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LCNZ Convention of Synod 2025 Call for Delegates, Remits, Nominations and Reports March Update

26 March 2025

LCNZ Convention of Synod

March update

The biennial LCNZ Convention of Synod is run under the auspices of the
LCNZ Constitution and By-Laws.

In particular the following specific matters

Dates and Venue

The 2025 Convention of Synod will be held at Mountainside Lutheran Church, 1 Harris Road, Mt Wellington in Auckland on 20 to 22 June 2025.

The Convention will be preceded by the District Church Workers Conference which will be held on 19 to 20 June 2025.  The conference will be held at these venues:

  • Thursday 19 June – Laidlaw College, 3 Smythe Road, Henderson, Auckland 0612 (9:00am to 5:00 pm)
  • Friday 20 June, Waipuna Lodge meeting room (8:30am to 12:30pm)

 

Delegates

Congregations are asked to start preparing for Convention of Synod by appointing their delegates.

Congregation Lay delegates:

  1. Lay delegates who have been elected by their congregations. The congregations are able to elect one delegate for every 50 voting members of their congregation.  The election should be held early in the year of the Convention and notified to the LCNZ in the time frame advised.
    The delegates for the 2025 need to be advised to the LCNZ District Office (by email to lcnzsynod@lutheran.org.nz.  There will be a form provided in February 2025 so that the correct information and approvals can be obtained.  Nominations need to be provided on the official form.
    The due date for the notification of the elected delegate to the Administrator is            31 March 2025.
    Alternates may be able to be appointed when a delegate is unable to attend.

Other delegates:

  1. Members of the Ministry of the LCNZ – Pastor delegates. These pastors need to be ordained pastors of the LCA and called to a congregation or entity in New Zealand.
  2. Members of the Council of Synod
  3. Treasurer of the LCNZ

Delegates are appointed for the period from the beginning of Convention of Synod to immediately prior to the Convention at the end of the synodical period.

A quorum of delegates is required for a Convention and that quorum is defined as 3/5 of elected voting delegates.

Also delegates are kept informed of specific events or items of interest during the synodical period, which they should share with their congregation members.

Remits

The following are entitled to submit remits for discussion at the LCNZ Convention of Synod

  1. Member congregations
  2. Standing Committees, Auxiliaries and Commissions of the LCNZ
  3. Pastors Conference
  4. Council of Synod
  5. General Church Council of the LCA (now the General Church Board)

Remits need to be provided to the Administrator (lcnzsynod@lutheran.org.nz) of the LCNZ at least eight (8) weeks before Convention commences.  These will be included in a Book of Reports for the convention which needs to be in the hands of the delegates 28 days prior to Convention.  Remits arising from Convention reports  other agenda items will be accepted for discussion at the Convention.  Late remits are possible, with the approval of the Convention

For the 2025 Convention the timetable for the remits is:                                                              Due dates

Remit for consideration by Convention from the appropriate body is:                                       24 April

Agenda and book of reports to be in the hands of delegates                                                          23 May
(they will be posted to the LCNZ website and mailed prior to this date)

Remits arising from Convention reports and recommendations and other agenda items     20 June

Late remits                                                                                                                                               20 June

Reports

Reports from Standing Committees and auxiliaries (including from congregations) will be presented to the LCNZ Bishop at least eight (8) weeks prior to Convention.  Reports are to be included in the Book of reports.

Due date of reports for Convention from all appropriate bodies is:                                            24 April

Nominations

The Nominations Committee is looking for nominations for the following:

  1. Council of Synod

If you are interested in standing or know of someone who may be interested please contact Lesley Johnson at lesley.johnson@lca.org.au or phone her on 021 248 7426.

Nominators must be assured the nominee will accept office if elected.
Nominators will need to provide essential details of nominees, for publication to Convention.

Election procedure is determined by LCNZ Constitution Article VII Para 4

Updates

Further details and updates will be provided on the LCNZ website.

 

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