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	October 29, 2009 .................... LCMSNews -- No. 90

>On Web: Blue Ribbon Task Force report

The final report of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and
Governance is available on the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod Web site
at http://www.lcms.org/lcmsfuture.  The report, titled "Congregations
Walking in Mission," was delivered to the Office of the President before
the Oct. 15 deadline and then underwent editing prior to publication and
posting to the site.

The 50-page report contains two recommendations for clarifying
confessional and congregational mission, and an additional 19
recommendations on the relationships between congregations and
districts, including consideration of the number of districts;
relationships between congregations and the national Synod, including
the number of boards and commissions and national staff; congregational
representation at district and national conventions; and frequency and
function of district and national conventions.

The report's recommendations are the result of more than four years of
study, feedback, and evaluation, and will be presented for consideration
at the 2010 Synod convention July 10-17 in Houston.  With the completion
of the report, the task force was disbanded.

Delegates to the convention will have the opportunity to discuss the
task force proposals, ask questions, and make recommendations to the
convention floor committee chairman, Pacific Southwest District
President Larry Stoterau, at regional gatherings scheduled for December,
January, and February.  Dates and locations of the gatherings are listed
at http://www.lcms.org/lcmsfuture.

Also invited to the gatherings is a cross-section of convention advisory
delegates, including district presidents and a number of commissioned
ministers, plus district vice presidents and five members of each
district board of directors.

Questions or comments about the report may be submitted via e-mail to
infocenter@lcms.org <mailto:infocenter@lcms.org> .

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