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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2007, Page 425
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES 425
To Affirm and Implement 2004 Res. 3-08A ...........
To Affirm 2004 Res. 3-08A and Request CTCR
RevieW ... 0... ccc cect etter nents
To Affirm Action of 2004 Convention
re Role of Women .......... 0.00. cece eee eee eee
To Affirm 2004 Res. 3-08A as Norm for Practice .......
To Publish Single-Volume Study of Scriptural
Relationship of Man and Woman .................-.
To Evaluate the Service of Men and Women
in the LCMS from a Bibical Perspective ..............
To Restudy and Provide for Ordination of Women ......
To Rescind 2004 Res. 3-08A, Withdraw Guidelines,
and Study Orders of Creation and Redemption .........
To Rescind 2004 Res. 3-08A and Author New
Service of Women Document ................ beeeee
To Rescind 2004 Resolutions 3-08A
and Provide for Review ............ 0.0 eceee eee cues
To Rescind 2004 Res. 3-08A and Affirm
Prior Position ..... 0.0... cc ccc cee e eee
To Rescind 2004 Res. 3-08A and Return
to 1995 Res. 3-06A 2.0... kc cece cece eee teens
To Rescind 2004 Res. 3-08 and Involve
Seminary Faculties in CTCR Study ..................
To Suspend Implementation of 2004 Res 3-08
Pending Study of Order of Creation .................
To Review the Service of Women in Reference
to Order of Creation ........ 0... eee eee eee eee
To Apply Order of Creation to Humanly Established
Offices 2... cence ee eens
To Direct CTCR to Restudy Service of Women
in Consulation with Seminary Faculties ..............
To Reconsider and Clarify Scripture Passages
re Role of Women ............ 0.2000 c cee eee ee
To Continue Study of Scripture
Related to Service of Women ............-..0.00005
To Repeal 2004 Res. 3-08A and Affirm
Order of Creation ......... 0.0... e eee eee eee
To Reaffirm Scriptural Teaching re Woman’s
Role in Church ...... 0.0.0.0... cece eee cece eee
To Authorize Survey re Ordination of Women .........
To State That Women Are Not to Have Authority
Even in Humanly Established Offices ................
To Redefine Role of Doctrinal Resolutions ............
To Request CTCR to Clarify Distinctions
between Doctrinal Resolutions and Statements .........
To Declare Doctrinal Resolutions Bylaw
Unconstitutional... 0... eee eee
To List Qualifications for CTCR Membership .........
To Study Use of Term Bishop .............66.00005.
To Petition CTCR to Provide Guidance
re Immigration and Ministry to Immigrants ...........
To Discourage Practice of Pledging to Christian Flag ... .
To Assign Environmental Issues Resource
Development to CTCR ....... 0.6.0. cece cece eens
To Declare Opposition to Women Serving in Combat ...
To Determine Status of 2001 Res. 3-07A
re Church Fellowship... 0.0.0.0... 00. cece eee ee eee
To Consider 2001 Res. 3-07A Not
a Doctrinal Resolution ................ 0.00000 ee eee
To Commit to Working Together
with Other Denominations ..............0. 0000 eeee
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To Encourage Faithful Fellowship Practices
among Our Partner Churches .................002005 186
To Communicate with Partner Churches
re Membership in Lutheran World Federation ......... 186
To Encourage Lutheran Church of Australia
re Service of Women .......... 0.00. cece ee eee ee 186
To Give Thanks to God For Rejection of Ordination
of Women by Lutheran Church of Australia ........... 187
To Rescind 2001 Res. 3-21A re ELCA ............0.. 187
To Pray for ELCA re Human Sexuality Issues ......... 187
To Meet with Confessional Lutherans Within ELCA .... 187
To Establish Theological Talks and Altar
and Pupit Fellowship with Our Lutheran Neighbors ..... 187
To Declare Pulpit and Altar Fellowship with ELCA ..... 187
4. Program and Finance
To Revise Bylaw Sections re Name Change to Concordia
Plans and Concordia Plan Services .............00005 189
To Amend Bylaw 3.7.1.2 re Membership
of Concordia Plans Services Board of Directors ........ 190
To Refine Funding the Mission Report
re Church Growth and Stewardship .................. 191
To Clarify Status of Seminaries in “Funding
the Mission” Proposal ............ 00... c cece eee eee 191
To Work Diligently to Reconcile Divisions ........... 192
To Propose a Form of Dispute Resolution
to Resolve Divisions ......... 0.0. eee cece eee 192
To Reject Task Force Proposal for Resolving
Divisions in Synod ......... 0... cece ee eee ee eee eee 193
To Reject Proposals of Funding the Mission
Task Force 20... ee cee eee eee 193
To Reject “Funding the Mission” Proposals 8, 9,
and J) cee teens 194
To Oppose Funding Requirement ................... 194
To Decline the “Fee-for-Service” Task Force
Recommendation .......... 0.00. c cee cece eee eee 195
To Make Professional Church Worker Education
Funding a Top Priority ......................-00004. 195
To Increase Seminary Funding through Synod Budget ... 195
To Provide Support for Seminaries .................. 195
To Develop Plan for Support of Seminaries ........... 196
To Continue to Increase Seminary Funding ........... 196
To Support Synod Schools’ Development Efforts. ...... 196
To Create Revenue Stream for Hispanic
Institute of Theology (HIT) ...................0 000 196
To Provide Adequate Church Worker Salaries ......... 196
To Set Salary Scale for Synod .......... 0.00 cece eae 197
To Address Compensation of Pastors
and Synod Officers 2.0.0.0... cece cece ee eee 198
To Make Greatest Use of KFUO Radio
to Spread Gospel .. 0.0.0.2. cece eee eee 198
To Return Operation of KFUO to Concordia
Seminary ..... eee eee eee eee 199
To Continue Synod Support of KFUO ............... 199
To Support Ministry of KFUO AM and FM Radio ...... 199
To Continue to Support KFUO AM & FM
as a Mission Outreach to Entire World ............... 200
To Support KFUO Radio ............ 0.0... c eee 200
To Retain KFUO AM and FM Licenses .............. 200
To Pursue Sale of KFUO-FM Radio ................. 201
To Demonstrate Support for “Walking Together” ....... 221
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