Article XII. Boards

Article XII. Boards

Sec. 1. GENERAL

a. 1. Boards are administrative bodies through which the work of this Church is carried on. Each board shall frame its own rules of procedure for its work, which rules shall become operative after approval by the Executive Council, Each board shalj report all its actions to the Executive Council thiough the minutes of the board, which shall be appended to the minutes to the Executive Council and distributed to the members of the Executive Council, but recommendations requiring action by the Executive Council or by one of its standing committees shall be reported immediately by the board to the Executive Council.

2. For certain eCumenical institutions and ministries such as Andhra Christian Theological College, Suvarthavani, Gurukul and United Theological College, this Church shall Co-Operative with boards which will have membership from this Church and with other Churches and co-operating agencies. The important actions of these boards and matters concerning the Churches shall be reported to the Executive Council of this Church.

b. Each board shall report to the convention on the work of the board during the biennium, and through the Executive Council may take recommendations to the convention concerning matters of general policy, new work or the state of the Church within the particular sphere of work of that board,

c. The term of board members shall be two bienniums unless otherwise indicated.

Sec. 2. BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND LITERATURE

a. Composition:

1. Ex-officio Principals of Bible Training Schools A. C. T. C. Principal or his nominee

Chairman, Board of Christian Education,

Andhra Christian Council

Literature Secretary

Chairman, Committee on Ministry among Women

Director of the Department of Christian Education 1-7

2. Elected by the synods:

One person elected by each synod 8-12

3. Appointed by the Executive Council:

One expert in Christian education from another seminary

or Church related to the Andhra Christian Council 13

One Sunday school superintendent 14

One youth representative (25-30 years of age) 15

One woman representive with experience in

literature work. 16

b. Duties-the duties of this board shall be as setfort in the

by laws of the A. E. L. Church.

Sec. 3. BOARD-OF COLLEGE EDUCATION

a. Composition

1. Ex-Officio:

Principals of the colleges

Bursars of the colleges

Dean of Women of the Andhra Christian

College 1-6

2. Elected by the synods:

One elected by each synod 6-10

3. Elected by the convention:

Three, at least two of whom shall be non-

employees of the Church, elected by the

convention from panels submitted by this board 11-13

4. Appointed by the Executive Council:

One teaching staff member from each of the

Colleges 14-156

TwO missionaries 16-17

6. Two representatives from the University 18-19

6. One representaive of the Education Depart-

ment of the Government 20

7. One representative from each cooperating body 21-

b. Duties—the duties of this board shall be as set forth in

the by-laws of the A.E. L. Church

Sec. 4. BOARD OF EVANGELISM AND MISSIONS

a. Composition

1. Elected by the synods:

Five lay persons with experience in evangelism

of whom two shall be women 1-6

Five pastors 6-10

2. Appointed by the Executive council:

One woman, who shall be conversant with Bible

women's work 11

Chairman, Board of Evangelism, Andhra

Christian Council 12

One youth (25.30 years of age) 13

One person who js conversant with work among

Mushims 14

b. Duties—the duties of this board shall be as set forth in

by-laws of the A. E. L. Church,

Sec. 5. BOARD OF FINANCE:

8. Composition

1. Ex-officie:

President of the Church

Treasurer of the Church (secretary of the board)

Property Officer

Financial Officer, Inter Church Service Agency,

or his nominee 1-4

2. Elected by the synods:

One person elected by each synod 6-9

3. Elected by the convention:

Three persons, one of whom shall be an ordained

Indian and at least one of whom shall be a:person

assigned to an administrative charge of work in the

Church 10-12

4. Appointed by the Executive Couucil:

Two lay persons at least one of whom shall be a

woman 13-14

b. Duties—the duties of this board shall be as set forth in

the by—laws of the A.E.L Church.

Sec. 6. BOARD OF MEDICAL SERVICES

a. Composition

1. Ex-officio:

Two medical superintendents from the hospitals of

the Church, each for a period of two years, according

to the following table of rotation.

Augustana and Baer.

Keiding and Kugler

Rajahmundry and Rentachintala

Tarlupadu and Visrantipuram

and similarly. repeating the table 1-2

Two nursing superintendents from the hospitals of the

Church, each for a period of two years, according to

the following table of rotation:

Rajahmundry and Rentachintala

Baer and Visrantipuram

Kugler and Augustana

and similarly, repeating the table 3-4

2. Elected by the synods:

One person elected by each synod 1-2

3. Elected by the convention:

Three persons elected from panels submitted

by this board 10-12

4. Appointed by the Executive Council:

Two missionaries 13-14

b. Duties- the duties of this board shall be as set forth in

the by-laws of the A. E.L. Church

Sec. 7. BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

a. Composition

1. Elected by the synods:

One person elected by each synod 1-5

2 Elected by the convention

One correspondent of a boys' high school

(if not otherwise elected)

One correspondent of a girls' high school

(if not otherwise elected)

One headmistress of a girls' high school

(if not otherwise elected)

One headmaster of a boys high school

(if not otherwise elected) 6-9

3. Appointed by the Executive Council:

Two non-church employee graduates, specialists

in education, one of whom shall be a woman 10-11

One pastor (if not otherwise elected) 12

Two teaching staff members:

(if not otherwise elected)

Girls' school - one alternately B. Ed. and

Boys' school - one } secondary grade

(from schools not otherwise represented by the

above, if not otherwise 'elected) 13-14

Non-teaching staff

One alternately from girls' & boys' high schools

(if not otherwise elected) 16

Chairman, Board of Sscondary Education,

Andhra Christian Council 16

One missionary 17

b. Duties - the duties of this board shall be as set forth

in the by-laws of the A. E. L. Church