# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S374
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

To Give Thanks to God for His Blessings on Concordia
Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne ............... 224
To Request Faculty and Board of Directors

of Valparaisoto Join in Confessing Doctrinal Positions

of Lutheran Confessions .................2-0055 225
To Revoke Valparaiso’s Recognized Service

Organization Status .............0 0.00.2 ee eee ee 225
To Withdraw from Association with Valparaiso

University 2.2... eee eee eee 225
To Withdraw Support for Valparaiso University ..... 225
To Remove RSO Recognition from Valparaiso

University... ect eee ee 226
To Address Recognition of Valparaiso University ... 226

6. Human Care

To Change Commission on Ministerial Growth and

Support Bylaws 2.0.0.0... eee eee eee eee 227
To Amend Bylaw 3.819 g to Include Lutheran Services

in America ... 0... eee ce eee 227
To Return Auxiliary Organizations to Synod's

Immediate Affiliation............. 00.0020 eee 227
To Sever Ties with ELCA on Social Endeavors ..... 227

To Commend Better Health and Dr. Florence Montz) 227
To Encourage Holistic Emphasis in LCMS Ministry 228
To Address Health Care Coverage for Workers on

Candidate Status .......... 00.000. c eee eee eee 228

To Evaluate Current Concordia Health Care Program 228
To Encourage Congregations to Pay Health Care

Insurance Costs 2.0.0.0... cee cece eee ee eee 229
To Provide Adequate Health Care for Retired Church
Workers... eee eee eee ee 229
To Address Health Care Coverage for Vicars and Other
Professional Church-Work interns .............0. 229
To Encourage Board of Managers of Worker Benefit

Plans to Consider Holistic Medicine .............. 229

To Require That Courtesy and Compassion Be Exer-
cised by Board of Managers of Worker Benefit Plans 229
To Authorize Independent Evaluation of Worker

Benefit Plans ....... 0.0... cee ce cece eens 230
To Restructure and Modernize LCMS Retirement
| od Er 230

To Grant Incremental Pension Increases for Retirees 230
To Respond to Worldwide Persecution of Christians 230

To Give Support to Persecuted Christians .......... 231
To Address Worldwide Persecution of Christians .... 231
To Support Concern for Captive Christians......... 231
To Recognize Plight of Persecuted Christians ....... 232
To Protect Religious Liberty ..............2...0. 232
To Reaffirm and Enhance Christian Citizenship

Ministry... 0.0... eee ee 232
To Encourage Continued Emphasis on Prison and Jail
Ministry 2.2.0... eee eee eee eens 233
To Seriously Review Tom Bird Case ............. 233
To Pray for Justice for Tom Bird ................. 233
To Commend Commission on Sanctity of Life ...... 234
To Reaffirm Sanctity of Human Life .............. 234
To Urge Synod to Establish a Standing Committee

on Ministry to the Disabled .................000. 234
To Establish Drug Treatment Facilities ............ 235
To Encourage Synod to Accept KEYS Ministry ..... 235 -

To Reaffirm and Encourage Caring and Biblical
Ministry to Homosexuals ...................055. 235

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To Commend Ministry of Lutheran Disaster Response 235

To Expand Housing Ministries ..............-2 236
To Actively Seek Ways to Minister to People in
Institutions 6.0... eee 236

To Encourage and Support Ministry to Mentally Ill .. 236

7. Structure, Planning, and Administration

To Take Action with Regard to District President

Orval Mueller... 0.2.2... ee eee 239
To Review Matter of Wedding Participation ........ 239
To Support District President. ................... 239
To Support District President Orval Mueller........ 240
To Support President in His Role as Chief Executive
Officer and Supervisor of District Presidents ....... 240
To Give Synodical President Authority to Remove

District Presidents from Office .................. 240
To Support and Encourage Synodical President

in Exercise of Ecclesiastical Supervision .......... 241
To Reaffirm Fellowship Practice and Require District
Presidents to Abide by Them ............-2---005 241
To Authorize Synodical President to Suspend

District Presidents ....... 0... cece cece eee eee 242
To Support and Encourage and Authorize Synodical
President in Exercise of Ecclesiastical Supervision... 242
To Preserve Right of Free Discussion ............. 242
To Empower Synodical President to Enact Discipline 242
To Deal with Southern District President .......... 243
To Support and Encourage Synodical President in

Exercise of Ecclesiastical Supervision............. 243
To Commend Statement Regarding District President
Mueller to Synod 26.6... cece eee 243
To Direct District Presidents to Fulfill Synodical
Responsibilities ..........0.. cece eee eee eee 244
To Authorize President to Remove District Presidents

Who Violate Synod’s Constitution ............... 244

To Authorize Synodical President to Remove from

Office District Presidents Who Violate Constitution... 244
To Authorize Synodical President to Remove District
Presidents Who Violate Synod’s Constitution....... 245
To Empower Synodical President to Restrict,

Suspend, or Commence an Action to Terminate

Membership .......... 0... c cece cece eee eens 245
To Address Imbalance of Power Assigned to

Synodical President and District Presidents ........ 245
To Give Synodical President Doctrinal and Practical
Supervision over District Presidents .............. 245

To Give President of Synod Power to Suspend or

Remove District Presidents ..............00.0005 246
To Urge District Presidents to Observe Commandments
and State Laws in Carying Out Their Supervisory

Responsibilities ... 00... 6.0 cece cece eee ee eee 246
To Urge District Presidents to Carry Out Resolutions
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To Encourage District Presidents to Uphold Synod’s
Stand Concerning Close Communion ............. 247

To Authorize President to Remove District Presidents
and Circuit Counselors Who Violate Synod’s

Constitution 2.0... eee eee 247
To Address Violations of Art. VI of Synodical

Constitution 2.2.0.6... eee 248
To Comply with Synodical Constitution ........... 248

To Review District Presidents’ Disciplinary Powers... 248