# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S420
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420

LIFE TOGETHER

2. Promptly to notify the pastor of the home congregation to
advise the home pastor of the situation and determine if any
disciplinary or other spiritual care situation exists, giving
due respect to the discipline of the home congregation if
such exists;
3. Where the individual cannot adequately be cared for by the
home congregation (e.g., the individual has moved a
significant distance), to encourage the individual to transfer
membership to the receiving congregation; and
4. If an individual seeks transfer of membership, to confirm
that the individual is a member in good standing of the
home congregation, and to ensure that the individual
properly requests transfer from the home congregation prior
to taking the individual into membership at the receiving
congregation;
and be it further
Resolved, That the Synod President communicate the foregoing
steps through appropriate resources throughout the Synod.
Saint John’s, Chicago, IL; St. Paul, Brookfield, IL
Ov. 4-18

To Publish Recommended Steps in, and to Study,
Orderly Transfers
WHEREAS, The transfer of baptized and communicant members
from one congregation to another does not have a standardized
process or form to be used by the member congregations of the
Synod in terms of who is to initiate a request for a transfer of
membership or guidelines for the processes in member
congregations (which may follow various protocols with varied
infrastructure); and
WHEREAS, A rite for the transfer and reception of baptized and
communicant members is included in the agenda reviewed and
approved by the Synod; and
WHEREAS, It is good to do things decently and in order (1 Cor.
14:40); therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod direct the Council of Presidents (COP)
to publish recommended steps in the transfer process as well as
printed and/or electronic forms for the orderly transfer of baptized
and communicant members from one congregation to another; and
be it further
Resolved, That the Synod direct the COP to provide a study
regarding such issues as:
• situations in which the transfer and reception of members
might be a cause of offense between congregations and
pastors if the understanding of “in good standing” and the
exercise of church discipline is not held and practiced in
concord, and
• the common misunderstanding regarding the difference
between being a communicant member of a congregation of
the Synod and being a member of the Synod.
Saint John’s, Chicago, IL; St. Paul, Brookfield, IL

2019 Convention Workbook

Ov. 4-19

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
WHEREAS, The Synod has in convention (1995 Resolution 313A, “To Use the Name Lutheran”) encouraged that all
congregations and missions of the Synod use the names Lutheran
and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in their official
documents, names, and materials (bulletins, newsletters, etc.); and
WHEREAS, There continues to be a demonstrated reluctance by
some congregations to identify their confession and membership in
the Synod by use of these names and titles; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Minnesota North District reaffirm the use of
the names Lutheran and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod by
all congregations and missions of the district and/or Synod; and be
it further
Resolved, That the Minnesota North District memorialize the
2019 Synod convention to also reaffirm the use of the names
Lutheran and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod by all
congregations and missions of its districts and/or Synod.
Minnesota North District
Ov. 4-20

To Work Together in Mission
WHEREAS, It is highly laudable that congregations of the South
Wisconsin (SW) District are engaging in domestic and international
opportunities to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and
WHEREAS, It is desirable and God-pleasing for God’s people to
work in unity while carrying out the Lord’s commission in making
disciples of all nations; and
WHEREAS, The Church’s response for the sharing of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ is founded on the pure teachings of Holy Scripture
and the leading in faith by the Holy Spirit; and
WHEREAS, It is good Christian stewardship for those who walk
together in Synod to coordinate resources for maximum effect and
efficiency as adopted in 2013 Resolution 1-08 of The 65th Regular
Convention of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS); and
WHEREAS, It is a condition of membership in the LCMS that its
member congregations renounce unionism and syncretism of every
description including not participating in “heterodox tract and
missionary activities” (Constitution Article VI 2 c; CCM Opinion
14-2724); therefore be it
Resolved, That congregations and their pastors, circuits,
commissioned church workers, ministries, and schools of the SW
District support the Synod and district mission endeavors with their
time, talent. and treasure; and be it further
Resolved, That congregations and their pastors, circuits,
commissioned church workers, ministries, and schools of the SW
District communicate any new domestic or international mission,
church plant, or school start to the corresponding Synod and district
offices and seek their support and guidance in these efforts; and be
it further
Resolved, That in keeping with the conditions of membership in
Synod, congregations and their pastors, circuits, commissioned
church workers, ministries and schools of the SW District refrain