# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S326
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

2-10
To Publish Orthodox Christian Translation of Bible . ............. 156
To Instruct CPH to Stop Using ESV ....................................... 157
2-11
2-12	To Appoint Commission to Study Congregational Size,
Generations, and Life-Stage Ministries ................................... 157
2-13	To Appoint Study/Action Commission regarding Congregational Size, Generations, and Life-Stage Ministries ................ 157
2-14	To Recognize Higher Things as an Asset
to Youth Ministry .....................................................................159
2-15
To Encourage Responsible Worship . ...................................... 160
2-16
To Remain Faithful to Lutheran Worship Practices ................ 160
2-17	To Give Thanks For Dedication of Issues, Etc.
Personnel . ................................................................................ 160
2-18
To Encourage Support for Issues, Etc. .................................... 161
2-19
To Commend Issues, Etc. ....................................................... 161
2-20
To Support the Ministry of Issues, Etc. ................................... 161
2-21	To Continue Children’s Ministry for Congregations
and Districts ............................................................................. 161
2-22	To Continue Family Ministry for Congregations and Districts. 162
2-23	To Continue Youth Ministry for Districts and Congregations... 162
2-24	To Continue School Ministry for Districts and Congregations. 162
2-25	To Continue Stewardship Ministry for Districts and
Congregations .......................................................................... 163

3. Theology and Church Relations
3-01	To Continue Cooperation in Externals with Theological Integrity ............................................................................. 165
3-02
To Examine All Joint Work with the ELCA ........................... 165
3-03
To End Joint Campus Ministry with ELCA ............................ 165
To End all ELCA/LCMS Cooperative Ministry Efforts . ........ 166
3-04
3-05	To Terminate All ELCA/LCMS Cooperative Ministries While
Continuing to Reach Out to ELCA Church Members ............. 166
3-06
To Cease Cooperative Work with ELCA .................................166
3-07
To End All Joint Work with ELCA ......................................... 167
To Sever All Endeavors with ELCA ....................................... 167
3-08
To End All Official Theological Talks with ELCA ................ 167
3-09
3-10	To Request Synod President Not to Attend ELCA
Churchwide Assemblies .......................................................... 167
To Respond to ELCA Statement re Homosexuality ................ 168
3-11
3-12	To Respond to Certain Actions of the 2009 ELCA
Churchwide Assembly ............................................................. 168
To Pursue Official Theological Talks with WELS . ................ 169
3-13
3-14	To Support Other Lutherans with Consciences Bound
by the Will of God ................................................................... 169
To Encourage Participation in Interfaith Dialogues ................ 169
3-15
3-16
To Request Partner Church Withdrawal from LWF . .............. 170
3-17	To Declare Fellowship with the Siberia Evangelical
Lutheran Church ...................................................................... 170
3-18
To Reaffirm Inerrancy of Bible ............................................... 170
3-19
To Continue to Oppose Higher Criticism of the Bible ............ 170
3-20
To Encourage Frequent Observance of the Lord’s Supper . .....171
3-21
To Encourage Use of the Words of Institution ........................ 172
3-22	To Expect Practice to Agree with Doctrine of Closed
Communion ............................................................................. 172
3-23
To Affirm Biblical Practice of Admission to the Lord’s Table ......
174
3-24
To Advocate Consistent Practice of Closed Communion ....... 175
3-25	To Request Study on Certain Theses from Walther’s
Church and Ministry ................................................................ 175
3-26
To Restudy Guidelines for Participation in Civic Events . ...... 176
3-27
To Unambiguously Renounce Syncretism and Unionism ....... 176
3-28
To Review Role of Women in the Church .............................. 176

3-29	To Offer Biblical Rationale for Opposing Combat
Roles for Women ..................................................................... 177
3-30	To Agree That Female Readers in Public Worship
Are Divisive and Offensive ..................................................... 177
3-31
To Return to Scriptural Position on Birth Control . ................. 178
3-32
To Prepare Study on Practice of Cremation ............................ 178
3-33	To Maintain Practice of Requesting Theological Opinions
from Seminary Faculties .......................................................... 178

4. Administration and Finance
4-01
To Increase Financial Support for Synod Seminaries ............. 179
4-02
To Encourage Support of Seminaries ...................................... 179
4-03	To Encourage Immediate and Long-Term Financial
Support for Seminaries ............................................................ 179
4-04
To Increase Support for Seminaries . ....................................... 180
4-05
To Support LCMS Seminarians and Seminaries ......................180
4-06	To Establish KFUO–FM Endowment Funds
for Seminary Tuition . ...............................................................180
To Affirm Integral Value of KFUO and Seminaries ................181
4-07
4-08
To Re-establish LCMS Board for Stewardship ........................181
4-09
To Compile Report of Designated Gifts ...................................181
4-10
To Curb Synod’s Finances . ......................................................181
4-11
To Amend and Restate the Articles of Incorporation ...............182
To Return LCEF Bylaw 3.6.4.4 to Pre-2004 Wording .............184
4-12
To Amend Bylaw 1.5.3 re Agency Meeting .............................184
4-13
4-14
To Provide Definition for Term “Operating Board” ................184
4-15
To Clarify Definition of “Governing Board” ...........................185
4-16
To Change Composition of CMGS ..........................................185
4-17
To Change Auxiliary Terminology . .........................................185
4-18
To Change the Way Convention Committees Are Selected . ...186
4-19	To Invite Proposal for Fairer Method for Selecting
Convention Floor Committee Members ...................................186
4-20	To Amend Bylaw 3.1.7 re Appointment of Convention
Floor Committees .....................................................................186
4-21	To Limit Convention Time of Incumbent President Prior
to Presidential Election .............................................................186
4-22
To Revise Convention Election Process ...................................186
4-23
To Allocate Investment Earnings Back to Human Care . .........187

5. Seminary and University Education
5-01
To Retain Licensed Deacon Program .......................................189
5-02	To Continue District Licensed Deacon Programs and Amend
Bylaws of Synod Re Licensed Deacons ...................................189
5-03
To Continue Licensed Deacon Program ...................................189
5-04
To Continue to Affirm Ministry of Licensed Deacons . ...........190
5-05
To Affirm the Need for Licensed Deacon Program .................190
5-06
To Affirm and Support Need for Licensed Deacon Program ...190
5-07	To Affirm and Encourage Use of Supervised
Licensed Deacons .....................................................................190
5-08
To Encourage and Affirm Ministry of Licensed Deacons . ......191
5-09	To Affirm, Encourage, and Expand Supervised Licensed
Deacons Ministry ......................................................................191
5-10
To Continue and Expand Deacon Training Program . ..............192
5-11
To Expand Supervised Ministry of Licensed Deacons . ...........192
5-12
To Encourage Expansion of Licensed Deacon Program ..........192
5-13	To Decline Attempts to Require Special Ministry
Pastor Program for Licensed Deacons . ....................................192
5-14
To Reconsider 1989 Res. 3-05B re Licensed Lay Deacons .....193
5-15	To Affirm Need for Continued Lay Leader
and Deacon Training . ...............................................................193

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