# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S325 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES PAGE Synod Reports R1-8 LCMS Convention 2010 Report of the President .................. 1 R1-8 Sup Response of the President to BRTFSSG ............................. 22 R1-8-01 The Final Report of the BRTFSSG ....................................... * Commission on Doctrinal Review ....................................... 27 R1-8-02 R1-8-03 Report of the Praesidium ..................................................... 27 R1-01 LCMS World Mission ......................................................... 27 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League . ............................. 35 R1-02 R1-03 Lutheran Hour Ministries (International Lutheran Laymen’s League) ............................................................... 36 Board for District and Congregational Services .................. 39 R2-01 R2-02 Commission on Worship ..................................................... 43 Concordia Publishing House ............................................... 45 R2-03 R2-04 Board for Black Ministry Service ........................................ 47 R2-05 Concordia Historical Institute .............................................. 48 Board for Communication Services . ................................... 50 R2-06 R3-01 Commission on Theology and Church Relations ................ 54 R4-01 First Vice-President ............................................................. 69 Secretary .............................................................................. 70 R4-02 R4-03 Vice-President–Finance—Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer .................................................................................. 72 R4-04 LCMS Board of Directors ................................................... 73 R4-04-01 Progress Report of the Task Force on Synodical Harmony .............................................................................. 74 R4-05 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Foundation .......... 76 R4-06 Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) 2007-2010 ....... 77 R4-07 Accounting Department ....................................................... 79 R4-08 Information Technology ...................................................... 79 R4-09 General Services .................................................................. 80 R4-10 The Department of Human Resources . ............................... 81 R4-11 Internal Audit Department ....................................................82 R5-01 Board for Pastoral Education ............................................... 82 R5-02 Board for University Education Concordia University System . ................................................................................ 85 R5-03 Commission on Ministerial Growth and Support ................ 92 R5-04 Report of the Res. 5-02 Task Force ..................................... 98 R6-01 LCMS World Relief and Human Care .............................. 102 R6-02 Board of Trustees—Concordia Plans Board of Directors—Concordia Plan Services ............................. 112 R7-01 Commission on Constitutional Matters ............................. 119 R7-02-01 Atlantic District ................................................................. 119 R7-02-02 California-Nevada-Hawaii District . .................................. 120 R7-02-03 Central Illinois District ...................................................... 121 R7-02-04 Eastern District .................................................................. 121 R7-02-05 English District .................................................................. 122 R7-02-06 Florida-Georgia District . ................................................... 123 R7-02-07 Indiana District .................................................................. 124 R7-02-08 Iowa District East . ............................................................. 125 R7-02-09 Iowa District West ............................................................. 125 R7-02-10 Kansas District ................................................................... 126 R7-02-11 Michigan District ............................................................... 127 R7-02-12 Mid-South District ............................................................. 127 R7-02-13 Minnesota North District ................................................... 128 R7-02-14 Minnesota South District ................................................... 128 R7-02-15 Missouri District ................................................................ 129 R7-02-16 Montana District ................................................................ 130 * See note in Preface. 2010 Convention.indb 325 325 PAGE R7-02-17 R7-02-18 R7-02-19 R7-02-20 R7-02-21 R7-02-22 R7-02-23 R7-02-24 R7-02-25 R7-02-26 R7-02-27 R7-02-28 R7-02-29 R7-02-30 R7-02-31 R7-02-32 R7-02-33 R7-02-34 R7-02-35 R7-07 R8-01 Nebraska District ............................................................... 130 New England District . ....................................................... 131 New Jersey District ............................................................ 132 North Dakota District . ....................................................... 133 North Wisconsin District ................................................... 134 Northern Illinois District . .................................................. 134 Northwest District . ............................................................ 135 Ohio District ...................................................................... 136 Oklahoma District . ............................................................ 136 Pacific Southwest District . ................................................ 137 Rocky Mountain District ................................................... 137 SELC District . ................................................................... 138 South Dakota District ........................................................ 139 South Wisconsin District ................................................... 140 Southeastern District . ........................................................ 140 Southern District ................................................................ 141 Southern Illinois District . .................................................. 141 Texas District ..................................................................... 142 Wyoming District .............................................................. 143 Res. 8-06 Task Force Report ............................................. 144 Commission on Structure .................................................. 147 1. Missions 1-01 To Celebrate Fan into Flame Blessings and Commit to Its Completion .............................................................................. 149 1-02 To Increase Outreach to Immigrants at Congregation Level ....................................................................................... 149 1-03 To Implement 2007 Res. 2-04A re Position of Director for Strategic Development of Hispanic Ministries .................. 149 1-04 To Respond to Opportunities for Outreach to Islam . .............. 150 1-05 To Encourage Participation in Operation Barnabas .................150 1-06 To Provide Exclusively Lutheran Theological Training for Missionaries ........................................................................150 1-07 To Set Aside Reformation Day 2010 for Fasting, Prayer, Confession, and Repentance .....................................................150 1-08 To Encourage District Presidents to Visit Other Districts’ Institutional Ministries ..............................................................151 1-09 To Encourage New Mission Starts to Use “Lutheran” and “LCMS” .............................................................................151 To Support Church Transformation . ........................................151 1-10 1-11 To Ask CTCR and Seminaries to Evaluate Transforming Churches Network ....................................................................151 2. District and Congregational Services 2-01 To Tell the World That Christ Is the Only Way to Heaven . ... 153 2-02 To Reaffirm Justification by Faith Alone ............................... 153 2-03 To Engage in Theological Discussion and Reaffirm Authority of Scripture .............................................................. 153 2-04 To Encourage Study of Confessions during Reformation Celebration . ........................................................ 154 2-05 To Celebrate and Encourage the Practice of Two-Kingdom Theology ..................................................... 154 2-06 To Encourage Pastors to Further Their Study of Biblical Languages .............................................................. 154 2-07 To Promote Usage of The Lutheran Study Bible ..................... 155 2-08 To Urge Family Worship Using Portals of Prayer ................. 155 2-09 To Direct Concordia Publishing House to Release the Six Chief Parts of 1986 Translation of Small Catechism .............. 155 2010 Convention Workbook 4/15/10 2:40 PM