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R8

Report of the Joint Mission Assessment Committee of the Boards for National

Workbook page

55

Rubric grade

D13/30

Score type

Algorithmic (provisional)

emphasisbylawscommissionincorporationapprovalproposedarticlesagencyproposaleffect

Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionRubric breakdown

Methodology →

These scores are algorithmic and provisional. They count signals (named figures, confessional verbs, financial transparency, forward- looking language, etc.) and normalize each axis to 1–5 against the corpus. An editorial pass overrides any axis where human judgment differs from the count.

  • Candor

    1
    No matching signals.

  • Specificity

    2
    • “…nnial conventions, Bylaw 3.9.2.2.3 [b] provides a process b…”
    • “…on (as required by Bylaw 3.9.2.2.3 [a]), these changes are…”

  • Confessional

    1
    No matching signals.

  • Accountability

    4
    • “…ticles of incorporation, bylaws, and policy manuals of a…”
    • “…y with the Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the…”
    • “…ynod. To this end, Synod Bylaws require that every agenc…”

  • Mission

    3
    • “…and International Mission A. Committee Responsibil…”
    • “…sponsibilities The Joint Mission Assessment Committee (JM…”
    • “…luating, and proposing a mission and ministry emphasis wi…”

  • Direction

    2
    • “…n setting of the mission priorities will eliminate confusion…”

Authored by

Board for National Mission
Body members

Report text

and International Mission A. Committee Responsibilities The Joint Mission Assessment Committee (JMAC) is a stand-

The new process being proposed for assessing, evaluating, and proposing a mission and ministry emphasis will give the mission boards a more direct role in guiding the mission emphasis of the Synod in collaboration with the President of Synod and in fraternal

dialogue with the district presidents and should make the use and development of the mission and ministry emphasis more adaptable and responsive to the needs of the Synod. The sun setting of the mission priorities will eliminate confusion and enable greater attention and focus to be given to the use of the mission and ministry emphasis. The new mission and ministry emphasis being proposed also aligns the mission emphasis of the Synod with other efforts currently ongoing in the Synod to raise awareness of and recruit more church workers and in looking to the future and the next generation of Lutherans the Lord will raise up. To this end it is the hope of the mission boards that this mission and ministry emphasis will be enthusiastically adopted and used by all the districts of the Synod and promoted in all her circuits and congregations.

Review of Governing Documents: A second area of the commission’s charge is to ensure that the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and policy manuals of all the agencies of the Synod are in harmony with the Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod. To this end, Synod Bylaws require that every agency submitting any desired changes to its articles of incorporation or bylaws receives prior approval from the commission. (Note: Because districts can only change bylaws at their triennial conventions, Bylaw 3.9.2.2.3 [b] provides a process by which district conventions may amend a district bylaw proposal previously submitted and approved by the commission and have the result take effect upon the commission’s subsequent approval of the amended, adopted proposal.)

Alfonso O. Espinosa, BNM Chairman John W. Edson, BIM Chairman

If any agency of Synod fails to receive prior approval of the commission on any proposed change to their bylaws or articles of incorporation (as required by Bylaw 3.9.2.2.3 [a]), these changes are of no effect and have no power or authority unless and until they are approved by the commission.

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