# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S230
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Overture

Title

Board, Office, Individual, Commission

Ov. 5-25

To Preserve the Authority and Clarity of the New Testament
Scriptures

Commission on Theology
and Church Relations

Ov. 5-28*

To Encourage Clarity in Preaching of the Promise of Everlasting Life

Commission on Theology
and Church Relations

Ov. 5-41

To Direct the CTCR to Address the Signing of Public Interfaith and
Interdenominational Statements by Members of Synod

Commission on Theology
and Church Relations

Ov. 6-01

To Direct a Review of Admission and Certification for Routes to
Ordination

Pastoral Formation Committee

Ov. 6-16

To Authorize the Council of Presidents to Create a System for the
Placement of Inactive-Candidate Members

Council of Presidents

Ov. 6-17

To Improve a System for the Placement of Members on Candidate
Status

Council of Presidents

Ov. 8-05

To Optimize the Stewardship of Gifts to Our Seminaries

Boards of Regents—Concordia Theological
Seminary and Concordia Seminary, LCMS
Board of Directors

Ov. 8-11

To Exercise Financial Restraint in Salaries of Synod and District
Executives and Staff

Board of Directors

Ov. 10-08

To Allow the Use of the Term Bishop in The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod

Commission on Theology
and Church Relations

Ov. 10-11

To Address the Election of the Chairman for the Council of Presidents, Council of Presidents
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Ov. 10-15

To Direct the Council of Presidents to Include Questions concerning
Council of Presidents
Genesis 1–2, the Six-Day Creation, and the Teaching of Evolutionary
Theory as Fact in the Self-Evaluation Tool (SET), Used for Pastors and
Pastoral Candidates, and in the Commissioned Minister Information
Form (CMIF)

Ov. 10-28

To Revise the Synod Dispute Resolution Process

Commission on Constitutional Matters

Ov. 11-02

To Condemn the Abortion Rights Ideology as a Heresy

Commission on Theology
and Church Relations

Ov. 11-03

To Condemn the Pro-Choice Ideology as a Heresy

Commission on Theology
and Church Relations

Ov. 11-06

To Combine Synod Efforts to Support Marriage, Life, and Family into
a Unified Ministry

President,
Office of National Mission

Ov. 11-18

To Expand the Mandate of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty

Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty

Ov. L11-19

To Encourage Pastors to Refrain from Solemnizing Marriages on
Behalf of Civil Governments

Commission on Theology
and Church Relations

* Overture 5-28 (CW, pp. 439–40): The penultimate resolve should read as originally submitted: “Resolved, That the Synod in convention
encourage its pastors to clarify for their congregations, if necessary, that ‘Scripture does not speak of soul sleep, but of souls after death in a state
of awareness (Rev. 6:10; cf. Luke 16:22–31; “rest” in Rev. 14:13 does not imply sleep; cf. Heb. 4:9–11). When we speak of the dead as sleeping, this
refers to the body’ (1975 Lutheran Cyclopedia, ‘soul sleep’); and be it finally”.

Action: Adopted as amended (2) and subsequently Amended (3)
In Session 2, Omnibus Resolution A, as presented in Today’s Business, 2B:249–50, was introduced, with the further correction that
Overture 6-16 be referred to the Council of Presidents, and modification that Overture 6-17, “To Improve a System for the Placement of
Members on Candidate Status,” also be added and referred likewise to the Council of Presidents. The resolution was moved and
seconded. Floor Committee 7 also asked that Omnibus Resolution A be modified to remove Ov. 7-21, “To Resolve the Issues at Concordia
University, Portland.” This was done without objection. It was moved and seconded to close debate, a motion that carried by show of
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Omnibus Resolutions