# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S5
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To Clarify the Relationship between LCMS Partner Churches and the Lutheran World Federation ..........152
To Commend and Support the International Lutheran Council ..................................................................153
To Confess the Biblical Six-Day Creation, to Encourage Pastoral Conferences to Study Our Synod’s
Statements on Creation, and to Help Congregations Concertedly Address Issues
Related to the Intersections of Faith and Science ......................................................................................... 154
To Commend the Lutheran Church—Canada CTCR Report Cremation and the Christian .......................155
To Address Questions about Unity in Doctrine and Uniformity and Variety in Practice .............................155

6. Pastoral Ministry and Seminaries .................................................................................................................. 157
To Support and Participate in the Comprehensive Church Worker Recruitment Initiative ........................ 157
To Promote Residential Seminary Education as the Preferred Option for the Preparation of Men
for Pastoral Ministry ................................................................................................................................... 158
To Enhance the Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) Program........................................................................... 159
To Support, Encourage, and Expect Continuing Education for all Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Pastors .......................................................................................................................................................... 160
To Thank Those Involved in Rostering Licensed Lay Deacons ...................................................................... 161
To Give God Praise and Glory for Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne’s 175th Anniversary ....... 161
To Support and Utilize Preach the Word ..................................................................................................... 162
7. University Education ....................................................................................................................................... 165
To Amend Bylaws Related to Structure and Governance of the Concordia University System .................... 165
To Nurture Our Lutheran System of Higher Education .............................................................................. 169
To Direct a Collaborative Process to Propose a New Governance Plan ......................................................... 171
To Advance the Prior Review Process for CUS Institution Presidential Candidates ..................................... 172
To Recognize and Give Thanks for Work at Selma .......................................................................................174
To Celebrate and Give Thanks to God for the 125th Anniversary of Concordia University, Nebraska ......... 175
To Aid Our CUS Schools in Clear Confession ...............................................................................................176
8. Finance .............................................................................................................................................................. 179
To Encourage Congregations to Support Pastoral Formation ......................................................................179
To Encourage a Synodwide 1.1.1 Funding Model for Defined Mission Outcomes ........................................179
To Ensure Timely and Transparent Financial Reporting in the Synod ....................................................... 180
9. Structure and Administration ........................................................................................................................ 181
To Amend Various Bylaws for Purposes of Clarification............................................................................... 181
To Amend Various Bylaws to Address Practical Considerations .................................................................. 183
To Amend Bylaw 3.7.1 to Clarify the Commencement Date for Members of the Board of Trustees—
Concordia Plans/Board of Directors—Concordia Plan Services and Eliminate Obsolete Provisions.......... 186
To Amend Bylaw 3.1.8 to No Longer Require Publication of Delegate Mailing Addresses .......................... 188
To Amend the Constitution to Address Individual Membership and Advisory Representation ................... 189
To Add Bylaw 3.3.4.10 to Clarify Access by the Board of Directors to Information of Synod Agencies ........ 193
To Amend Synod Bylaws 3.12.2.1 and 3.12.2.2 ............................................................................................ 194
To Amend Bylaws to Clarify Multi-congregation Parish Representation at the Circuit Forum.................. 194
To Amend Bylaws to Change the Board of Directors’ Means of Representation on Synodwide Corporate
Entities Boards of Directors.......................................................................................................................... 195
To Address Residency Requirements for District Regional Positions .............................................................197
To Clarify the Meaning of Parish as it Relates to Congregational Representation at District Conventions
and Election of the Synod President, and to Distinguish Assisting Capacity Pastoral Calls .........................197
To Amend Bylaw 3.1.3.1 regarding the Election of Nonvoting and Advisory Delegates.............................. 200
To Amend Bylaw 3.12.2.3 to Allow District Presidents Access to Congregational Registration Status
in the Presidential Vote ................................................................................................................................ 201
To Study Voting Privilege in the LCMS ....................................................................................................... 201
To Bring Bylaw 3.12.2.4 into Alignment with Bylaw 3.12.2.2, and to Adjust the Election Time Schedule ..202
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