Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2023 Convention2023 Overtures
All 260 overtures filed for 2023.
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To Study Dual- and Multi-Congregation Parish Ministry Situations within the Synod
Submitted by: Circuit 1 (Altenburg); Missouri 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 Hold Day of Fasting, Prayer, and Repentance for Response to 2020–22 COVID-19 Pandemic
Submitted by: Circuit 10 (Middle Tennessee), Mid-South District; Circuit 9 (Nashville), Mid-South District
To Commend Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications
Submitted by: Emmanuel, Fort Wayne, IN; Prince of Peace, Anaheim, CA; Circuit 9 (Decatur), Indiana District
To Commend Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications
Submitted by: Circuit 2 (St. Paul Metro); Minnesota South District
To Cease and Desist Publication of Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications
Submitted by: Circuit 14 (Indianapolis South); Indiana District
To Instruct CPH to Have Portals of Prayer and Other Devotionals Written by Men
Submitted by: Trinity, Ottumwa, IA; Circuit 8 (Mount Pleasant), Iowa East District
To Condemn Transgender Ideology in All Forms and Protect Children
Submitted by: Circuit 10 (Middle Tennessee), Mid-South District; Circuit 9 (Nashville), Mid-South District
To Reconsider Woman Suffrage in the Church
Submitted by: Circuit 18; Pacific Southwest District
To Reconsider Woman Suffrage in the Church
Submitted by: Immanuel, Mayville, WI; Trinity, Clinton, MA; Circuit 26 (Racine), South Wisconsin District; Circuit 8 (Horicon), South Wisconsin District
To Advocate for Religious Exemption and Against Vaccine Mandates with Use of Vaccines Decided as Matter of Individual Conscience
Submitted by: Circuit 3 (Rice Lake); North Wisconsin District
To Call for Re-evaluation of Specific Ministry Pastor Program
Submitted by: Circuit 26 (Racine); South Wisconsin District
To Support the Synod’s Specific Ministry Pastor Program
Submitted by: Circuit 15 (Mecklenburg); Southeastern District
To Re-establish Path to SMP Ordination for Those Serving as Deacons in the Synod
Submitted by: Circuit 10 (Saginaw); Michigan District
To Form Task Force to Restructure Concordia University System
Submitted by: Concordia, Burlington, IA; Circuit 8 (Mount Pleasant), Iowa East District
To Appoint Task Force to Evaluate Current Electoral Circuit Parameters
Submitted by: parishes which cross district and circuit lines.; Southern Illinois District
To Provide Additional Information about Nominees for Elected Positions of the Synod and Districts
Submitted by: the 2025 district conventions.; Circuit 26 (Kensington); Michigan District
To Return to Nomination and Election Process in Which Synod Convention Delegates Elect President
Submitted by: Circuit 10 (Middle Tennessee), Mid-South District; Circuit 9 (Nashville), Mid-South District
To Amend Synod Bylaw 3.2.4.1 to Limit Terms of Office for President, First Vice-President, Regional Vice-Presidents, and Secretary
Submitted by: Circuit 2 (Metro West); South Wisconsin District
To Amend Constitution to Grant Lay Vote to Every Congregation
Submitted by: Southeastern District; Circuit 15 (Mecklenburg), Southeastern District
To Amend Bylaw 3.10.1.3 re Placement
Submitted by: Circuit 3; Southern Illinois District
To Reject and Condemn Critical Theory, Its Theologies and Ideologies, and to Rebuke Its Proponents
Submitted by: Circuit 1 (Southern); Montana District
To Support Racial Equality and Great Commission
Submitted by: Circuit 15 (Mecklenburg); Southeastern District
To Condemn Racism, White Supremacy, and White Nationalism and Reaffirm Biblical and Confessional Common Humanity of All Peoples
Submitted by: Circuit 2 (St. Paul Metro); Minnesota South District
To Offer Special Thanks to Our Supreme Court Justices
Submitted by: Circuit 3 (Rice Lake); North Wisconsin District