# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_February 23 2013_S41
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a first or subsequent call, shall be issued upon the request of the Board for International
Mission by the president of the district of the calling body in which the missionary resides….
And be it further
Resolved, That the Missouri District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod add to its existing
circuits an additional circuit consisting solely of international congregations of the Synod; and be it
further
Resolved, That Bylaw 5.1.2 be amended to allow circuits to meet as via electronic means when
geographical considerations make face-to-face meetings of congregational representatives impractical, to
read as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
5.1.2

Districts shall establish circuits according to geographical criteria. When face-to-face meetings of
congregational representatives are deemed impractical, as in the case of a circuit of international
congregations, electionic means for communication may be used upon approval of the President
of the district.

And be it finally
Resolved, That the Office of International Mission provide assistance as necessary to enable this
circuit to function properly and to enable the district president to provide ecclesiastical supervision to its
congregations and called church workers.
Commission on Handbook

86. Overture to the 2013 LCMS Convention (Response to 2010 Res. 8-05B)
Overture to the 2013 Convention
To Respond to 2010 Res. 8-05B
The 2010 convention of the Synod referred Res. 8-05B “To Elect Delegates to the Synod
Convention” to the Commission on Handbook for further attention. After discussion of the resolution by
the commission during earlier meetings, a committee was asked to return with a recommendation for
submission to the 2013 convention. After extensive discussion of the committee’s recommendation
during this August 2012 meeting, it was adopted for submission as two overtures to the 2013 convention,
as follows.

(A) To Establish Number of Delegates to Synod Conventions
WHEREAS, The Synod convention is the “…principal legislative assembly, which amends the
Constitution and Bylaws, considers and takes action on reports and overtures, and handles appropriate
appeals”…“and establishes general positions and policies of the Synod, provides overall program
direction and priorities, and evaluates all such positions, programs, policies, directions, and priorities in
order to provide responsible service for and on behalf of its members…” (Bylaw 3.1.1); and
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