Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2023 Convention2023 Resolutions
What the floor actually decided.
84 resolutions reached the floor. Of those, 20 were resolved by recorded numerical votes (ranked below by how contested they were); 64 were adopted by acclamation without a numerical tally.
- Adopted84
- Multi-vote13
- Tightest margin286Res. 9-12
- Mean margin78.6%weighted by ballots cast
Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2023 ConventionMost contested first
Contested resolutions.
Ranked by the closest vote any motion on the resolution attracted. Multi-vote resolutions show the tightest moment; click through for the full vote history.
- Res. 9-12
To Amend Bylaw 3.12.2.4 to Change How Subsequent Ballots Are Determined in Election of Synod President
Adopted · Cmte 9 · 2 votes+286 - Res. 7-03
To Call Concordia University Texas Leadership to Repentance
Adopted · Cmte 7 · 6 votes+433 - Res. 5-15
To Uphold Proper Elements and Reverential Administration of the Lord’s Supper
Adopted · Cmte 5+568 - Res. 6-05
To Affirm and Clarify Bylaw 3.10.2.4 by Amending
Adopted · Cmte 6+496 - Res. 7-05A
To Bring Accountability to Concordia Boards of Regents and to Improve Doctrinal Fidelity and Amenability to Ecclesiastical Supervision
Adopted · Cmte 7 · 4 votes+681 - Res. 5-08A
To Affirm In-Person Communion
Adopted · Cmte 5 · 2 votes+702 - Res. 7-04B
To Revise Bylaws to Revisit and Renew Relationship of Colleges and Universities with the Synod
Adopted · Cmte 7 · 3 votes+762 - Res. 5-09
To Review Guidance on Admission to the Lord’s Supper
Adopted · Cmte 5+737 - Res. 6-03A
To Affirm and Strengthen the Synod’s Commitment to Well-Formed Clergy for the Sake of the Gospel
Adopted · Cmte 6 · 3 votes+764 - Res. 11-02A
To Reject All Forms of Racism and Affirm Our Witness to All People
Adopted · Cmte 11 · 5 votes+791 - Res. 4-06
To Encourage In-Person Corporate Worship
Adopted · Cmte 4 · 3 votes+718 - Res. 11-03A
To Love and Disciple Peoples of All Ethnicities, Languages,and Skin Colors
Adopted · Cmte 11+813 - Res. 5-10
To Articulate Theology and Philosophy of Lutheran Education
Adopted · Cmte 5+835 - Res. 5-07
To Recognize That the Synod Is Not in Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Japan Lutheran Church
Adopted · Cmte 5 · 2 votes+889 - Res. 5-12
To Address Lutheran Theological Principles of Mission and Ministry in Post-Christian Context
Adopted · Cmte 5+862 - Res. 10-02
To Amend Bylaws to Clarify Application of Pre-Call Consultation and Call and Be Served By(Bylaws 2.5.2–3) beyond Member Congregations
Adopted · Cmte 10+886 - Res. 1-07
To Address Mental Health among Pastors and Other Professional Church Workers
Adopted · Cmte 1 · 2 votes+813 - Res. 5-11
To Reaffirm Synod’s Biblical Positions on Marriage and Sexuality
Adopted · Cmte 5+900 - Res. 11-01A
To Encourage Appropriate Use of Social Media
Adopted · Cmte 11 · 2 votes+822 - Res. 4-04
To Give Thanks for Spanish Language Hymnal Himnario Luterano and Commend Its Use
Adopted · Cmte 4+867
Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2023 ConventionNo numerical tally
Adopted by acclamation.
These resolutions passed without a recorded numerical vote — voice vote or unanimous show of hands. They’re listed by resolution number, no margin sort applies.
- Res. 1-01A
To Stimulate Training for Witness
- Res. 1-02A
To Aid Small Congregations and Multi-Congregation Pastors and Parishes
- Res. 1-03A
To Plant More Churches
- Res. 1-04A
To Continue to Address Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues
- Res. 1-05A
To Increase Mission Efforts to Immigrants and Various Cultural Groups in North America
- Res. 1-06A
To Direct Districts and Council of Presidents to Provide Strategic Plan for Addressing Wellness of Church Workers
- Res. 1-08A
To Promote and Commend the Synod’s Digital and Online Resources
- Res. 2-01
To Commend,Strengthen,and Give Thanks for Alliance Missionary Program
- Res. 2-02A
To Promote and Collaborate with the Office of International Mission
- Res. 2-03
To Strengthen Pastoral Care of Missionaries and Clarify Ecclesiastical Supervision
- Res. 2-04A
To Commend Synod Seminaries for Work in International Witness
- Res. 2-05
To Provide Resources for Discerning Validity of Requests to Support International Mission Work
- Res. 2-06A
To Study Synod Relationships with Independent Lutheran Congregations in Foreign Mission Areas
- Res. 2-07A
To Commend Use and Attendance of FOROs
- Res. 3-01
To Encourage and Support More Fervent Teaching,Proclamation, and Efforts to Promote Culture of Life among God’s People
- Res. 3-02A
To Increase Awareness among Synod Congregations of Human Trafficking
- Res. 3-03A
To Continue the Synod’s Efforts to Address Mental Health and Mental Illness
- Res. 3-04A
To Commend and Give Thanks for Synod Work regarding Disaster Response
- Res. 3-05
To Recognize and Thank the Synod for Mercy Shown to God’s People through COVID-19 Pandemic
- Res. 4-01A
To Commend and Encourage Continued Use of the Koinonia Project and Give Thanks to God for the Sainted Rev.Dr.Herbert C.Mueller,Jr.
- Res. 4-02
To Affirm and Continue Making Disciples for Life as Mission and Ministry Emphasis for 2023–26 Triennium
- Res. 4-03
To Affirm and Continue Mission Priorities for 2023–26 Triennium
- Res. 4-07
To Give Thanks for Preservation of the Gospel in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
- Res. 5-01
To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Sudan and Sudan
- Res. 5-02
To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland
- Res. 5-03
To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Lutheran Church of Uganda
- Res. 5-04
To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine
- Res. 5-05A
To Recognize the Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sri Lanka as a Self-Governing Partner Church
- Res. 5-06
To Clarify and Simplify Bylaws regarding Routes to Altar and Pulpit Fellowship
- Res. 5-13A
To Address Uses of Online Technology
- Res. 6-01
To Affirm and Strengthen Set Apart to Serve in Word and Action
- Res. 6-02A
To Encourage Proper Pastoral Formation through Our Synod’s Seminaries
- Res. 6-04
To Affirm and Provide Guidance for the Service of Laity
- Res. 6-06A
To Support and Participate in Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support and Preach the Word
- Res. 6-07A
To Recommend and Implement Rigorous Program of Study in Circuit Winkels
- Res. 6-09
To Recognize and Honor the Pastor’s Wife
- Res. 7-01A
To Recognize and Give Thanks for Work at Concordia College—New York
- Res. 7-02A
To Honor and Give Thanks for Ministry of Concordia University,Portland
- Res. 7-06B
To Support Colleges and Universities of the Concordia University System
- Res. 8-01
To Respectfully Decline Overtures
- Res. 9-01
To Amend Bylaws to Provide Clarity for Cross-Circuit and Cross-District Multi-Congregation Parishes
- Res. 9-02
To Amend Various Bylaws to Provide Clarity or to Address Practical Considerations
- Res. 9-03
To Clarify Bylaws Regarding Appointment of a Synod wide Corporate Entity Chief Executive
- Res. 9-04
To Establish Mission Board Responsibilities Regarding Mission Office Strategic Plan and Annual Budget Proposal
- Res. 9-05A
To Simplify Circuit Elections
- Res. 9-06A
To Appoint Task Force to Evaluate Current Electoral Circuit Parameters
- Res. 9-07
To Provide for Continuity of Service in Regional Positions
- Res. 9-08A
To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Delegate Participation at Conventions
- Res. 9-09A
To Appoint a Task Force to Prepare the 2026 Convention to Consider Implementing a Four-Year Convention Cycle
- Res. 9-10A
To Amend Bylaws 3.6.4 and 3.6.4.4.1 to Clarify Use of Lutheran Church Extension Fund Financial Resources and Related Services
- Res. 10-01
To Amend Dispute Resolution and Expulsion Bylaws to Address Practical Considerations and Clarity
- Res. 10-03A
To Provide Application of Standards of Accountability to Members of Synod
- Res. 10-04A
To Direct Revision of Council of Presidents Policy regarding Placement
- Res. 10-05A
To Speak to Spiritual Care of Victims of Sexual Misconduct by Individual Members of the Synod
- Res. 10-06
To Amend Bylaw 2.11.2.2 regarding Candidate Status
- Res. 11-04
To Address Abortion and Use of Fetal Tissue in Vaccines
- Res. 11-05
To Address the Relationship between Church and State in an Increasingly Hostile Environment
- Res. 11-06A
To Oppose Mandatory Registration of Women into the Draft
- Res. 12-01A
To Produce Uniform Set of Lutheran Academic Standards for Our Schools
- Res. 12-02A
To Confess Authority God Gave to Fathers and Mothers
- Res. 12-03A
To Address Commissioned Minister—Teacher Student Debt
- Res. 12-04A
To Commend and Give Thanks for Lutheran Schools
- Res. 12-05A
To Encourage Family Devotions, Lutheran Fathers,and Young Men
- Res. 12-06
To Encourage Use of Current Research and Resources for Ministry to Youth