Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2023 Convention2023 Overtures
All 260 overtures filed for 2023.
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To Aid Churches Unable to Support Sole Pastor
Submitted by: Southern District
To Study Dual- and Multi-Congregation Parish Ministry Situations within the Synod
Submitted by: Circuit 1 (Altenburg); Missouri District
To Provide and Support Pastors Serving Small Congregations
Submitted by: Immanuel Las Vegas, NM
To Increase Mission Efforts to Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in North America
Submitted by: Faculty Concordia Theological Seminary
To Include Prison Ministry as Mission Program and Objective of the Synod
Submitted by: Grace Los Angeles, CA
To Continue to Address Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues
Submitted by: Board for National Mission
To Encourage Synod to Develop Resources to Aid Congregations and Schools regarding Gender Identity Issues
Submitted by: Missouri District
To Direct Districts and Council of Presidents to Provide Strategic and Comprehensive Plan for Worker Care
Submitted by: Board of Directors, Texas District
To Address Mental Health among Called Church Workers
Submitted by: congregations of each district of the Synod.; Board of Directors, Nebraska District
To Address Mental Health among Called Church Workers
Submitted by: Pastors’ Conference Indiana District
To Address Mental Health among Called Church Workers
Submitted by: Professional Workers’ Conference (Western Region) English District
To Address Mental Health among Called Church Workers
Submitted by: being to the church workers and congregations of the district.; Ascension, Fort Wayne, IN; Our Hope, Huntertown, IN; St. James, Logansport, IN; Circuit 10 (Lafayette), Indiana District
To Address Mental Health among Called Church Workers
Submitted by: Circuit 12 (Kokomo); Indiana District
To Encourage Production, Promotion, and Use of Online Resources
Submitted by: Board of Directors, Florida-Georgia District