# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S 26
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To Reaffirm “Witness, Mercy, Life Together”
as the Mission and Ministry Emphasis for the
2019–2021 Triennium...................................408
To Forward Emphases to Synod for Next
Triennium....................................................408
To Commend to Synod Priorities for National
Mission and Ministry Emphases..................409
To Commend to Synod Priorities for National
Mission and Ministry Emphases..................409
To Recommend Mission and Ministry
Emphases for the Synod’s Next Triennium..409
To Provide Mission and Ministry Emphases. ...
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To Amend Bylaw Section 6.2 to Revitalize
Synod’s Recognized Service Organization
Program.......................................................410
To Commend Actions to Synod Boards and
Offices to Revitalize Synod’s Recognized
Service Organization Program. ....................414
To Encourage Every Sunday Communion...414
To Encourage the Study and Practice of Every
Sunday Communion by All Congregations of
the Synod/District........................................415
To Reaffirm Formula of Concord Article X
and the Freedom to Practice Certain Church
Ceremonies. .................................................415
To Reaffirm Our Encouragement for the Use
of Approved Synod Worship Materials in
Missouri Synod Congregations....................415
To Study Responsible Stewardship of
the Mysteries of God, That Is, “Closed
Communion”...............................................416
To Adhere To, Teach, and Confess a Faithful
Practice of Close(d) Communion.................418
To Encourage the Study of the Doctrine of
Closed Communion and Faithful Practice in
All Congregations........................................419
To Care for the Members of the Body of Christ
through Fraternal Communication..............419
To Publish Recommended Steps in, and to
Study, Orderly Transfers..............................420
To Reaffirm the Use of the Names Lutheran
and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
by All Congregations and Missions of the
Districts and/or Synod.................................420
To Work Together in Mission......................420
To Uphold the Pastoral Office in the Electronic
Age. .............................................................421
To Study How to Amend the Practice of
Issuing Calls to Positions Not in the Direct
Service of the Proclamation of the Gospel and

the Administration of the Sacraments..........421
To Provide Clergy for Word and Sacrament
Ministry by Designating Synod Positions to Be
Filled with Qualified Laity...........................422
To Affirm and Celebrate 60 Years of DCE
Ministry in the Synod. .................................422
To Adjust Benefits of the Concordia
Retirement Plan to Reflect an Annual Cost of
Living Increase.............................................422
To Continue the Celebration of the 500th
Anniversary of the Reformation, including
Commemoration of Events from 1519 through
1522. ............................................................422
To Declare April 18, 2021, as “Here I Stand”
Sunday and Encourage Multi-Congregation
Celebrations.................................................423
To Improve the Clarity of Written
Communication. ..........................................423
To Thank and Praise God for Concordia
Publishing House’s 150th Anniversary.........423
To Thank and Praise God for the 10th
Anniversary of the Publication of The Lutheran
Study Bible...................................................423

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5. Theology and Church Relations
Reports
R1, R1.1, R1.2, R1.3, R10, R12, R15, R58, R59.1–
13, R60, R65, R66

Overtures
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To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium. ...425
To Endorse Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with
Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church....426
To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with
Confessional Lutheran Church of South Africa.
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To Clarify Status of LCMS Relationships in
Sri Lanka. ....................................................427
To Revise Paragraph 3(a) of the Operating
Agreement Between the Lutheran Church—
Canada and The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod...........................................................427
To Amend Bylaw 3.9.5.2.2 Regarding Altar
and Pulpit Fellowship with New Church
Bodies Formed by Partner Churches. ..........428
To Exhort LCMS Partner Churches to Leave
the Lutheran World Federation...................429
To Exhort LCMS Partner Churches to Leave
the Lutheran World Federation...................430
To Embrace Our Ecumenical Duty..............431