LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2013, Page 134

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dents, and CCM continue their preparation of materials requested
by Res. 8-30B of the 2010 convention, “that explain the biblical,
confessional, and historical basis for Article VI of the Synod’s
Constitution and the current and historic bylaws that elucidate
the article.”
Action: Withdrawn by committee (4)
(Res. 4-09 was withdrawn by the committee with the following
statement published in Today’s Business [p. 231]: “Since the Commission on Constitutional Matters suspended its Opinion 11-2598,
Floor Committee 4 will not offer Resolutions 4-07 and 4-09 on the
floor of the convention.”)

To Encourage Proper Oversight
in Administration of Lord’s Supper
by Visitation from Ecclesiastical Supervisors

“come to the pastor and the congregation as a brotherly advisor”
(Bylaw 4.4.4 [d]); therefore be it
Resolved, That the district president (or his representative) be
encouraged to address the congregation’s administration of the
Lord’s Supper in his visits; and be it further
Resolved, That those practices which are not in harmony with
the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions be addressed fraternally
and evangelically; and be it further
Resolved, That the President of the Synod be exhorted to see
that the district presidents apply themselves faithfully to this task;
and be it finally
Resolved, That the district presidents support and encourage one
another in this aspect of their visitation work.
Action: Adopted (8)
(After discussion, Res. 4-10 was adopted as presented [Yes: 769;
No: 215].)

RESOLUTION 4-10
Overtures 4-56–66 (CW, pp. 190–195)
Whereas, The Synod has consistently encouraged its pastors
and congregations to adhere to faithful communion practices; and
Whereas, Pastors are called to be faithful in their stewardship
of the mysteries of God (1 Cor. 4:1–2; 2 Tim. 4:3–4) and are in need
of encouragement to carry out this important stewardship; and
Whereas, St. Paul admonishes the Corinthians against eating
the Lord’s Supper with divisions among them (1 Cor. 11:17–18); and
Whereas, The Synod in convention has commended for study
the 1999 report of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations, “Admission to the Lord’s Supper”; and
Whereas, Concerns about communion practice still come
before district and Synod conventions for resolution; and
Whereas, The practice of inviting all baptized believers who
merely affirm the real presence while neglecting to address the
necessity of unity of confession, is not consistent with the biblical
and confessional position of the Synod; and
Whereas, The Synod Handbook directs the district president
to “supervise the doctrine, the life, and the official administration
on the part of the ordained or commissioned ministers who are
members of his district or are subject to his ecclesiastical supervision” (Bylaw 4.4.5); and
Whereas, The Synod Handbook makes provision for official
congregational visits by the respective district president or his representative; and
Whereas, The Synod Handbook states that the district president is to “seek to bring about to the greatest possible degree the
achievement of the Synod’s objectives as expressed in Article III of
its Constitution” (Bylaw 4.4.4 [b]); and
Whereas, The Synod Handbook states that “he shall conduct
his official visits in an evangelical manner” (Bylaw 4.4.4 [c]) and
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To Commend Faithful Service and to Study
Proper Roles of Men and Women
in the Church
RESOLUTION 4-11A
Overtures 4-16, L4-75 (CW, pp. 169–170, TB, p. 36)
Whereas, God created humans distinctly as male and female,
in His own image (Gen. 1–2) with distinct roles; and
Whereas, The fall into sin has corrupted the fulfillment of these
roles (Gen. 3); and
Whereas, In spite of sin, Old and New Testament Scriptures
are replete with examples of faithful men and women who served
God through word and deed; and
Whereas, Women in the LCMS have served the Lord in the
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, on commissions and
boards of the Synod, and in their own parishes, using the gifts
God has given them; and
Whereas, Men in the LCMS have served the Lord faithfully
in their callings and roles as pastors, teachers, elders and deacons,
using their gifts in various roles in the Synod and their own parishes; and
Whereas, Men and women in the LCMS have served our
Lord as commissioned teachers, directors of Christian education,
directors of Christian outreach, directors of family life, directors
of parish music, parish assistants, certified lay ministers, and deaconesses; and
Whereas, The Scripture exhorts men to be leaders in the family
and in the church (Col. 3: 19–21; Eph. 5:25–33; 1 Tim. 3: 1–13); and
Whereas, Cultural shifts have called into question the distinction of gender roles and have created confusion; and
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