# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S 24
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To Restore Direct Voting by Congregations
to All Changes in, and Amendments to, the
Synod’s Constitution and Bylaws...................... 386
To Require Ratification of Commission
on Constitutional Matters Opinions. .................. 387
To Provide Additional Information about
Nominees for Elected Positions of the Synod
and Districts. ...................................................... 388

Reports

R1, R2, R3–R4.1, R9, R21–R55,
R65, R66.6, R66.12–R66.13
Overtures
10-01

To Return to Nomination and Election Process
in Which Synod Convention Delegates Elect
President............................................................. 388

10-02

To Conform Election of Synod President
to Longstanding Practice.................................... 390

10-03

To Amend Dispute Resolution and Expulsion
Bylaws to Address Practical Considerations
and Clarity.......................................................... 399
To Amend Bylaws to Clarify Application of
Pre-Call Consultation and Call and Be Served
By (Bylaws 2.5.2–3) beyond Member
Congregations. ................................................... 401
To Amend Bylaw 2.14.5 (a–e) regarding
Ecclesiastical Supervision.................................. 402
To Realign Adjudication Process with Walther’s
Church and Ministry. ......................................... 403
To Affirm and Commend CCM
Opinion 22-2980................................................. 404
To Amend Bylaw 2.11.2.2 re Candidate Status.404
To Establish Common Procedures for Sake
of Unity and Avoiding Unnecessary Offense. ... 405
To Provide All Standards of Accountability
to Members of Synod......................................... 405
To Amend Bylaw 3.10.1.3 re Placement. .......... 405
To Appoint Task Force to Review and
Recommend Revisions to Bylaw Section 2.17. . 406

To Elect Synod President at Convention............ 389

To Expedite Ranking of Regional
Vice-Presidents. ................................................. 391
To Provide for Continuity of Service
in Regional Positions. ........................................ 391
To Have Synod Regional Representation
Determined by Regional Constituency. ............. 391
To Implement Term Limits for Synod President
and First Vice-President..................................... 392
To Establish Term Limits for Elected Officers
of Synod. ............................................................ 392
To Amend Synod Bylaw 3.2.4.1 to Limit Terms
of Office for President, First Vice-President,
Regional Vice-Presidents, and Secretary........... 393
To Establish Term Limits for Elected Officers
in the Synod and Districts. ................................. 393
To Amend Bylaws regarding Permanency
of District and Synod Presidents to Better Reflect
Confessional Principles on Authority. ............... 394
To Amend Constitution to Grant Lay Vote
to Every Congregation. ...................................... 395
To Consider Realignment of Constitution Article
III Objectives 1 and 2......................................... 395
To Create True Synod-Wide Dialogue and Study
with Respect to Controverted Matters. .............. 395
To Establish Mission Board Responsibilities
Regarding Mission Office Strategic Plan and
Annual Budget Proposal. ................................... 397
To Amend Bylaw 4.1.1.4 regarding Transfer of
Congregations between Districts. ...................... 397

2023 Convention Workbook

10. Ecclesiastical Supervision
and Dispute Resolution

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11. Church and Culture

Reports

R1, R1.2.5, R1.3, R12, R16, R20, R66.1–R66.4
Overtures
11-01
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To Be Cautious with the World’s Moral
Imperatives......................................................... 407
To Reject Racism and Advance the Gospel....... 407
To Reject Bigotry and Advance the Gospel....... 408
To Speak Gospel Clearly in Cultural Context
of Critical Race Theory...................................... 408
To Affirm Biblical Doctrines of Creation,
Original Sin, and Redemption and to Reject
Critical Theory. .................................................. 409
To Love Our Neighbor by Rebuking False
Doctrine.............................................................. 409
To Reject and Condemn Critical Theory, Its
Theologies and Ideologies, and to Rebuke Its
Proponents.......................................................... 410