# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S 22
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8. Parochial Schools
Reports
R1, R1.1, R1.2, R6, R63

Overtures
8-01

8-02
8-03

To Increase Training of Lutheran Leaders and
Administrators for Early Childhood and School
Programs. ............................................................377
To Support and Ensure Sustainability of Lutheran
Schools................................................................377
To Study Reasons for Enrollment Decline in
Lutheran Schools. ...............................................378

9. Finance
Reports
R1, R1.1, R1.2, R5, R16, R17, R54

Overtures
9-01
9-02
9-03
9-04
9-05
9-06

9-07

9-08

11. Structure and Administration
Reports

To Improve Transparency and Accountability for
Financial Gifts from God’s Stewards..................379
To Commend Work of LCMS Foundation..........379
To Urge Synod to Increase Seminary Financial
Assistance. ..........................................................379
To Increase Funding of Seminaries and Seminary
Students...............................................................380
To Rely on Unrestricted Offerings to Carry Out
Mission of Synod................................................380
To Direct the Synod’s Board of Directors to
Address Budget Redistribution and Synod
Organization Better to Fund Seminaries, Global
Seminary Initiative, and Missionaries.................380
To Assure Uniformity of Relationship and Asset
Disposition Language in Governing Documents of
Corporate Agencies of the Synod. ......................381
To Address CUS and Seminary Graduate
Indebtedness........................................................381

10. Stewardship: Funding the Mission
Reports
R1, R1.1, R1.2, R6

Overtures
(None)

2016 Convention Workbook

R1, R1.1, R1.2, R4, R5, R8, R9, R10, R56, R57,
R58, R60, R61, R62, R64, R65

Overtures
11-01 To Review LCMS President’s Authority.............383
11-02 To Review Powers of Synod President, Secretary,
CCM, and District Presidents. ............................383
11-03 To Amend Bylaw re Responsibilities of
Commission on Constitutional Matters. .............383
11-04 To Change Bylaws re Certification and Verification
of District Convention Delegates........................384
11-05 To Change Bylaws re District Convention
Attendance as Prerequisite for Voting for Synod
President..............................................................384
11-06 To Appoint Committee to Study District
Restructure..........................................................385
11-07 To Standardize and Clarify Procedures for
Elections at Synod and District Conventions......385
11-08 To Standardize and Clarify Procedures for
Elections at Circuit Forums. ...............................386
11-09 To Increase Number of Candidates for Synod
President and Streamline Election Process.........388
11-10 To Strengthen Committee on Elections and Form
District Committees on Elections. ......................388
11-11 To Allow Each Region to Elect Its
Vice-President.....................................................389
11-12 To Eliminate Distinctions between Visitation and
Electoral Circuits. ...............................................389
11-13 To Create Term Limits for Synod Elected
Officers................................................................390
11-14 To Determine How Midterm Vacancies of Regional
Vice-President Positions are Filled.....................390
11-15 To Alter Method of Electing Synod Regional VicePresidents............................................................390
11-16 To Allow Each LCMS Region to Elect Its Own
Vice-President.....................................................391
11-17 To Request CCM Review of Constitutionality of
Bylaw 3.12.2.4. ...................................................391
11-18 To Clarify Regional Residence/Membership
Requirements. .....................................................392
11-19 To Clarify Function of Committee for Convention
Nominations in Interim between Issuing Final
Report and Convention. ......................................392
11-20 To Seat Entire Committee for Convention
Nominations at Convention. ...............................392