LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2013, Page 170

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Theology and Church Relations

their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make
the fatherless their prey!” Isaiah is writing to God’s people that men
are not taking care of the people God has given to them; and
Whereas, In Acts 6, men are given the role to take care of the
widows of the church, and God has not changed that role of men. St.
Paul makes this clear in Ephesians 5:25–29: “Husbands, love your
wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, that He
might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with
the word, so that He might present the church to Himself in splendor,
without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and
without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives
as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one
ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ
does the church.” The husband is to die for the wife. Man has not done
the role that God has given to him to take care of his wife completely.
In the state of South Dakota, the state has passed laws to make sure
the man takes care of his child. The laws provide child support to the
mother. Also, congregations have noticed a decline in men accepting
offices in the congregation; therefore be it
Resolved, That congregations in the Synod be encouraged to study
the role of men in the congregation and the home; and be it further
Resolved, That the 2013 LCMS convention ask the CTCR to study
the role of men in the home and church.
Mitchell Circuit
South Dakota District
4-17

To State That Women Are Not to Have Authority
Over Men in the Church
Whereas, 2004 Res. 3-08A resolved “that women may serve in
humanly established offices in the church as long as the functions of
these offices do not make them eligible to carry out ‘official functions [that] would involve public accountability for the function of
the pastoral office’”; and
Whereas, Holy Scripture plainly states in 1 Timothy 2:12 that
women are not permitted to exercise authority over a man: “I do not
permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man”; therefore be it
Resolved, That the 2013 LCMS convention state, in accordance
with Scripture, that women may serve only in humanly established
offices in the church that do not exercise authority over men.
Zion, Chippewa Falls, WI;
Holy Cross, Albany, OR
4-18

To Rescind 2004 Res. 3-08A re Service of Women
and Request New CTCR Document
Whereas, The 2004 LCMS convention passed Res. 3-08A “To
Affirm the Conclusions of the 1994 CTCR Report: The Service of
Women in Congregational and Synodical Offices”; and
Whereas, The Bible clearly teaches God-pleasing roles and
functions for both men and women in family, culture, society, and
the Church (Gen. 2:4–24; 1 Cor. 11:2–16; 14:33–36; Eph. 5:22–33;
Luther’s Small Catechism, Table of Duties); and
Whereas, The 1994 CTCR report, The Service of Women in
Congregational and Synodical Offices, did not adequately address
the place of the order of creation in its report, but instead “focused
heavily on distinctive functions of the pastoral office by replacing
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the basic biblical principle that women should not have authority
over men with one application of that principle, that women should
not become pastors” (Nathan Jastrum, “Man as Male and Female:
Created in the Image of God” [Concordia Theological Quarterly,
Vol. 68 No. 1, January 2004]; and “Dissenting Opinion on Women in
Congregational Offices” [Reporter, St. Louis: The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod, December 1994]); and
Whereas, 1 Timothy 2:12–13 states, “I do not permit a woman to
teach or to exercise authority over a man. … For Adam was formed
first, then Eve,” and this divine teaching is contradicted by the
“Conclusions” of the 1994 CTCR report; and
Whereas, The 1994 CTCR report departed dramatically from
the historic understanding of the Lutheran Church on the matter of
the role of women in congregational offices by restricting the authority women are forbidden to have over men to the pastoral office; and
Whereas, The 1994 CTCR report and 2004 Res. 3-08A promote confusion, instability, and disunity and led the Synod President
to object to the report, saying that “it suggests a modification in the
present position of the Synod” (letter on CTCR report from Synod
President A.L. Barry [Reporter, St. Louis: The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod, December 1994]); and
Whereas, the teaching and truth of Scripture does not change;
therefore be it
Resolved, That for the sake of remaining faithful to the Word of
God in all its parts, for the unity of the Church, and for the edifying of
our people and congregations, the Wyoming District encourage and
support its congregations in remaining faithful to the biblical teaching and practice of the role of women in the Church; And be it further
Resolved, That the congregations of the Wyoming District of the
LCMS reject the teaching, doctrine, and practice of women exercising authority over men in contradiction to the order of creation; and
be it further
Resolved, That the Wyoming District bring Res. 3-08A to the
attention of the CTCR and urge the 2013 LCMS convention to rescind
2004 Res. 3-08A; and be it finally
Resolved, That a new CTCR document based upon Scripture
and our Lutheran Confessions and fulfilling 1995 Res. 3-10, which
requested a comprehensive study of the scriptural relationship of man
and woman, including the doctrine of creation in the image of God,
its implications for dominion and subordination, and its application
to the service of women in the Church, including suffrage and ordination, be presented for approval by the LCMS in convention.
Wyoming District
4-19

To Rescind 2004 Res. 3-08A
Whereas, The 2004 LCMS Convention passed Res. 3-08A “To
Affirm the Conclusions of the 1994 CTCR Report: The Service of
Women in Congregational and Synodical Offices”; and
Whereas, The Bible clearly teaches God-pleasing roles and functions for both men and women in family, culture, society, and in
the church (Gen. 2:4–24; 1 Cor. 11:2–16; 14:33–36; Eph. 5:22–33;
Luther’s Small Catechism, Table of Duties); and
Whereas, The 1994 CTCR report did not adequately address the
place of the “Order of Creation” in its report, but instead “focused
heavily on distinctive function of the pastoral office by replacing
the basic biblical principle that women should not have authority
over men with one application of that principle, that women should
not become pastors” (Nathan Jastrum, “Man as Male and Female: