# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S270
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Staff R1.2
(pp. 22–23,
30, 42–44)

To Encourage Congregational Education

Office of National Mission

Action: Adopted (2)
(The attention of the assembly was called to a correction to Omnibus Res. A, adding Ov. 7-07 to its list, before a motion was introduced to adopt the resolution as changed. During discussion that followed, a motion was introduced to amend the resolution by striking
Ov. 11-30 and 11-32, which motion failed. A motion was introduced to add Res. 12-01A, to be referred to the Council of Presidents for
further study. After a brief recess was called by the chair to consider these intended actions, the Secretary of the Synod reported that all
three of these actions were out of order: Ov. 7-07 was discovered to be a resolution and not an overture, so that it and the attempted addition of Res. 12-01A were out of order since this omnibus resolution is for overtures and not resolutions. It was also learned that Ov. 11-30
and 11-32 had already been addressed by Committee 11, leaving Omnibus Resolution A without change except for the striking of Ov.
11-30 and 11-32. After further discussion, Omnibus Resolution A was adopted as changed [Yes: 923; No: 97].)

RESOLUTION B
Whereas, A number of issues have been presented through overtures to which the Synod in convention has previously spoken; and
Whereas, After careful consideration of these matters, there appears to be insufficient rationale to change or alter the stated position of the Synod; therefore be it
Resolved, That petitioners offering the following overtures be referred to previous convention action as indicated.
Number

Subject

Ov. 4-18

Previous Action

To Direct Concordia Publishing House to
Place 1986 Catechism into Public Domain
		
		

Concordia Publishing House already
grants congregations and individuals
permission for noncommercial use
(2013 Convention Overture 3-27).

Ov. 11-14

To Determine How Mid-Term Vacancies of
Regional Vice-President Positions are Filled

Current Bylaw 3.3.2.4 created in 2010

Ov. 11-42

To Permit Electronic Means for Official
Dissemination of Convention Workbooks

Current Bylaw 3.1.8 (b) adopted in 2010

Ov. 11-54

To Amend Bylaw Process for Filling Regional
Vice-President Vacancies

Current Bylaw 3.3.2.4 created in 2010

Ov. 14-03

Joint Prayer

2004 Res. 3-06A

Ov. 14-04

Change Name of Synod to Concordia Lutheran
Synod

1998 LCMS Convention, et al.

Action: Adopted (8)
(The chair called attention to Ominbus Resolution B and asked whether there would be objection to going directly to a vote. When
there was objection, he asked the assembly whether it was ready to vote on the resolution and it voted to do so [Yes: 699; No: 249]. The
motion to adopt Omnibus Resolution B as printed was carried [Yes: 901; No: 72].)

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