Section A – Election

1.      The regional pastoral advisor shall be elected at a regional conference by a majority vote from a list of candidates submitted to the regional convention by the congregations and fields of that region and selected from the persons involved in pastoral ministry serving the deaf congregations or fields of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in that region.

2.      His term of office shall be two (2) years.

3.      If he accepts a call outside his region or for any reason vacates his office, the candidate who received the next largest number of votes in the election shall fill out the remainder of the term of his duties.

 
Section B – Responsibilities

1.      The regional pastoral advisor shall develop a peaceful and harmonious relationship in his region among the ministry with deaf persons, the Lutheran Deaf Mission Society, persons involved in pastoral ministry, congregations, fields and the ILDA by helping coordinate the efforts of all.

2.      The regional advisor shall serve as pastoral advisor to the ILDA branch in the region.

a.      He shall review all proposed programs, plans and activities of the ILDA in the region that are separate from those of the ILDA and give advice as to their consistency with the doctrines of the LCMS.

b.      He shall keep himself informed on all ILDA events in the region and attend all ILDA regional meetings at the ILDA region's expense.

c.      He shall respect the self-rule of the ILDA, congregations and fields and not interfere with their individual and separate activities.

3.      He shall meet at least annually at the ILDA region's expense with the ILDA regional president and the ILDA representative from each congregation and/or field for the purpose of coordinating efforts and planning programs and projects of raising funds for the ILDA in the region.

4.      He shall attend the ILDA regional conferences and report on the highlights of the ministry with deaf persons in that region.

5.      He shall meet at least once a year with all the pastors serving deaf congregations and/or fields in the region and the Director of the Lutheran Deaf Mission Society for the purpose of coordinating all efforts.

6.      He shall assist the ILDA in obtaining deaf advisory committees in each district within the region.

7.      He shall communicate annually with the regional president and the congregational representatives via Internet like email or Instant Messaging or Chat room.

Section C – Regulations

The regional pastoral advisor shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.