed between the 2010 restructuring and the present that the Synod is in a better position to evaluate the costs and benefits, strengths and weaknesses of the current structure; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod in convention commission a reconsideration of corporate Synod structure, including but not limited to the powers, composition, and representation of the Board of Directors (BOD), the mission boards and offices, other councils, committees, and boards (including the Pastoral Formation Committee, the Seminary Boards of Regents, and the Concordia University System Boards of Regents), with the goals of increasing representation and accountability and reducing the potential for abuse and misuse of power; and be it further
Resolved, That the Synod charge the Office of the President (OTP) with establishing a task force of no fewer than eight members to include the Secretary of Synod, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Chief Mission Officer, and additional representatives from the OTP, the BOD, the Commission on Constitutional Matters, and the Commission on Handbook; and be it finally
Resolved, That the task force submit its proposals at least nine months in advance of the 2029 convention for consideration at that convention.
Christ, La Mesa, CA; Circuit 9 (Decatur), Indiana District
