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BLYO: churchwide Board of the
Lutheran Youth Organization
CC: churchwide Church
Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
CSLYOPs: Council of Synod
Lutheran Youth Organization Presidents (properly referred to as
“the Council,” but commonly pronounced as “Syklops.”)
CWA: Churchwide Assembly
(highest legislative body of the ELCA)
DAC: Definitely-Abled
Advisory Committee to the BLYO
DAYLE: Definitely-Abled
Youth Leadership Event (pre-event to the ELCA
Youth Gathering)
ELCA: Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America
ELCIC: Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Canada
LCMS: Lutheran
Church–Missouri Synod
LPF: Lutheran Peace
Fellowship
LMM: Lutheran Men in
Mission
LSM: Lutheran Student
Movement
LWF: Lutheran World
Federation (an international communion of churches in which the
ELCA is one of 140 members)
LYO: Lutheran Youth
Organization
MAC: Multicultural
Advisory Committee to the BLYO
MYLE: Multicultural Youth
Leadership Event (pre-event to the ELCA
Youth Gathering)
SYMBOL: Synodical Youth
Ministry Band Of Leaders
VE: Vocation and Education
(the unit within the churchwide organization that houses the
LYO)
WO: Women of the ELCA
(also WELCA)
YM: Youth Ministries
Glossary of meeting terms
Adopt: To choose or accept
and put into effect (by vote or consensus).
Agenda: Items to be
discussed or acted upon, often listed in order that facilitates
the work of a group or committee.
Approve: To confirm or
sanction formally; ratify.
Biennial: Occurring every
two years.
Biannual: Occurring twice
per year.
Bylaw: A standing rule
governing the regulation of a corporation’s or organization’s
internal affairs.
Churchwide: Designated
term for the whole organization; an inclusive term
that replaces
“national” to acknowledge the church extends beyond any
nation’s
borders.
Cluster or Conference: A
group of congregations and inter-congregational units within the
territory of a synodical organization.
Consensus: General
agreement or unanimity; group solidarity in sentiment or belief;
a non-formal approach to decision-making.
Constitution: A legal
document that outlines the name, purpose, authority,
relationships and financial structure of an organization.
Core values: Guiding
principles that give people within an organization a basis on
how they do their work, help articulate what they stand for and
guide them in their decision-making.
Delegate: A person
designated to act for or represent others.
Goals: General statements
of desired results.
Mission: A big-picture
statement that defines what a group of people is going to do in
order to bring success to their organization
Parliamentary Procedure:
The tool used to conduct legislative business, or a code of
rules and ethics for working together in decision-making groups.
Policy: A statement of
guidelines for action; a position which guides the
decision-making and activities of the organization.
Procedure: A particular
way or series of ways to accomplish something (procedures are
flexible within and limited by the policies of an organization).
Purpose: A brief statement
that describes why a group or function exists.
Regions: Nine geographical
groupings of synods in the ELCA.
Resolution: A request for
action brought by a delegate (or delegates) to the convention
for action.
Special committee: A
committee appointed by the president or board to bring
recommendations on a particular issue, concern, or subject to
the board or to carry out a particular project or task; may be
called an ad-hoc committee.
Standing committee: A
committee appointed by the president or board to carry on a
continuing function; may be called a program committee.
Synod: A group of churches
in a geographical area with legislative authority; there are 65
synods in the ELCA.
Task force: A temporary
grouping of individuals or representatives of groups, usually
with a specific deadline, that is established for the purpose of
accomplishing a definitive objective and which reports its
findings to a larger group or legislative body.
Triennial: Occurring every
three years.
Vision: A brief statement
that describes a preferred future and represents a group’s
potential, highest aspirations, values, and common dreams.
Voting members: Delegates
and others defined by the constitution of the organization who
may vote on legislative matters at a convention.
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