# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S328
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

8-23	To Remove Task Force Proposal re Constitutional
Subscription ..............................................................................230
8-24	To Delete Reference to Constitution from Proposed
Article VII . ...............................................................................230
To Reject Coercive Language in Handbook . ...........................230
8-25
8-26	To Use “Between” to Describe Relationship of Synod
and Its Members .......................................................................230
To Retain Current Congregational Representation . .................231
8-27
8-28
To Maintain Present Form of Delegate Representation . ..........231
8-29
To Retain Voting Delegates as Lay and Pastoral .....................231
8-30
To Retain Current Article V of Constitution ............................231
8-31	To Reject Any Proposed Changes re Voting Delegates
to Synod Conventions ...............................................................232
8-32	To Reject Proposed Changes re Voting Delegates
to District Conventions .............................................................232
8-33
To Reject “Associate Members” Recommendation .................232
8-34
To Clarify Voting Rights of the Preaching Office . ..................233
8-35
To Preserve Fifty Percent Lay Vote .........................................233
8-36
To Expand Voting Membership to Other Members of Synod ..233
8-37	To Provide for Equitable Representation and Voice
for Commissioned Ministers . ...................................................234
8-38	To Allow Ministers of Religion-Commissioned to Serve
as Voting Delegates ..................................................................234
8-39	To Establish Process for Electing Commissioned Ministers
as Voting Delegates to District Conventions ............................234
8-40	To Establish Process for Electing Commissioned Ministers
as Voting Delegates to Synod Conventions . ............................235
8-41	To Provide for Commissioned Minister Representation
at Conventions ..........................................................................235
8-42	To Allow Advisory Members to Be Named Voting
Delegates in Place of Voting Pastors ........................................236
8-43	To Have Every Congregation Represented at Synod
Conventions ..............................................................................236
8-44
To Elect Delegates by Regions within Districts .......................236
8-45
To Allow Vacant Congregations Two Lay Delegates ..............236
8-46	To Retain Current Article III 7 of Constitution re Church
Practice. .....................................................................................237
8-47
To Amend Article III of Constitution .......................................237
To Retain Current Wording of Article VI 4 .............................237
8-48
8-49	To Return to Previous Definition of Function of Doctrinal
Resolutions ...............................................................................237
8-50	To Strike “of Special Significance” from Doctrinal
Resolution Proposal ..................................................................238
8-51	To Conduct Feasibility Study for a Model Merger
of Districts ...............................................................................238

8-52
To Oppose Dissolution of English District . .............................239
8-53
To Retain Present District Structure .........................................240
8-54
To Retain Current District Alignment ......................................240
8-55
To Retain or Increase Number of Districts ...............................240
8-56
To Amend Bylaws re Formation of Circuits ............................240
8-57	To Amend Bylaw 5.3.2 re Voting Representation at Circuit
Forums ......................................................................................241
8-58	To Continue Current Practices of Election of Circuit
Counselors ................................................................................241
8-59
To Return to Use of Title “Circuit Visitor” ..............................241
To Increase Convention Quorum Requirement ........................242
8-60
8-61
To Change Terminology of National Convention ....................242
8-62	To Continue to Allow Congregations to Choose
Vice-Presidents .........................................................................242
8-63	To Elect Officers by Direct Vote of Congregations .................242
8-64	To Change Composition and Increase Duties of Board
of Directors ...............................................................................243
8-65	To Operate with Board of Directors Serving as National
Consistory .................................................................................243
8-66
To Establish Chief Executive Officer Position. ........................243
8-67	To Give Careful Consideration When Addressing BRTFSSG
Recommendation 18 .................................................................243
8-68	To Delay Implementation of BRTFSSG Recommendation
re National Office Structure . ....................................................244
8-69
To Reject Proposal for Advisory Boards ..................................244
To Consolidate Current National Boards and Commissions ....244
8-70
8-71	To Assign Oversight of Program Boards to First
Vice-President . .........................................................................245
8-72	To Provide for Orderly Transition for District and
Congregational Services ...........................................................245
8-73
To Retain Board for Pastoral Education ...................................246
To Reject Any Proposal for Name Change ..............................246
8-74
8-75	To Keep the Name “The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod” ......................................................................................246
8-76	To Retain Name “The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod” . ..247
8-77
To Decline Further Study of LCMS Name Change .................247
To Retain Name “The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod” . ..247
8-78
8-79	To Reject Any Proposal to Change Pastoral Candidate
Certification ..............................................................................247
To Amend Bylaws 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 re Amendments
8-80
to
Bylaws ......................................................................................248
8-81	To Retain CAO and CCM Representative on Commission
on Handbook . ...........................................................................248

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