position. Vacancies shall be filled by the district board of directors; in the same manner as regular appointments. The district board of; directors may add to the district roster of reconcilers a reconciler; who has moved into the district from another district.; Circuit 3 (Baltimore East); Southeastern District

Ov. 10-24

To Require Completion of Ecclesiastical Investigations and Strengthen Response to Sexual Misconduct/Abuse by Rostered Church Workers

St. Paul Manawa, WI

Ov. 10-31

Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution

Committee members

Chairman1

Vice-Chairman1

Voting Ordained3

Voting Lay2

Advisory Ordained2

Advisory Commissioned1

Advisory Lay1

Assigned overtures

To Encourage Visitation by Synod and District

To Develop Guidelines for Ecclesiastical Supervision of Internet Accusations

To Address Use of Named or Anonymous Social Media Accounts to Create Strife and Division within the Church

To Request Theological and Pastoral Statement and Bylaw Review regarding Social Media, Partisan Media, and Eighth Commandment in Ecclesiastical Proceedings

To Uphold Eighth Commandment in Digital Communication and Ecclesiastical Proceedings

To Safeguard Evangelical Ecclesiastical Supervision and District Judgments

To Establish an Independent Appeals Panel in Cases involving the President’s Decisions

To Require Greater Transparency When Disciplinary Judgments Are Reversed

To Provide Pastoral Care for Congregations Affected by Major Disciplinary Actions

To Study Ecclesiastical Supervision in Light of Lutheran Confessions

To Amend Bylaw 4.4.6 (c) to Require Reporting All Complaints to Subjects

To Amend Bylaw Section 2.14 to Address How Public Sin Is Handled by Dispute Resolution Process

To Replace Dispute Resolution Process with Biblical, Workable, and Effective System for Ecclesiastical Supervision

To Replace Dispute Resolution Process with Biblical, Workable, and Effective System for Ecclesiastical Supervision

To Provide Scriptural Reforms to Dispute Resolution Process

To Provide Scriptural Reforms to Dispute Resolution Process

To Amend Bylaw 1.10.2 to Render Dispute Resolution Non-Exclusive Remedy

To Require No One to Participate in the Dispute Resolution Process

To Allow Parties to Delay Hearing to Await Commission Opinion

To Amend Bylaw 1.10.18.1 (g) to Allow Parties to Record Proceedings

To Direct Revisions to Bylaw Section 1.10 Standard Operating Procedures Manual re Witnesses and Evidence

To Amend Bylaw 1.10.7.4 to Allow Advisors to Represent Parties in Dispute Resolution Process

To Amend Bylaw 1.10.10.1 to Provide for Reconciler Reviews

To Request Council of Presidents to Clarify Circumstances of Called Worker Removal or Resignation

To Request Council of Presidents to Clarify Circumstances of Called Worker Removal or Resignation from Roster

To Amend Bylaw 2.13.3.2 to Make Restriction Appeals Public Record and to Allow Further Review

To Standardize and Strengthen Response to Rostered Worker Sexual Abuse

To Require Completion of Ecclesiastical Investigations and Strengthen Response to Clergy Sexual Misconduct/Abuse

To Require Completion of Ecclesiastical Investigations and Strengthen Response to Clergy Sexual Misconduct/Abuse

To Require Completion of Ecclesiastical Investigations and Strengthen Response to Sexual Misconduct/Abuse by Rostered Church Workers

To Certify Accuracy and Trustworthiness of Call Documents

To Allow Pastors to Opt Out of Pre-Call Interviews and/or Contact

To Amend Bylaw 2.10.3 to Allow District Presidents to Share Issues prior to Installation

To More Directly Oversee Service of Ordained Ministers to Congregations to Which They Have No Formal Call

To Encourage Pastors to Honor Their Own Call

To Call for Publication of Council of Presidents Manual

To Provide Compensation for Circuit Visitors

To Amend Bylaw 2.11.2.2 (c) regarding Candidate Reporting

To Amend Bylaw 2.11.2.2 (c) regarding Candidate Reporting