# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S468
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

To Recognize Scriptural Definition of Marriage ..... 185

To Reaffirm Historic Lutheran Teachings re Origin
of World, Ordination of Women, and Justification

by Grace through Faith ........-.-.-e sees reese 186
To Reaffirm Commitment to Historical Accuracy

of Genesis ...... 0.0. eect eee teeters 186
To Retum Theology and Practice of “the Divine

Call” to CTCR for Further Study .........-.--5+-- 186
To Return CTCR Report Theology and Practice

of “the Divine Call” to CTCR for Revision ........ 187
To Reject CTCR Document The Divine Call ....... 187
To Reject Temporary Calls for Pastors .........--- 187
To Not Act in Violation of Doctrine of Divine Call .. 188
To Call Lutheran Hour Speakers and Other

Preachers of Auxiliaries ............0 000s eee eee 188

To Work to Achieve Uniformity and Doctrinal

Integrity in Use of Lay Assistants ...........+.-+- 189
To Clarify Terminology and Call for “Licensed

Deacons” 2... .. 00 cee cee eee eee eee e eens 189
To Approve Ordination of Deacons ............--- 190
To Amend Synod’s Constitution to Reflect Explicitly

That Only Men May Be Pastors.......-..+-++++++ 190
To Reaffirm Roles of Women in Church ........--- 190
To Affirm Scriptural Prohibition of Women’s

Ordination ....... 0.22 c cece eee ee teenies 191
To Reaffirm Scriptural Teaching on Woman’s

Role in the Church ....... 0.00: cece eee eee renee 191
To Affirm That Only Men Are Eligible for

Certain Offices ......... eee eee eee ees 192
To Restudy Doctrine of Holy Ministry ............. 192
To Study Ordination of Women Issue .........+--. 192
To Conduct Scriptural Study on Use of Gifts

of Women... .... 00. ee eet eeeeteee 193
To Conduct Scriptural Study of Women Serving

inthe Church ......... 0 0c e cece eee eee eee 193
To Encourage Delivery of the Word by Women ..... 193
To Study Theses on Women in the Church ......... 194
To Reassign Uncompleted Study of Relationship

of Men and Women .............00ee seer eee es 194
To Adopt 1994 CTCR Report The Service of Women

in Congregational and Synodical Offices .........- 194

To Officially Receive and Approve CTCR Document
The Service of Women in Congregational

and Synodical Offices «0.0.06... 00-0 ee eee renee 194
To Adopt The Service of Women in Congregational

and Synodical Offices ...-. ++... cs eves eccrine 194
To Adopt Lutheran Statement on Families .......-. 195

To Call Upon CTCR to Review Birth-Control Products 195

To Consider Proposed Minority Opinion Submitted to
the CTCR re Opinion on Malicious Desertion ...... 195

To Bring Discussions with RIM to a God-Pleasing
Conclusion ....... 00.0. c cece cece eee eee eee 199

To Affirm Theological Position of LCMS re Lodges . 200
To Identify and Name Questionable Organizations . . . 201

To Exclude Members of American Civil Liberties Union
from Membership in the LCMS.........----+-+-- 201

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To Study Theology of Association for Clinical Pastoral

Education ....... 0.02 seer eee eet eee ees 201
To Provide Theological Basis for Opposition

to Military Combat Role for Women .......-.----- 201
To Revise Composition of CTCR ............+++- 202
To Phase Out CTCR ........ 00 ccc eee eee eens 202

To Assign CTCR Functions to Seminary Faculties ... 202

To Consider Proposed Minority Opinion of CTCR
Review of For the Sake of Christ’s Commission ..... 202

4. Program and Finance

To Raise Awareness re Funding Mission ........-- 207
To Adopt in Principle “Funding the Mission”

Proposal ...... 0-00 e eee e erence eee eters 207 -
To Establish New System to Fund Synod .........- 207°
To Increase Percentage of Mission Funding ........ 208

To Increase Percentage of District Receipts
Sent to Synod 2.1.0... cece eee eee eee eens 208

To Continue Current Procedure for Synodical Funding 209
To Direct Board of Directors re Funding the Mission . 209
To Abandon Consideration of Efforts

to Centralize Finances ........-.0ee eee eee eres 209
To Make Mission Emphasis Number One

Financial Priority 2.0.0... 6.6 - cece eee ee eee eee 209
To Restructure Support of Missions and Training

of Church Workers .......2.0 000s eee eee eens 210
To Financially Support Missions and Training

of Church Workers ....... 6... e ee eee ene 210
To Request Financial Support for Seminaries ....... 210
To Increase Financial Support for Seminaries ....... 210
To Provide Support for Seminaries ...........-+.- 21

To Encourage and Provide for Financial Support
of Seminaries ....... 0... cece eee eee tee eens 211

To Increase Funding of Seminaries

through Synod Budget .........-. 0. eee eer eens 211
To Provide Increased Financial Support

for Missions and Seminaries ..........-0+00+e00 211
To Increase Synod’s Support for Seminaries ........ 211

To Provide Sufficient Financial Support to Seminaries 212

To Conduct Systemic Study
of Funding Models for Theological Education ...... 212

To Study Subsidy of Seminaries and Pre-Seminary,
Lutheran Teacher Training Sites .........-.+-+--- 212

To Provide Process for Determining Seminary
Assistance Assessments ......... 00-00 e errr eene 213

To Commit to Financial Support
for Colleges, Universities, and Seminaries ......... 213

To Increase Support and Staffing for Hispanic Ministry 213
To Restore Support of Hispanic Institute of Theology 213

To Emphasize Firstfruits Proportionate Giving ...... 213
To Revitalize Evangelism and Stewardship

Rather Than Change Funding Patten ........ Laeee 214
To Thank Schwan Foundation .........-----+-++5 214

- To Order Board of Directors to Disclose

Information about Schwan Foundation ...........- 214