# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S 25
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To Encourage Proper Balance in Foreign Missions
between Congregations’ Right of Self-Governance
and Commitment to Walk Together. ...................315
To Amend Synod Bylaws 3.8.3 and 1.1.1. ..........316
To Overrule CCM Opinion 14-2724. ..................318
To Request CCM to Revise and Clarify Opinion
14-2724. ..............................................................319
To Amend Synod Bylaws to Recognize Authority
of Congregations to Send Missionaries. .............319
To Overrule CCM Opinion 14-2724. ..................320
To Amend Bylaws to Reflect Congregations’
Privilege to Send Mission Funds and Fund
Missionaries........................................................320
To Overrule CCM Opinion 14-2724 and Amend
Bylaw 3.8.3. ........................................................321
To Amend Bylaw 3.8.3 and Recognize, Affirm,
and Protect Authority of Congregations to Send
Missionaries........................................................322
To Reaffirm Congregational Autonomy in the
Support of International Missions.......................323
To Affirm Congregational Autonomy in Supporting
International Missions.........................................323
To Require Cause for Withdrawal or Release of
Career Missionaries. ...........................................323
To Complete Charge of 2013 Res. 1-08 Giving
Specific Attention to Concerns Related to CCM
Decision 14-2724................................................324
To Change Funding Model of Our
Missionaries........................................................324

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4. Life Together
R1, R1.1, R1.2, R1.3, R2.3, R3, R6, R7, R11, R12,
R14, R19–R53, R54, R55, R56, R57, R59

Overtures
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To Help Our Mercy Agencies Be Free to Be
Faithful................................................................325
To Encourage Synod to Educate and Advocate for
Persecuted Christians..........................................325
To Oppose Use of Aborted Fetal Tissue in
Vaccines. .............................................................325
To Create Task Force for Study of In Vitro
Fertilization.........................................................326
To Commend Participation in 2017 LCMS Life
Conference..........................................................326
To Create Task Force for Study of Issues Relating
to Procreation, Fertility, and Care for Unborn
Within the Christian Family................................327
To Commend Concordia Portland for its 3 to PhD®
Initiative. .............................................................327

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To Request Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to
Open Up Choice Dollars to Lutherans For Life..328
To Add a Synod Prison and Jail Ministry
Coordinator. ........................................................328

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To Foster Spirit of Loving Discussion among
Church Workers. .................................................329
To Celebrate 175 Years of Combined Ministry and
Service of LWML and ILLL...............................329
To Convene Task Force to Review Recognized
Service Organization Program and Bylaws. .......329
To Recommend 2016–2019 Synod Triennial
Emphasis.............................................................330
To Recommend Mission and Ministry Emphasis
for Next Triennium: Reconciliation, Harmony, and
Unity. ..................................................................330
To Make Children and Families a Triennial Priority
and Focus. ...........................................................330
To Engage Communities with the Gospel by
Serving Needs of People.....................................331
To Commend to Synod Priorities for National
Mission and Ministry Emphases.........................331
To Suggest Synod Priorities for Triennial Planning
Process. ...............................................................331
To Designate Mission and Ministry Emphases for
Consideration by 2016 Convention.....................331
To Forward Priorities to Synod for Its
Consideration......................................................332
To Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of The
Lutheran Hymnal. ...............................................332
To Provide for Doctrinal Review of Non-SynodApproved Worship and Catechetical Materials...332
To Preserve Use of Historic Lutheran Liturgy and
Hymns.................................................................333
To Call for Official Evaluation of Worship Practice
and Synodwide Visitation. ..................................333
To Recognize and Commemorate 75th Anniversary
of The Lutheran Hymnal.....................................334
To Again Publish in Luther’s Small Catechism the
Fourth Commandment’s Divine Promise............334
To Direct CPH to Place 1986 Catechism into
Public Domain. ...................................................334
To Translate and Publish Book of Concord of 1580
(Concordia) into Russian Language....................335

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