# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S6
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10. Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution ................................................................................... 203
To Amend Bylaws to Clarify Dispute Resolution Processes.......................................................................... 203
To Amend Bylaws to Clarify Call and Roster Matters ................................................................................. 205
To Give Thanks to All who Worked to Complete the Process Outlined by 2016 Resolution 12-14,
“Regarding the Right of an Accuser to Appeal When a District President or President of the Synod
Fails to Act or Declines to Suspend” ............................................................................................................. 210
11. Church and Culture......................................................................................................................................... 213
To Give Guidance and Encourage Action on Beginning-of-Life Issues ........................................................ 213
To Encourage Faithfulness regarding Marriage .......................................................................................... 214
To Encourage Synod to Develop Resources to Aid Congregations and Schools regarding
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues............................................................................................ 215
To Affirm the Common Humanity of All People and Ethnicities.................................................................. 216
To Encourage Responsible Citizenship and Compassion Toward Neighbors Who Are Immigrants
Among Us ..................................................................................................................................................... 218
To Emphasize the Sanctity of Life and the Dangers of Physician-Assisted Suicide ...................................... 218
To Remember the Persecuted Church ........................................................................................................... 219
12. Retention: Schools, Family, Youth and Young Adults ................................................................................ 221
To Commend and Give Thanks for our Lutheran Early Childhood Centers, Elementary Schools,
and High Schools .......................................................................................................................................... 221
To Exhort the Congregations of the LCMS to Actively Encourage Future Lutheran School Teachers ......... 221
To Encourage Lifelong Catechesis in the Home and Church ........................................................................222
To Shape the Faith Formation Paradigm from Generation to Generation ..................................................223
To Take Further Steps in the Retention of College-Age Students in Synod Congregations ......................... 224
To Create a Searchable Database for “Cradle-to-Grave” Resources ............................................................225
To Strengthen the Family as the Center of Discipleship ...............................................................................225
Omnibus Resolutions ........................................................................................................................................................... 229
Omnibus Resolution A: Responsibility Assigned to Others............................................................................ 229
Omnibus Resolution B: Issues Addressed by Previous Convention(s)........................................................... 231
Omnibus Resolution C: Expressions of Encouragement and Gratitude ....................................................... 232
Resolution Action Report ......................................................................................................................................................233
Correlation of Reports, Overtures, and Resolutions ..........................................................................................................235
Entered into Rest .................................................................................................................................................................. 239
Index ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 243

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6 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 (67TH) LCMS CONVENTION

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