WELS Synodical Council

The WELS Synodical Council is the governing body of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod when the synod is not in convention. The Council is made up of twenty-three WELS members which include thirteen laymen and eleven clergy. These men "act as a corporate board to plan and direct WELS worldwide ministry." [ [http://www.wels.net/cgi-bin/site.pl?2601&collectionID=1581 WELS Synodical Council] ]

Although the Synodical Council does have governing authority, it's decisions may be rejected by the biennial Synod in Convention, where a larger group of WELS members have a chance to vote. One of the most recent decisions to be rejected was the Synodical Council's recommendation to close Michigan Lutheran Seminary as a preparatory school. [ [http://www.wels.net/cgi-bin/site.pl?2617&collectionID=1161&contentID=79339&shortcutID=26870 Wisonsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, "Proceedings of the Fifty-ninth Biennial Convention"(Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Northwestern Publishing House, 2007) REPORT OF FLOOR COMMITTEE NO. 7, Resolution No. 5, Subpoint 'a'; p. 40] ]

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