# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S 25
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To Protect People’s Offerings Given to
Concordia University Schools. .......................... 359
To Encourage and Provide Support for
Currently Non-rostered Lutheran School
Educators to Receive Colloquy.......................... 359
To Support Colleges and Universities
of the Concordia University System. ................. 360
To Reinstate the Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz......... 360
To Encourage Training for Volunteers
Stepping into Roles of Youth Education
and Faith Formation........................................... 360
To Request Comprehensive Review of
Commissioned Ministry Colloquy Process........ 361
To Recognize and Give Thanks for Work at
Concordia College—New York......................... 361
To Give Thanks for Concordia College—New
York. .................................................................. 362
To Honor and Give Thanks for Ministry
of Concordia University, Portland. .................... 362

8. Finance

Reports

R1, R1.2–R1.2.2, R1.2.4–R1.2.5,
R1.3, R5–R8, R15–R57
Overtures
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To Request Expanded Permissions for
1986 Small Catechism Translation. ................... 363
To Form Synodical Technology “Help Desk”... 363
To Establish a Commission to Study the
Possibility of Utilizing a Health Sharing
Community Group. ............................................ 363
To Audit Concordia Plan Services Retirement
Funding. ............................................................. 363

9. Structure and Administration

Reports

R1, R2, R3–R9, R11, R15–R19,
R21–R55, R62, R65, R66.12
Overtures
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To Amend Bylaws to Provide Clarity
for Cross-Circuit and Cross-District
Multi-Congregation Parishes. ............................ 365
To Amend Various Bylaws to Provide Clarity
or to Address Practical Considerations. ............. 366
To Clarify Bylaws Regarding Appointment of a
Synodwide Corporate Entity Chief Executive... 371
To Reaffirm “Bottom-Up Nature of Synod”...... 372

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To Create a Restructuring Task Force to
Consider Transfer of Synod Congregations,
Ministries, and Assets. ....................................... 372
To Recommend Moving to Four-Year
Convention Cycle............................................... 373
To Adopt Four-Year Convention Cycle............. 373
To Move to Four-Year Convention Cycle.......... 374
To Change to Four-Year Convention Cycle. ..... 375
To Continue Four-Year Convention Cycle........ 375
To Appoint Task Force to Evaluate
Current Electoral Circuit Parameters. ................ 375
To Re-evaluate Size Requirements for Electoral
Circuits in the Synod.......................................... 378
To Memorialize Synod to Study Circuit Size
Requirements. .................................................... 378
To Amend Bylaw 3.1.2 to Reduce Electoral
Circuit Confirmed Membership Requirement. .. 379
To Change Electoral Circuit Requirement......... 379
To Change Size Requirements for Electoral
Circuits............................................................... 379
To Eliminate Distinction between Electoral
and Visitation Circuits and Communicant
Membership Requirement of the Same.............. 380
To Allow Simpler Procedure for Circuit
Elections............................................................. 380
To Ensure Lay Voting Delegates at Synod
Convention......................................................... 381
To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Delegate
Participation at Convention................................ 381
To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Delegate
Participation at Convention................................ 381
To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Delegate
Participation at Convention................................ 382
To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Delegate
Participation at Convention................................ 382
To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Delegate
Participation at Conventions. ............................. 383
To Strengthen Advisory Delegate Participation
at Synod Conventions. ....................................... 383
To Grant Ministers of Religion—Commissioned
Power to Vote at District and Synodical
Conventions. ...................................................... 383
To Restrict Synod Convention on Sundays........ 384
To Establish Procedures for Delay of Meetings
of Synod. ............................................................ 385
To Provide for Elections if Conventions Cannot
Be Held. ............................................................. 385
To Have Next Available Convention of the
Synod in Detroit................................................. 386
2023 Convention Workbook