In Mission for Others: - BC Synod

Minutes 2008 Synod ConventionJohn Boucher 72Cathryn Aune 3Victor Mollerup 2Gail Henry 2Stephanie Staus 2Marta LeDrew 1Ester Haab 1Garry Gaefison 1Jill Gingrich 1Deborah Bartlette 1Kathy McIntosh 1Darlene Johnson 1Alice Chen 1Diane Swanlund 1Darla Steers 1Gerry Saleski 1Tom Saunder 1Marla Mowan 1Gerry Owen 1Armen Petznik 1Ted Schoepp 1Karolyn Niles 1No Name 10John Boucher was declared the winner and accepted the position.Report of Bylaw CommitteeLoris Martin apologized to everyone for not having attended to a bylaw to give vote to Youth and Anglicanclergy serving in Lutheran parishes.SCon08-06 That this synod shall participate in an Examining Committee serving the Synod of BritishColumbia, Albert and the Territories, Saskatchewan and Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario.The Synod Council of each synod shall appoint one lay person and one rostered person fora total of eight persons appointed. Of the four rostered persons appointed, at least onerostered person shall be a diaconal minister, with that position assigned to one of thesynods by agreement of the synod bishops. Members shall be appointed to serve for a termof four years, with a limit of two consecutive terms, staggered so that no more than half arereplaced at any one time.The President of Lutheran Theological Seminary shall annually appoint two facultymembers.The Synod Bishops shall serve ex officio on the Examining Committee.It shall be the duty of this committee to examine candidates for ordained and diaconalministry and candidates for reception from other Lutheran churches with whom mutualrecognition of ministry has not been established. The committee shall report itsrecommendations to the Synod Council of the Synod where the candidate is registered.Each examination shall be conducted by a sub-committee of the Examining Committeecomprised of one faculty, two lay persons, two rostered persons, and the bishop of thecandidate’s synod. When a diaconal candidate is being examined, the sub-committee shallinclude a diaconal minister.Further terms of reference for, and procedures of, the Examining Committee shall bedefined in the Candidacy Manual of this church.British Columbia Synod Section C / 9