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Current published version
Today's Business, Issue 1. p. 126. Original floor committee resolution.
No later published versions have been added.
Official Resolution Source Text
Resolution: 7-01
Canonical number: 7-01
Committee: University Education
Source: Today's Business, Issue 1
Printed pages: p. 126
PDF pages: 126
Version: original, current-published-proposal
Source reference: Issue 1, p. 126
Line numbers follow Today's Business, Issue 1, with numbering reset on each printed page, so delegates can compare this page with the official PDF.
Page 126
- To Commend the Concordia University System
- RESOLUTION 7-01
- Overtures 7-01–03 (CW, 417–22); President’s Report, Part 2 (TB, 1:33); Overture L7-30 (TB, 1:43)
- WHEREAS, The Concordia University System (CUS) was established by the 1992 Synod convention (Res. 6-04, “To
- Establish Concordia University System, Inc.” [Proc., 160–61]), replacing the Board for Higher Education Services, to
- unify the universities of the Synod around the central mission to educate students for godly vocations in the church and
- the world with a biblical foundation and the Lutheran Confessions of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and
- WHEREAS, 2023 Resolution 7-04B, “To Revise Bylaws to Revisit and Renew Relationship of Colleges and
- Universities with the Synod” (Proc., 170–90), focused the role of CUS on the Lutheran identity and mission of the Synod’s
- universities; and
- WHEREAS, CUS, in accordance with Bylaw 3.6.6.1, has adopted and implemented the Lutheran Identity and Mission
- Outcomes Standards and engaged in both formal and informal visitations of our Concordia universities; and
- WHEREAS, The presence of CUS staff and visitation teams on our campuses has produced significant positive results
- in relationship building and the growth of trust; and
- WHEREAS, CUS has, through the visitation process, produced positive improvements in the focus on Lutheran identity
- and mission on our campuses as attested to by the formal visitation team reports and letters of determination; and
- WHEREAS, The positive fruits of 2023 Res. 7-04B continue to be revealed; therefore be it
- Resolved, That the Synod in convention affirm and sustain the work of the CUS; and be it further
- Resolved, That the Synod give thanks to God for the work of the CUS and our universities in carrying out their mission,
- and that the Synod pledge continued prayer, financial support, and encouragement.
- The Chief Financial Officer and LCMS Accounting and Financial Services staff, in consultation with the Finance
- Committee, estimate with regard to sustaining and pledging financial support for the Concordia University System
- (CUS) that CUS operations annually cost corporate Synod $1,100,000 (FY27 budget), of which $250,000–$325,000
- annually is associated with maintaining the separate legal entity. Over the last 5 fiscal years, corporate Synod has
- supported CUS with $19 million, including grants for paydown of substantially all of CUS’ remaining debt (estimate
- required by Bylaw 3.1.7 [g]).
