Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2023 Convention2023 Overtures
All 260 overtures filed for 2023.
Filter by floor committee, submitter kind, or filing district. Multi-select within an axis (OR), combine across axes (AND). Click an overture for the full WHEREAS- and-Resolved text.
New here? An overture is a formal proposal submitted to the convention by a congregation, circuit forum, district, or rostered body. The convention doesn’t vote on overtures directly — floor committees first shape them into resolutions. See the full Process explainer →
To Provide and Support Pastors Serving Small Congregations
Submitted by: Immanuel Las Vegas, NM
To Include Prison Ministry as Mission Program and Objective of the Synod
Submitted by: Grace Los Angeles, CA
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