# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2026_S63
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OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Hillsong, International House of Prayer, Neo-Paganism, and New
Apostolic Reformation. A goal of the commission is to continue to
provide Spanish-language translations of its evaluations. The entire
current listing of topics addressed by CTCR evaluations includes
(new documents this triennium are noted in bold below):
•

•

Lodge Organizations:
o

Elks Lodge

o

The Lodge

o

Fraternal Order of Eagles

o

Membership in Certain Fraternal Organizations: A
Pastoral Approach (also available in Spanish)

o

Moose International

o

Abrahamic Religions

o

Baha’i Faith

Other Religious Organizations and Movements:
o

Alpha Course

o

Beth Moore Ministries (also available in Spanish)

o

Center for Progressive Christianity

o

Christian Reconstructionism

o

Church of Scientology (also available in Spanish)

o

Buddhism (also available in Spanish)

o

Christian Identity Movement

o

Christian Science (also available in Spanish)

o

Churchless Christianity

o

Cursillo Movement (also available in Spanish)

o

Cults—An Overview (also available in Spanish)

o

Deepak Chopra

o

Enneagram

o

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

o

Gideons International

o

God’s Learning Channel

o

Human Potential Movement

o

The International Churches of Christ (also available
in Spanish)

o

International House of Prayer

o

Jehovah’s Witnesses (also available in Spanish)

o

Joyce Meyer Ministries

o

Kabbalah

o

Emergent Church

o

Falun Gong

o

Hillsong

o

Gnosticism

o

Hinduism

o

Islam (also available in Spanish)

o

Joel Osteen

o

Judaism

o

Latter Day Saints (also available in Spanish)

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o

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

o

Neo-Paganism

o

New Apostolic Reformation

o

Newer Atheists

o

Rastafarians

o

Reiki

o

Salvation Army

o

Secular Humanism (also available in Spanish)

o

Seventh-day Adventism (also available in Spanish)

o

Swedenborgianism (New Church)

o

Transhumanism

o

Unitarian-Universalist Association (UUA)

o

Unity School of Christianity

o

Vineyard Ministries

o

Word-Faith Movement

o

Near Death Experiences (also available in Spanish)

o

New Age Movement

o

New Atheism

o

The Occult (also available in Spanish)

o

Red Letter Christians

o

Restorationism

o

Satanism

o

Secularism

o

Shriner’s International

o

Theophostic Prayer Ministry

o

Unification Church (also available in Spanish)

o

United Pentecostal Church International

o

Universalism

o

Wicca

o

Yoga
Brian S. Saunders, Chairman
Joel D. Lehenbauer, Executive Director

R13

Pastoral Formation Committee
The Synod’s Pastoral Formation Committee (PFC), comprised
of the Chief Mission Officer (chair, voting), the presidents of the
two Synod seminaries (voting), and the executive director of the
Office of Pastoral Education (nonvoting advisory), is tasked with
the following regular assignments under Bylaws 3.10.4–3.10.4.7:
•

Ensure that the Synod’s objective of training pastors is filled
consistently.

•

Recommend, following consultation with the seminaries’
boards of regents in their annual joint meeting, any new
routes leading to ordination for approval by resolution of the
Synod.

•

Review, assess, coordinate, support, and make suggestions
for improvement of all existing noncolloquy routes leading
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