• Changes his/her to more gender-neutral terms
• Removes describing pastoral “mental or physical” disability to just
“incapacity”
• Addresses resumption of pastoral duties upon removal of incapacity
• Eliminates “parochial” when describing records maintained
• Defines the term “Ex-Officio” and added vice president along with the president
to be an ex-officio member of all committees and boards
• Provides requirements for remote communication with the congregation
• Adds footnotes authorizing VP to call a Special Meeting in addition to the
President
• Adds Bishop’s designees along with Bishop in dealing with discipline within
the congregation
• Removes “treasurer” as the report recipient at Synod

ADVENT LUTHERAN-SPECIFIC UPDATES

• C10.01.01/C13.01.02a. Changes congregational meeting from December to
January to facilitate receiving end-of-year financials
• C12.02 Changes dates of elected service of the council to February 1 to January
31 at the end of the second year
• C12.05d. Increases Property Board expenditure for maintenance/repair from
$1,000 to $2,500
• C13.05.01 Reduces the number of people on the Pastoral Call Committee from 9
to 5 plus the president and secretary for a total of 7 versus 11