# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S371
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES 369

To Discourage Photography During Convention

Worship .... 0... cece ene nes 150
To Clarify the Mutual Responsibility of Pastors and
Congregations 2.00.2... eee cece 150

To Warn against Assuming Role of Psychotherapist
and toEncourage Church Workers to Perform Their

Duties as Prescribed in Lutheran Confessions ....... 150
To Ensure Equal Protection for Congregations and
Church Workers ........00.. 0000 cece cece neces 151

3. Theology and Church Relations

To Declare Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia .... 153
To Maintain Practice of Close Communion ........ 153
To Respond to Florida-Georgia Communion Practice 154
To Reevaluate Holy Communion Practice ......... 154
To Reaffirm that Membership in Orthodox Church

BodylIs Consideration in Admission to Lord’s Supper

in Our Churches . 0.0.00... 0... e cece eee 154
To Affirm Synod’s Practice on Administration of Holy
Communion .......... 0.0.00 e eee eee ees 155
To Develop Uniform Practice and Definition of Terms

with Regard to Lord’s Supper ..............20005 155
To Develop Uniform and Responsible Policy for
Admission to Lord’s Supper .............2-0..005 156
To Provide Clarity of Definition to Terms Associated

with Lord’s Supper 2.0.0.0... 0.0. c cece ee eee eee 156
To Reaffirm and Clarify Synod’s Closed Communion
Policy 20... ccc ce cee eee eens 156
To Reject Resolution of Florida-Georgia District on

Open Communion ........... 0... e eee eee ees 157
To Reevaluate Holy Communion Practice ......... 157
To Rescind 1986 Res. 3-08 ..................08, 157
To Commune Those Who Accept Real Presence .... 158

To Express Concer and Encourage Appropriate
Response to Those Associated with “A Declaration

of Eucharistic Understanding and Practice” ........ 158
To Commend Practice of Holy Communion to God's

Care and Blessing ............. 0. ec cee cece ee es 159
To Accept “Close” and “Closed” Communion as
Synonymous Terms .............. 000 e eee e eee 159
To Encourage Responsible Distribution of Holy

Sacrament ...... 0... cece eee eee eee ees 159
To Maintain Confessional Integrity in Practice

of Close(d) Communion ..................00005 159
To Maintain Practice of Close(d) Communion ...... 159
To Reject Position of Florida-Georgia District on Open
Communion .......... 00... c cee eee eens 160
To Address Florida-Georgia District Concerning Their
Communion Practice ............ ccc cece eee eee 160
To Restore a Constant Communion Practice ........ 160
To Reject and Condemn the Resolution of Florida-

Georgia District ........ 00.0. c cece eee eee 161
To Reaffirm Policy and Practice of Close(d)

Communion ............ 0... ccc e eee 161
To Define Terms Used to Explain Exceptions

to Close(d) Communion ...................20005 162
To Require Confessional Integrity in Practice

of Close(d) Communion ...................-00. 162
To Reaffirm Synod’s Practice of Close(d)

Communion ............. 00. ccc cece eee eee es 162
To Reaffirm and to Clarify Synod’s Policy on ‘

Fellowship and Close(d) Communion ............. 163

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To Reaffirm Practice of Closed Communion ....... 163
To Support Synod’s Teaching and Practice on

Close(d) Communion ................... 0000005 163
To Reject Error in Interpretation of “Body” ........ 164
To Forbid Vicars’ Celebration of Lord’s Supper ..... 164
To Affirm the Use of Wine in the Sacrament of the

FAN 6: 164
To Reject Use of Grape Juice and Non-Alcoholic Wine

in Lord’s Supper ............ 00.0 c cece eee eee 164

To Examine Guidelines for Consistent Practice
in Worship and Close(d) Communion in Ministry to

Armed Forces ......0 0.0... cece eee eee eee neces 164
To Express Sorrow and Confess Truth ............ 165
To Clarify Status with ELCA ................005 165
To Acknowledge New Ecclesiastical Status of the

ELCA oo... cece eee ees 165
To Discuss Theology with ELCA ................ 166
To Prohibit All Forms of Joint Worship and Work with
ELCA 2... cece eee eee nee nes 167
To Recognize that ELCA Is No Longer a Lutheran

Church occ cece cee eee een eens 167
To Study Nature of Lutheran Identity ............. 168

To Prohibit All Forms of Joint Worship with ELCA . 168
To Withdraw Recognition of ELCA as Legitimate

Lutheran Church 0.0.0... . 0... cece eee eee ee ees 168
To Initiate Steps for Dialogue ................00% 168
To Express Regret re ELCA Actions .............. 169
To Declare That Absolute Truth Exists ............ 169
To Provide Biblical Balance in Constitution’s Position

on Church Fellowship ........ 00.0000 eee eeee 169
To Try New Approach to Altar and Pulpit Fellowship 170
To Study Fellowship Principles and Practices ....... 170
To Deal with Inter-Christian Relationships

Practice in Special Events ..................0006 170

To Reaffirm Practice of Altar and Pulpit
Fellowship and Renunciation of Unionism and

Syncretism as Conditions of Membership .......... 171
To Reaffirm Renunciation of Unionism and Syncretism

as Conditions of Membership ................... 171
To Promote Faithfulness to Scripture in Establishing
Fellowship .... 0.0.0... cece cece eee eee eens 171
To Amend Constitutional Art. VI — Conditions of
Membership ......... 0.00.00 cece cece eee ne ene 172
To Impose No Impediment to Service of Women .... 172
To Inctease Positions of Service for Women ....... 172
To Address Reading of Scriptures by Women in Divine
Service occ ee ceeeeee eee e eee 173
To Request CTCR to Continue to Examine Role of

Women in LCMS ...... 6c. ccc eee eee ees 173
To Expand Service of Women in the Church ....... 173
To Continue Studying Scriptural References on the
Ordination of Women ............. 0... e eee 173
To Restudy Women’s Ordination ................ 173
To Study Service of Women in the Church ......... 174
To Confirm Synod’s Confession ‘on Who Can Hold
Pastoral Office 0.0.0... eee cece eee ees 174
To Reject the Ordination of Women into Pastoral

Ministry ©... 0.0.0. c cece eee eee eee 174
To Reaffirm That Holy Scriptures Prohibit Women

from Serving as Pastors ............0.. 00 e scene 174
To Rescind Action Permitting Women’s Suffrage in
Congregations ............ 0... cece cece eee eee 174