Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2023 Convention2023 Overtures

All 260 overtures filed for 2023.

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Ov. 1-02Cmte 1

To Study Dual- and Multi-Congregation Parish Ministry Situations within the Synod

Submitted by: Circuit 1 (Altenburg); Missouri District

p. 255Open →
Ov. 1-12Cmte 1

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

p. 262Open →
Ov. 1-13Cmte 1

To Address Mental Health among Called Church Workers

Submitted by: Circuit 12 (Kokomo); Indiana District

p. 262Open →
Ov. 4-08Cmte 4

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

p. 276Open →
Ov. 5-30Cmte 5

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

p. 304Open →
Ov. 5-31Cmte 5

To Commend Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications

Submitted by: Circuit 2 (St. Paul Metro); Minnesota South District

p. 305Open →
Ov. 5-32Cmte 5

To Cease and Desist Publication of Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications

Submitted by: Circuit 14 (Indianapolis South); Indiana District

p. 305Open →
Ov. 5-34Cmte 5

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

p. 306Open →
Ov. 5-38Cmte 5

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

p. 311Open →
Ov. 5-39Cmte 5

To Reconsider Woman Suffrage in the Church

Submitted by: Circuit 18; Pacific Southwest District

p. 311Open →
Ov. 5-40Cmte 5

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

p. 312Open →
Ov. 5-44Cmte 5

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

p. 313Open →
Ov. 6-17Cmte 6

To Call for Re-evaluation of Specific Ministry Pastor Program

Submitted by: Circuit 26 (Racine); South Wisconsin District

p. 331Open →
Ov. 6-19Cmte 6

To Support the Synod’s Specific Ministry Pastor Program

Submitted by: Circuit 15 (Mecklenburg); Southeastern District

p. 331Open →
Ov. 6-33Cmte 6

To Re-establish Path to SMP Ordination for Those Serving as Deacons in the Synod

Submitted by: Circuit 10 (Saginaw); Michigan District

p. 339Open →
Ov. 7-09Cmte 7

To Form Task Force to Restructure Concordia University System

Submitted by: Concordia, Burlington, IA; Circuit 8 (Mount Pleasant), Iowa East District

p. 355Open →
Ov. 9-11Cmte 9

To Appoint Task Force to Evaluate Current Electoral Circuit Parameters

Submitted by: parishes which cross district and circuit lines.; Southern Illinois District

p. 375Open →
Ov. 9-33Cmte 9

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

p. 388Open →
Ov. 9-34Cmte 9

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

p. 388Open →
Ov. 9-42Cmte 9

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

p. 393Open →
Ov. 9-45Cmte 9

To Amend Constitution to Grant Lay Vote to Every Congregation

Submitted by: Southeastern District; Circuit 15 (Mecklenburg), Southeastern District

p. 395Open →
Ov. 10-09Cmte 10

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.1.3 re Placement

Submitted by: Circuit 3; Southern Illinois District

p. 405Open →
Ov. 11-07Cmte 11

To Reject and Condemn Critical Theory, Its Theologies and Ideologies, and to Rebuke Its Proponents

Submitted by: Circuit 1 (Southern); Montana District

p. 410Open →
Ov. 11-13Cmte 11

To Support Racial Equality and Great Commission

Submitted by: Circuit 15 (Mecklenburg); Southeastern District

p. 414Open →
Ov. 11-19Cmte 11

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

p. 418Open →
Ov. 11-28Cmte 11

To Offer Special Thanks to Our Supreme Court Justices

Submitted by: Circuit 3 (Rice Lake); North Wisconsin District

p. 423Open →