# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2026_S 30
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R42
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R45
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R48
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R50
R51
R52
R53
R54
R55
R56
R57
R58
R59
R59.1
R59.2
R60

North Wisconsin District...................................... 125
Northern Illinois District. ..................................... 126
Northwest District................................................. 127
Ohio District. ........................................................ 128
Oklahoma District................................................. 129
Pacific Southwest District..................................... 130
Rocky Mountain District. ..................................... 132
SELC District. ...................................................... 132
South Dakota District. .......................................... 133
South Wisconsin District...................................... 134
Southeastern District............................................. 134
Southern District................................................... 135
Southern Illinois District. ..................................... 136
Texas District........................................................ 137
Wyoming District. ................................................ 138
International Lutheran Laymen’s League
(Lutheran Hour Ministries)................................... 139
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. .............. 141
Task Force on Sexual Orientation and Gender
Identity (2023 Res. 1-04A)................................... 141
Task Force on Electoral Circuit Parameters
(2023 Res. 9-06A). ............................................... 143
2023 Res. 9-06A Task Force To Evaluate Electoral
Circuit Parameters, Whitepaper I.......................... 147
2023 Res. 9-06A Task Force To Evaluate Electoral
Circuit Parameters, Whitepaper II........................ 155
Report on Efforts to Address Mental Health and
Mental Illness (2023 Res. 3-03A)......................... 161

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A Theology and Philosophy of Lutheran
Education (2025). ................................................. 235
R62.8 Unity in Doctrine, Uniformity and Variety
in Practice: A Study Document (2025)................. 241
R62.9 Proper Administration of the Lord’s Supper:
Applying Scripture and the Confessions
to Contemporary Issues (2025). ........................... 250
R62.10 Deacons, Evangelists and the Office of the Holy
Ministry in the New Testament (2025). ................ 263
CTCR Opinions and Other Documents
R62.7

R62.11 President of Synod Request for Opinion on Lay
Reading of Sermons and Conduct of Worship
in the Absence of a Pastor (2023)......................... 269
R62.12 President of Synod Request for Opinion
on Lawsuits between Christians or Members
and Institutions of Synod (2025). ......................... 271
R62.13 Joint Seminary Boards of Regents Request
for Opinion on Admission to Seminary
for Divorced Men (2025)...................................... 273

Floor Committees with
Reports and Overtures Assigned
1. National Witness
Reports
R1, R1.2–R1.2.1, R1.2.4–R1.3, R5.2–R6, R8,
R16–R19, R21–R58, R60, R62.6–R62.7

Appendices to Reports

Overtures

R61

1-01

R62

Opinions of the Commission on Constitutional
Matters.................................................................. 161
Theological Documents—Commission
on Theology and Church Relations....................... 193

CTCR Reports
R62.1

R62.2
R62.3
R62.4

R62.5
R62.6

Christian Decision-Making and the End of Life:
An Update and Supplement to 1993’s Christian Care
at Life’s End (2023).............................................. 194
Response to Wyoming District Request
Regarding Immortality of the Soul (2024). .......... 209
Mission and Ministry Principles and Practical
Observations and Suggestions (2024). ................. 210
Response to the 2021 Final Report of the
Theological Conversations between the ILC
and the Roman Catholic Church (2024)............... 212
Response to the Lutheran Church of Australia’s
“Way Forward” Proposal (2024).......................... 215
Online Technology in the Church:
Study Materials (2024). ........................................ 232

2026 Convention Workbook

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1-08
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To Celebrate Chinese, Black, Hispanic, Hmong
Mission Anniversaries in the United States
and Encourage New Mission and Ministry. ......... 277
To Support 150th Anniversary of Synod Black
Ministry and Promote Renewed Emphasis........... 277
To Give Thanks to God for 150 Years
of Black Ministry.................................................. 278
To Encourage Outreach and Ministry
on College and University Campuses................... 278
To Encourage and Support Campus Ministry
in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod........... 279
To Increase Church Planting at the Parish
Level. .................................................................... 280
To Study, and To Make Recommendations
to Stop and Reverse, Long Decline in Synod
Membership.......................................................... 281
To Expand Work of Revitalization
and Encourage Use of re:Vitality Resources........ 281
To Encourage Congregations and Agencies
to Work Together to Share Resources.................. 281