Section A – Obligation

1.      The ILDA shall build and support lay leadership among deaf Lutherans in all areas of faith and life.

2.      The ILDA encourages each member to promote faith, fellowship and service in our congregations and other associations.

3.      The ILDA shall communicate to the membership the programs, plans and goals of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). In its regions, the ILDA shall work in cooperation with and be supportive of the mission and ministry of the districts of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

 
Section B – Programs

The ILDA shall on a national and international scale promote and develop programs of Christian education, inspiration, information, worship, service, stewardship and evangelism for the spiritual strength and growth of the deaf members of all ages.

 
Section C – Solicitations

The ILDA shall solicit funds from the deaf members of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod for the accomplishment of its purposes and shall be a self-financing, non-profit association, and it shall conduct its activities without financial profit to any individual. For mission projects and programs, it shall work in cooperation with the Lutheran Deaf Mission Society of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

 
Section D – Policies

1.      The purposes, programs and policies of the ILDA shall be in harmony with those of the LCMS in its mission and ministry in North America and the world.

2.      The ILDA shall cooperate with the LCMS, report and coordinate to it through the Lutheran Deaf Mission Society, and shall coordinate its mission and ministry with that of the LCMS.

3.      The ILDA shall encourage the LCMS to assist and cooperate with the ILDA in the fulfillment of these mutual responsibilities and goals in the ministry with deaf persons.