# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S 29
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To Encourage Synod to Develop Resources to
Aid Congregations and Schools regarding Gender
Identity Issues. ................................................... 259
To Direct Districts and Council of Presidents to
Provide Strategic and Comprehensive Plan for
Worker Care....................................................... 259
To Address Mental Health among Called Church
Workers.............................................................. 260
To Address Mental Health among Called Church
Workers.............................................................. 260
To Address Mental Health among Called Church
Workers.............................................................. 261
To Address Mental Health among Called Church
Workers.............................................................. 262
To Address Mental Health among Called Church
Workers.............................................................. 262
To Encourage Production, Promotion, and Use of
Online Resources. .............................................. 263

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2. International Witness

Reports

R1–R1.2, R1.2.2, R1.2.4, R5.2,
R7–R8, R12, R56–R57, R66.7
Overtures
2-01

To Strengthen and Support Key International
Mission Initiatives.............................................. 265
To Commend, Strengthen, and Give Thanks for
Alliance Missionary Project............................... 265
To Further Refine and Improve Ecclesiastical
Supervision and Pastoral Care of Missionaries. .. 266
To Provide Resources to Assist Consideration of
Requests to Support Mission Work. .................. 267
To Thank God for the Synod’s International
Schools and Pray for God’s Guidance in Furthering Their Role in the Church’s Mission............. 267

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3. Mercy

Reports

R1, R1.2–R1.2.2, R1.2.4, R5.2, R6–R7, R66.1
Overtures
3-01
3-02

To Mark Fiftieth Anniversary of Roe v. Wade with
More Fervent Teaching, Proclamation, and Efforts
to Promote God’s Gift of Life............................ 269
To Offer Clearer Information for Couples Using
the Pill for Birth Control as to When and How
Often It Acts as an Abortifacient. ...................... 269

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To Increase Awareness among Synod
Congregations of Human Trafficking................ 269
To Direct LCMS Life Ministry to Support
Congregations in Developing Mercy Ministries
to Promote Culture of Life................................. 270
To Continue the Synod’s Efforts to Address
Mental Health and Mental Illness. ..................... 270
To Recognize and Thank the Synod for
Strengthened and Expanded “Soldiers of the
Cross” COVID-19 Response Initiative.............. 271
To Recognize and Thank the Synod for
Strengthened and Expanded “Soldiers of the
Cross” COVID-19 Response Initiative.............. 272

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4. Life Together

Reports

R1, R1.2–R1.2.1, R1.2.5, R5.2, R6–R8,
R10, R12, R21–R57, R66.4, R66.9–R66.11
Overtures
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To Affirm and Continue Making Disciples for Life
as Mission and Ministry Emphasis for 2023–26
Triennium........................................................... 273
To Provide Triennial Synod Emphases.............. 273
To Prioritize “Living as the Baptized” as a
Mission and Ministry Focus for the 2022–2025
Triennium........................................................... 274
To Suggest Mission and Ministry Emphases for
the Synod............................................................ 274
To Affirm and Continue Mission Priorities for
2023–26 Triennium............................................ 274
To Encourage Return to In-Person Worship...... 275
To Reaffirm Biblical Practice of Gathered Local
Congregations with Rightly Called Local Pastors
and to Encourage Congregations to Practice
In-person Worship, Teaching, and Administration
of Sacraments..................................................... 276
To Hold Day of Fasting, Prayer, and Repentance
for Response to 2020–22 COVID-19
Pandemic............................................................ 276
To Rejoice in Proclamation of God’s Word by His
Called and Ordained Servants............................ 277
To Use Only Sustainable Bible Translations. .... 277
To Accept Himnario Luterano as the Synod’s
Spanish Language Hymnal and Commend Its Use
with Thanksgiving.............................................. 278
To Condemn Use of Internet Forums for
Dispute Resolution and Grievance Airing within
the Synod............................................................ 278
2023 Convention Workbook