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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2016, front matter 6

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To Translate Book of Concord of 1580 (Concordia)
into French Language. ........................................335
To Develop Social Media Agreement for
Professional Church Workers..............................335
To Publicly Call Rev. Dr. Matthew Becker to
Repentance..........................................................335
To Settle Prof. Jeffery Kloha Controversy. .........337
To Request Public Clarification of Kloha Paper. 337
To Investigate Organization Named FiveTwo in
Light of Synod Constitution Article II................338
To Require Super-Majority Votes to Adopt
Convention Resolutions. .....................................338
To Form Task Force to Foster and Further
Collaboration in Lutheran Ministry, Education, and
Mission................................................................338
To Establish Task Force for Social Media Policy
Development. ......................................................339
To Call for Members with Confessions Contrary to
That of the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions
to Leave Synodical Union Voluntarily................339
To Advance Unity of Doctrine and Practice in All
Districts of the Synod..........................................339

5. Theology and Church Relations

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Reports
R1, R1.1, R1.2, R1.3, R11, R14, R59

Overtures
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To Endorse Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the
Lutheran Church in Norway. ..............................341
To Endorse Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the
Lutheran Church in Uruguay. .............................342
To Recognize Iglesia Luterana en Guatemala as a
Self-Governing Partner Church. .........................343
To Recognize Iglesia Luterana de Venezuela as a
Self-Governing Partner Church. .........................343
To Recognize the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Kazakhstan as a Self-Governing Partner Church.344
To Ask CTCR and Seminaries to Evaluate
Fellowship with AALC.......................................345
To Warn Against Occult Pseudoscience
Practices..............................................................345
To Instruct CTCR to Provide Suggested
Guidelines/Policies for Implementing Social
Media. .................................................................345
To Evaluate Theological Implications of Practice of
Cremation............................................................345
To Avoid Practice of Communing Infants and Very
Young Children...................................................346

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To Reaffirm Standard for Pastoral Admission to
Lord’s Supper: Full Agreement in All Articles of
Christian Doctrine...............................................347
To Direct District Presidents re Errant Communion
Practices..............................................................347
To Direct District Presidents to Review
Communion Statements and Practice. ................348
To Reaffirm 1947 Convention Resolution re
Intinction.............................................................348
To Standardize Admission to the Lord’s
Supper. ................................................................349
To Commend Practice of Holy Communion to
God’s Direction and Blessing. ............................349
To Request CTCR Study of “Orders of
Creation”.............................................................349
To Call for Evaluation of Discretion Used to Carry
Out Closed Communion and for Future Synodwide
Visitations. ..........................................................349
To Equip Congregations with Resources
Explaining Close(d) Communion. ......................350
To Instruct Synod and Districts to Promote Every
Sunday Communion. ..........................................350
To Encourage Synod to Complete Work on
Transforming Churches Network, Joint Prayer with
Those Who Deny Christ, and Role of Women in
the Church...........................................................351
To Direct CTCR and Seminaries to Evaluate
Transforming Churches Network........................351
To Suspend Application of “Reduction in Force” to
Pastoral Office Pending CTCR Decision............351
To Change Intentional Interim Ministry Program to
Reflect Historic LCMS Theology and Practice of
the Call................................................................352
To Review Role of Women in Congregation and
Synod Offices......................................................352
To Give Greater Guidance and Direction re Service
of Women in Congregational Offices..................353
To State Women Have No Authority Over Men in
Church Humanly Established Offices.................354
To Encourage Utilization of Women in Delivery of
the Word..............................................................354
To Condemn Conscription of Women.................354
To Consider Ramifications of Conscription of
Women into Military Service..............................355
To Condemn and Renounce Employment of
Women in Military Combat. ...............................355
To Protect Consciences of Women re Military
Service.................................................................356
To Reaffirm Six-Day Creation. ...........................356