# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S 24 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) . 4-20 4-21 4-22 4-23 4-24 4-25 4-26 4-27 4-28 4-29 4-30 PAGE To Translate Book of Concord of 1580 (Concordia) into French Language. ........................................335 To Develop Social Media Agreement for Professional Church Workers..............................335 To Publicly Call Rev. Dr. Matthew Becker to Repentance..........................................................335 To Settle Prof. Jeffery Kloha Controversy. .........337 To Request Public Clarification of Kloha Paper. 337 To Investigate Organization Named FiveTwo in Light of Synod Constitution Article II................338 To Require Super-Majority Votes to Adopt Convention Resolutions. .....................................338 To Form Task Force to Foster and Further Collaboration in Lutheran Ministry, Education, and Mission................................................................338 To Establish Task Force for Social Media Policy Development. ......................................................339 To Call for Members with Confessions Contrary to That of the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions to Leave Synodical Union Voluntarily................339 To Advance Unity of Doctrine and Practice in All Districts of the Synod..........................................339 5. Theology and Church Relations . 5-11 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-16 5-17 5-18 5-19 5-20 5-21 Reports R1, R1.1, R1.2, R1.3, R11, R14, R59 Overtures 5-01 5-02 5-03 5-04 5-05 5-06 5-07 5-08 5-09 5-10 To Endorse Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Lutheran Church in Norway. ..............................341 To Endorse Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Lutheran Church in Uruguay. .............................342 To Recognize Iglesia Luterana en Guatemala as a Self-Governing Partner Church. .........................343 To Recognize Iglesia Luterana de Venezuela as a Self-Governing Partner Church. .........................343 To Recognize the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kazakhstan as a Self-Governing Partner Church.344 To Ask CTCR and Seminaries to Evaluate Fellowship with AALC.......................................345 To Warn Against Occult Pseudoscience Practices..............................................................345 To Instruct CTCR to Provide Suggested Guidelines/Policies for Implementing Social Media. .................................................................345 To Evaluate Theological Implications of Practice of Cremation............................................................345 To Avoid Practice of Communing Infants and Very Young Children...................................................346 2016 Convention Workbook 5-22 5-23 5-24 5-25 5-26 5-27 5-28 5-29 5-30 5-31 5-32 5-33 PAGE To Reaffirm Standard for Pastoral Admission to Lord’s Supper: Full Agreement in All Articles of Christian Doctrine...............................................347 To Direct District Presidents re Errant Communion Practices..............................................................347 To Direct District Presidents to Review Communion Statements and Practice. ................348 To Reaffirm 1947 Convention Resolution re Intinction.............................................................348 To Standardize Admission to the Lord’s Supper. ................................................................349 To Commend Practice of Holy Communion to God’s Direction and Blessing. ............................349 To Request CTCR Study of “Orders of Creation”.............................................................349 To Call for Evaluation of Discretion Used to Carry Out Closed Communion and for Future Synodwide Visitations. ..........................................................349 To Equip Congregations with Resources Explaining Close(d) Communion. ......................350 To Instruct Synod and Districts to Promote Every Sunday Communion. ..........................................350 To Encourage Synod to Complete Work on Transforming Churches Network, Joint Prayer with Those Who Deny Christ, and Role of Women in the Church...........................................................351 To Direct CTCR and Seminaries to Evaluate Transforming Churches Network........................351 To Suspend Application of “Reduction in Force” to Pastoral Office Pending CTCR Decision............351 To Change Intentional Interim Ministry Program to Reflect Historic LCMS Theology and Practice of the Call................................................................352 To Review Role of Women in Congregation and Synod Offices......................................................352 To Give Greater Guidance and Direction re Service of Women in Congregational Offices..................353 To State Women Have No Authority Over Men in Church Humanly Established Offices.................354 To Encourage Utilization of Women in Delivery of the Word..............................................................354 To Condemn Conscription of Women.................354 To Consider Ramifications of Conscription of Women into Military Service..............................355 To Condemn and Renounce Employment of Women in Military Combat. ...............................355 To Protect Consciences of Women re Military Service.................................................................356 To Reaffirm Six-Day Creation. ...........................356