Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2023 Convention2023 Overtures
All 260 overtures filed for 2023.
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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
To Thank God for the Synod’s International Schools and Pray for God’s Guidance in Furthering Their Role in the Church’s Mission
Submitted by: Church of All Nations Hong Kong
To Rejoice in Proclamation of God’s Word by His Called and Ordained Servants
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Use Only Sustainable Bible Translations
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Encourage Meeting and Fellowship across Circuits and Districts
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Prohibit District Conventions and Pastors Conferences during Lent and Advent
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Be a Faithful Confessional Church Body with Respect to Communion Practice
Submitted by: Trinity Tryon, NC
To Reject Practice of So-Called “Internet Communion”
Submitted by: Christ Sioux Falls, SD
To Rescind 2019 Resolution 5-09A
Submitted by: St. John Country Club Hills, IL
To Clearly Declare the Work of Our Creator
Submitted by: St. Matthew Hawthorn Woods, IL
To Affirm and Bind Ourselves to Biblical Doctrine of Young Age of Earth
Submitted by: Mt. Zion Denver, CO
To Affirm and Bind Ourselves to Biblical Doctrine of Young Age of Earth
Submitted by: Risen Christ Arvada, CO
To Affirm Young Earth as Biblical Doctrine
Submitted by: St. Peter Lodi, CA
To Confirm Synodical Position Concerning Special Creation, Young Earth, and Global Flood
Submitted by: Mt. Olive Yakima, WA
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 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 Foster Community in Truth, Love, and Careful Conversation in Synod and Beyond, Especially with Respect to Race/Ethnicity, Economics, and Sex and Gender
Submitted by: St. Peter Mishawaka, IN
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 Reconsider Woman Suffrage in the Church
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Recognize the Organization 1517 as Heterodox Tract and Mission Society
Submitted by: Saint Paul, Chesterton, IN; Pastors’ Conference, Wyoming District
To Affirm Use of “Deliver Us from the Evil One”
Submitted by: Christ Austin, TX
To Affirm Inspiration and Authority of Mark 16:9–20
Submitted by: Emmanuel Dearborn, MI
To Pray Harvest Prayer (Luke 10:2)
Submitted by: Christ the King Kingwood, TX
To Restore Original Intention of Specific Ministry Pastor Program
Submitted by: St. John Holbrook, NY
To Work to Resolve Issue of Qualified Ordained Candidates Remaining Without Calls
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Define “Domineering in Office”
Submitted by: Redeemer Deer River, MN
To Require Knowledge of Scripture and Confessions from Candidates for Ordained Ministry
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Encourage the Synod’s Seminaries to Teach the Handbook
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Provide for Prior Approval for Seminary Adjunct Faculty
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Provide Latitude to Seminary Boards of Regents in Faculty Matters
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Declare/Encourage Recognition of the Pastor’s Wife and Honor Her in 2025
Submitted by: Immanuel Clovis, NM
To Return Concordia University System Institutional Governance to the Synod
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Restore Composition of Boards of Regents of Our Concordias
Submitted by: Grace, Desoto, MO; St. Matthew, Bonne Terre, MO
To Facilitate Greater Oversight of Concordia Universities
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Protect People’s Offerings Given to Concordia University Schools
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Reinstate the Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Allow Simpler Procedure for Circuit Elections
Submitted by: St. John Holbrook, NY
To Ensure Lay Voting Delegates at Synod Convention
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Grant Ministers of Religion—Commissioned Power to Vote at District and Synodical Conventions
Submitted by: Christ Mustang, OK
To Establish Procedures for Delay of Meetings of Synod
Submitted by: St. John Holbrook, NY
To Provide for Elections if Conventions Cannot Be Held
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Restore Direct Voting by Congregations to All Changes in, and Amendments to, the Synod’s Constitution and Bylaws
Submitted by: Huntington Woods Huntington Woods, MI
To Expedite Ranking of Regional Vice-Presidents
Submitted by: St. John Holbrook, NY
To Establish Term Limits for Elected Officers in the Synod and Districts
Submitted by: Benediction Milwaukee, WI
To Amend Bylaws regarding Per man en cy of District and Synod Presidents to Better Reflect Confessional Principles on Authority
Submitted by: Mount Calvary Englewood, OH
To Create True Synod-Wide Dialogue and Study with Respect to Controverted Matters
Submitted by: St. Matthew, Grand Rapids, MI; Texas District; Board of Directors, Michigan District; Board of Directors,; Pacific Southwest District
To Realign Adjudication Process with Walther’s Church and Ministry
Submitted by: Benediction Milwaukee, WI
To Affirm and Commend CCM Opinion 22-2980
Submitted by: First Hanna, IN
To Establish Common Procedures for Sake of Unity and Avoiding Unnecessary Offense
Submitted by: Holy Trinity Walnut, IL
To Build Diverse Synod United in Christ
Submitted by: Benediction, Milwaukee, WI; Covenant, Milwaukee, WI
To Recognize the Synod’s Successes, Failures, and Opportunities in Ministry with Communities of Color
Submitted by: Bethel, Gurnee, IL; First, Culver City-Palms Los Angeles, CA; Martin Luther Chapel, East Lansing, MI
To Recognize the Synod’s Successes, Failures, and Opportunities in Ministry with Communities of Color
Submitted by: Prince of Peace Springfield, VA