# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S5
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To Uphold Proper Elements and Reverential Administration of the Lord’s Supper...................... 157
6. Pastoral Ministry and Seminaries.................................................................................................................. 159
To Affirm and Strengthen Set Apart to Serve in Word and Action .................................................... 159
To Encourage Proper Pastoral Formation through Our Synod’s Seminaries ................................. 160
To Affirm and Strengthen the Synod’s Commitment to Well-Formed Clergy for the Sake of the
Gospel ................................................................................................................................................ 161
To Affirm and Provide Guidance for the Service of Laity .................................................................. 163
To Affirm and Clarify Bylaw 3.10.2.4 by Amending ........................................................................... 164
To Support and Participate in Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support and Preach the Word
........................................................................................................................................................... 164
To Recommend and Implement Rigorous Program of Study in Circuit Winkels ........................... 165
To Recognize and Honor the Pastor’s Wife ........................................................................................ 165
7. University Education....................................................................................................................................... 167
To Recognize and Give Thanks for Work at Concordia College—New York.................................. 167
To Honor and Give Thanks for Ministry of Concordia University, Portland .................................. 167
To Call Concordia University Texas Leadership to Repentance ...................................................... 168
To Revise Bylaws to Revisit and Renew Relationship of Colleges and Universities with the Synod
........................................................................................................................................................... 170
To Bring Accountability to Concordia Boards of Regents and to Improve Doctrinal Fidelity and
Amenability to Ecclesiastical Supervision .................................................................................... 190
To Support Colleges and Universities of the Concordia University System ................................... 192
8. Finance ............................................................................................................................................................. 193
To Respectfully Decline Overtures ...................................................................................................... 193
9. Structure and Administration ........................................................................................................................ 195
To Amend Bylaws to Provide Clarity for Cross-Circuit and Cross-District Multi-Congregation
Parishes ............................................................................................................................................. 195
To Amend Various Bylaws to Provide Clarity or to Address Practical Considerations ................. 197
To Clarify Bylaws Regarding Appointment of a Synodwide Corporate Entity Chief Executive . 203
To Establish Mission Board Responsibilities Regarding Mission Office Strategic Plan and Annual
Budget Proposal .............................................................................................................................. 204
To Simplify Circuit Elections............................................................................................................... 204
To Appoint Task Force to Evaluate Current Electoral Circuit Parameters .................................... 206
To Provide for Continuity of Service in Regional Positions ............................................................. 209
To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Delegate Participation at Conventions.................................. 210
To Appoint a Task Force to Prepare the 2026 Convention to Consider Implementing a Four-Year
Convention Cycle.............................................................................................................................. 211
To Amend Bylaws 3.6.4 and 3.6.4.4.1 to Clarify Use of Lutheran Church Extension Fund Financial
Resources and Related Services ...................................................................................................... 211
To Amend Bylaw 3.12.2.4 to Change How Subsequent Ballots Are Determined in Election of
Synod President ............................................................................................................................... 212
10. Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution ................................................................................... 213
To Amend Dispute Resolution and Expulsion Bylaws to Address Practical Considerations and
Clarity................................................................................................................................................ 213
To Amend Bylaws to Clarify Application of Pre-Call Consultation and Call and Be Served By
(Bylaws 2.5.2–3) beyond Member Congregations....................................................................... 216
To Provide Application of Standards of Accountability to Members of Synod .............................. 218
To Direct Revision of Council of Presidents Policy regarding Placement ....................................... 218
To Speak to Spiritual Care of Victims of Sexual Misconduct by Individual Members of the Synod
........................................................................................................................................................... 219
To Amend Bylaw 2.11.2.2 regarding Candidate Status ...................................................................... 219
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