# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S 26
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Floor Committee Reports
and Overtures Assignments

Appendixes to Reports
R56

I. Opinions of Commission on Constitutional
Matters..... . ....................................................... 127

R57 II. FAQ re the Board for International Mission as the
Only Sending Agency of the Synod (Bylaw 3.8.3)
and the Commission on Constitutional Matters
Opinion 14-2724. ............................................. 145

Reports

1. National Witness

R1, R1.1, R1.2, R1.3, R1.4, R6, R14, R54, R59

Overtures

R60    V. Res. 3-10A Task Force Report........................ 231

1-01	To Reaffirm LCMS Commitment to Work of Great
Commission.. ......................................................309
1-02	To Support Sharing the Gospel through
Professionally Produced Musical Stage Play......309
1-03 To Provide Pastoral Care for Smaller, Financially
Struggling Congregations. ..................................310
1-04 To Encourage Multi-Congregation Parishes. ......310
1-05 To Encourage Synod to Develop Plan to Support
Sustainability of Congregations..........................310
1-06	To Develop and Identify Resources for Outreach to
Muslim Neighbors. .............................................311
1-07 To Encourage Ethnic Ministry Outreach.............311
1-08 To Assist Fellow Congregations in Utilizing
Practices of Excellence for Ministry...................311
1-09 To Focus Emphasis and Resources on Vitality of
Congregations. ....................................................311
1-10 To Encourage Church Planting throughout the
Synod. .................................................................311
1-11 To Encourage Mission Starts in Local
Neighborhoods....................................................312
1-12 To Adopt Synodwide North American Evangelism
Effort...................................................................312
1-13 To Encourage a Mission Culture in the Church. . 313
1-14 To Recognize, Affirm, and Give Thanks for
Mission Training Center, Concordia University—
Portland...............................................................313
1-15 To Provide Missionaries and Outreach Techniques
to Local Congregations.......................................314
1-16 To Assist Congregations in Their Privilege to
Welcome All People Regardless of What Sexual
Identity They Profess... .......................................314

R61 VI. Report of the 2013 Res. 4-06A Task Force
Executive Summary (July 9, 2015)................. 234

2. International Witness

R58 III. Board for International Mission Operative
Directives for Implementing LCMS Bylaw 3.8.3
(Referencing CCM Opinion 14-2724).............. 147
R59 IV. Theological Documents—Commission on
Theology and Church Relations........................ 149
• Natural Knowledge of God in Christian
Confession and Christian Witness................. 150
• Theology and Practice of Prayer: A Lutheran
View—Study and Discussion Guide.............. 166
• Policy for The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod Declaring Altar and Pulpit Fellowship
with Another Church Body............................ 170
• Gender Identity Disorder or Gender Dysphoria
in Christian Perspective................................ 172
• Knowing What We Seek and Why We Come:
Questions and Answers concerning the
Communing of Infants and Young
Children. ....................................................... 175
• Guidelines for Congregational, District, and
Synodical Communion Statements................ 178
• CTCR Review of 2005 Task Force Guidelines
for the Service of Women in Congregational
Offices: Executive Summary. ........................ 181
• Why Are You Persecuting Me? A Christian
Response to Hostility and Persecution.......... 188
• In Christ All Things Hold Together: The
Intersection of Science and Christian
Theology........................................................ 196

R62 VII. 2013 Res. 4-06A Task Force Report to the
Synod
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FAQ on Res. 4-06 Task Force Report and
Recommendations....... ................................... 256
R63 VIII.  Report of Res. 5-01A Task Force.................... 262
R64 IX. Report of the Res. 5-14A Task Force. ............ 268
R65   X.   Task Force on Dispute Resolution Report. ..... 297

2016 Convention Workbook

Reports
R1, R1.1, R1.2, R1.3, R1.4, R7, R14, R54, R55,
R56, R57, R58, R59

Overtures
2-01

To Maintain Proper Balance in Foreign Missions
between Congregations’ Right of Self-Governance
and Commitment to Walk Together. ...................315