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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2004, Page 472

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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

To Remove Members of Board of Directors

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To Require Board of Directors

to Withdraw Actions reCCM Opinions ........... 288
To Require Prior Disclosure of Special Legal Opinions 288
To Direct Release of Legal Opinions.............. 289
To Declare Carver Model

of Policy-Based Governance Inappropriate ......... 289
To Amend Bylaws re Appointments .............. 289

To Require Explanation
for Refusal to Accept Overtures ................. 290

To Avoid Centralization and Prepare
New Constitution and Bylaws ................... 290

8. Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution

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To Resolve Constitutional Issue re
“Previous Futile Admonition” (Art. XIII) .......... 291

To Clarify Bylaw 2.27 re Investigations of Complaints 291

To Review Procedures for Filing Charges

against Members of Synod.................-0005 291
To Provide Guidelines Governing Charges

and Discipline ............. 0. cee eee 292
To Change Synod Bylaw 2.27 Procedures ......... 293
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To Revise Bylaw 2.27 Procedures ................ 293
To Revise Bylaw 2.27 to Reflect Certain Principles .. 294
To Revise Procedures to Terminate Membership .... 294
To Revise. 1998 Convention Changes

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To Revise Bylaws 2.27 and 6.47 ................. 295
To Require One Year of Public Discussion

When Addressing Theological Complaints ......... 297
To Review Dispute Resolution Process ............ 297
To Revise Current Reconciliation Process ......... 297
To Revise Bylaws re Dispute Resolution Panels ... . . 297
To Enhance Scriptural Process for Dealing

with Disputes ...........00.... 0000... cee eee 298
To Restore Former Adjudication Process .......... 298
To Restore Former Adjudication System .......... 299
To Reaffirm LCMS Position on Place

of Scriptural Authority in Church Governance ...... 299

To Provide Definition for “Ecclesiastical Supervision” 299
To Provide Ecclesiastical Supervision for President .. 300
To Provide Means for Suspension

or Deposition of a Synod President ............... 301
To Place President of Synod under Ecclesiastical
Supervision of President of Missouri District ....... 301
To Provide Ecclesiastical Authority

Over the Office of the Synod President ............ 301

To Establish Ecclesiastical Supervision
of Synod President .....................00020-- 302

To Support Ecclesiastical Supervision
of Synod President ..........-...2....0.0220005 302

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To Clarify Ecclesiastical Supervision

of Synod President .......... 00... 0.0 c cece eee 302
To Affirm Opinion 01-2240
re Ecclesiastical Supervision of President .......... 303

To Clarify Expectations of Ecclesiastical Supervision 303

To Affirm CCM Decisions re Ecclesiastical
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To Amend Bylaws to Clarify Role
of Ecclesiastical Supervision .................00. 304

To Declare That Counsel from Ecclesiastical Supervisor

Does Not Exempt from Art. XIII] ..............00. 305
To Overrule Opinions 02-2309 and 02-2296

of CCM and Clarify Bylaws ..................4. 305
To Address CCM Opinions

02-2296, 02-2309, and 02-2320 .................. 306
To Revise CCM Decision re Basis

for Expulsion of Member of Synod ............... 306
To Declare CCM Opinions 02-2296, 02-2309,

and 02-2320 Invalid and. to Avoid Conjecture ....... 307
To Review CCM Opinion 02-2309 and Role of CCM 307
To Overrule CCM Opinion 02-2309 .............. 307
To Overturn CCM Opinion

re Ecclesiastical Supervision .................06. 307
To Reverse CCM Opinions 02-2296,

02-2320, and 02-2309 ...... 0... cece cece eee 307
To Hold Rostered Workers Accountable

for Their Own Actions ................0.0000005 308

To Declare That Advice or Counsel from Ecclesiastical
Supervisor Does Not Exempt Member of Synod

from Provisions of Art. XT of Constitution ........ 308
To Disavow Certain CCM Rulings ............... 308
To Overturn CCM Opinion .................000- 309
To Overrule CCM Opinion 02-2309 .............. 309
To Redirect Charges to Ecclesiastical Supervisor .... 309

To Have Synod in Convention Serve
as Ecclesiastical Supervisor in Matter of Charges

Previously Brought against President ............. 310
To Consider Whether or Not President

Upheld Constitution of Synod ................... 310
To Commend Parties in Benke Case .............. 311
To Support Presidents Benke and Kieschnick ....... 311
To Thank President Benke ...................50. 311
To Commend David Benke ...................4.. 311
To Thank Dr. Kieschnick ....................... 311
To Declare CCM Opinions re President

and Use of Chapter VIII of Bylaws Invalid ......... 312
To Thank God for His Servant, Dr. Wallace Schulz .. 312
To Commend Schulz for Faithfulness toChurch .... 312
To Commend Service of Dr. Wallace Schulz ....... 313

To Commend Churchmanship
of Rev. Dr. Wallace Schulz .................0.... 313