# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S468
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

To Create Term Limits for Synod Officers .........
To Limit Terms for All Elected Offices ...........
To Exclude Praesidium from Termination

of Membership Process ..............0....000...
To Make Vice-Presidents Advisory Members of COP
To Restructure Bylaw 2.27 re Termination

of Membership ..............0.......-.....00000,
To Add Time Limitations to Bylaw 2.27

re SUSPENSION . 2.21.
To Include Time Limitation in Appeal Process ......
To Request Delay of Action against Congregation .. .
To Continue to Allow Partnership of LCMS

and ELCA Congregations ...............00.000.
To Affirm Certain Exceptional Ministries ..........
To Amend CPH Articles of Incorporation ..........
To Retain Original Purpose of LCEF .............
To Observe Bylaws of Synod ...............200.
To Restrict Boards to Assigned Duties

and Specified Powers... 0.0.06... cece eee eee
To Change Requirements for LCMS

Board of Directors Membership .................
To Allow District Lay Board Members

Access to Synod Resources «2.0.00. ...0 0000 c eee
To Grant Elected Lay Members of Boards

or Commissions the Privilege of Requesting Opinions
To Amend Constitution Art. VI re Conditions

of Membership ............ 000.00: c cece eee eee
To Amend Bylaws to Provide Right to Vote

to Advisory Members ........... 000.000. e eee ee
To Include Commissioned Ministers

as Voting Delegates ........0.. 0.000.000 00s
To Revise Bylaw 3.19 re Convention

Floor Committees... 0... 0.020.
To Amend Bylaw re Selection of Convention

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To Regulate Membership and Function

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To Promote Truth and Integrity

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To Publish the Convention Workbook in Two Parts . .
To Emphasize Celebration at Gatherings ..........
To Limit Convention Time for Bylaw Revisions ....
To Record Tally of Votes in Convention Minutes . ...
To Provide Process for Resolving Invalid Elections . .
To Hold Next Available Convention in Phoenix .....
To Hold 63rd Regular Convention in Texas ........
To Develop Policy to Regulate Parish

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To Advocate Voters Assemblies .................
To Advocate Wider Geographical Representation

on Boards, Commissions, and Committees .........
To Assure Qualifications of Board Members .......
To Restore Jungkuntz’s CRM Status ..............
To Certify Herman J, Otten for the Holy Ministry ...
To Certify Herman J. Otten by Amending Bylaw 2.09
To Suspend All Special Efforts to Fix Synod .......
To Discontinue Study and Debate Over

Structure and Authority of Synod ................
To Require Background Checks on Floor

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To Require Background Checks for President
and First Vice-President of Synod ................

8. National/District Synod Relations

To Reject Report of Task Force on National/District
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To Decline Preliminary Report of Task Force .......
To Reject TF Report and Notion of Hierarchy ......
To Reject Each of the Recommendations of the

Task Force 02.60.02. eee
To Remove Proposed Changes from Convention
Consideration ...... 00.02 eee
To Decline to Give Consideration to Task Force
Recommendations ......... 0.0.02. 000 cece eee
To Postpone Final Action on Task Force Report. ....
To Table Action on Task Force Report ............
To Table Action on Task Force Report to Allow
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To Table Task Force Report for Further Input ......
To Table Task Force Report to Address Concerns ...
To Table and Provide Study Documents for

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To Consider TF Recommendations at Later Date ....
To Declare Moratorium on Restructuring Proposals . .
To Consider Task Force Report Section by Section ..
To Clarify Relationship between Synod and Districts .
To Affirm that Synod Serves Its Members .....:...
To Provide Manual for Visitation of Congregations . .
To Clearly Delineate Ministry of Visitation in Bylaws
To Provide Visitation Training tor Circuit Counselors
To Decline Task Force Recommendation

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To Reject Proposed Changes to Circuit

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To Provide More Information for District Elections ..
To Provide More Extensine Orientation

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To Change Criteria for Visitation Circuits ..........
To Support Distinction between Visitation Circuits
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To Amend Bylaw re Assignment of Congregations

to Visitation Circuits Ratified by District Conventions
To End Parallel Structure of District and Synod
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To Reject Proposed District Budget Consultation ....
To Elect Area Vice-Presidents for Synod ..........
To Amend Bylaws re COP Responsibilities ........
To Restructure Council of Presidents .............
To Change Functions of Council of Presidents,
District Presidents, Dispute Resolution Process .....
To Decline Task Force Proposal re Council

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To Reject Proposals to Alter Role of COP .........
To Retain Responsibilities of Council of Presidents . .
To Retain Current Appointments

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To Decline Proposal to Change Role

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