The Executive Director of the Office of Pastoral Education Trinity, Lexington Park, MD; Board of Directors, Texas District; Circuit 8 (Washington, South), Southeastern District

Ov. 6-67

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee

The Executive Director of the Office of Pastoral Education Christ, La Mesa, CA; Circuit 9 (Decatur), Indiana District

Ov. 6-68

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Revise Composition of Pastoral Formation Committee

The Executive Director of the Office of Pastoral Education Board of Directors; Southeastern District

Ov. 6-69

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee

The Executive Director of the Office of Pastoral Education Board of Directors; Michigan District

Ov. 6-70

To Retain Current Structure of Pastoral Formation Committee

Good Shepherd, Lincoln, NE; Trinity (Decatur Rd), Fort Wayne, IN

Ov. 6-71

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Reform Membership of Pastoral Formation Committee

St. John Seward, NE

Ov. 6-72

To Study the Feasibility of Intentional Seminary Professor Turnover and Parish Sabbatical

Circuit 14 (Austin); Minnesota South District

Ov. 6-73

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.5.7.2 to Provide Flexibility to Seminary Boards of Regents in Faculty Matters in Their Contexts

St. Paul Brookfield, IL

Ov. 6-74

To Direct Seminaries to Publish Annual Enrollment Numbers Every Fall

the schools of the Concordia University System.; Board of Directors, Texas District

Ov. 6-75

To Encourage the Council of Presidents to Prioritize Assignment of Seminary Candidates to Sole Vacancies over Associate Positions

North Dakota District

Ov. 6-76

Pastoral Ministry and Seminaries

Committee members

Chairman1

Vice-Chairman1

Voting Ordained1

Voting Lay3

Advisory Ordained8

Advisory Commissioned1

Advisory Lay1

Assigned overtures

To Uphold Seminary Formation That Faithfully Teaches All Doctrines of Scripture and Lutheran Confessions and Practices That Accord with Them

To Uphold Deep and Broad Study of Holy Scripture in Synod Seminaries

To Uphold Deep and Broad Study of Holy Scripture in Synod Seminaries

To Uphold Deep and Broad Study of Holy Scripture in Synod Seminaries

To Uphold Deep and Broad Study of Book of Concord in Synod Seminaries

To Uphold Deep and Broad Study of Book of Concord in Synod Seminaries

To Uphold Deep and Broad Study of Book of Concord in Synod Seminaries

To Require Theological Competency Standards for Eligibility to Exercise Ecclesiastical Oversight De Iure Humano

To Amend Bylaw 2.13.1 to Clarify Terminology for Specific Ministry Pastor Mentorship and Oversight

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.5.7 to Address Seminary Adjunct Faculty

To Amend Bylaws to Reinsert 2007 Pastoral Colloquy Bylaws from Policy Manual

To Encourage Transparency and Clarity in Pastoral Colloquy Process

To Encourage Transparency and Clarity in Pastoral Colloquy Process

To Affirm Exclusive Seminary Path and In-Person Formation for Pastoral Ministry

To Reaffirm the Synod’s Routes to Ministry

To Affirm Exclusive Use of Synod Seminaries to Prepare Men for Office of Holy Ministry

To Affirm Exclusive Use of Synod Seminaries to Prepare Men for Office of Holy Ministry

To Affirm Exclusive Use of Synod Seminaries to Prepare Men for Office of Holy Ministry

To Affirm Exclusive Use of Synod Seminaries to Prepare Men for Office of Holy Ministry

To Affirm Exclusive Use of Synod Seminaries to Prepare Men for Office of Holy Ministry

To Strengthen Pastoral Formation in the Synod

To Comply with and Apply Constitution Article VI 3 regarding Regular Call

To Affirm That Pastoral Formation in the Synod Is Done by Synod-Approved Seminaries

To Affirm Exclusive Use of Synod Seminaries to Prepare Men for Office of Holy Ministry

To Seek Koinonia on Pastoral Formation and Routes to Ministry

To Seek Koinonia on Pastoral Formation and Routes to Ministry

To Encourage Brotherly Speech about All Approved Pastoral Formation Routes and To Review Specific Ministry Pastor Pathways

To Discuss Online Theological Education

To Encourage Synod Seminaries to Develop Online Master of Divinity Program

To Encourage Pilot Online-Only Master of Divinity with Synod Seminaries

To Encourage Pilot Non-Residential Master of Divinity with Synod Seminaries

To Encourage Pilot Hybrid Master of Divinity with Synod Seminaries

To Address Pastoral Formation and Routes to Ministry

To Direct Pastoral Formation Committee to Bring Recommendation to 2029 Convention to Establish New Route(s) to Ordination, Utilizing and Making More Accessible Treasure of Synod Seminaries

To Ensure Pastoral Ministry in the Synod during Times of Shortage

To Expand and Strengthen Distance Learning Routes to Ordination

To Encourage Innovative Training of Pastors

To Give Thanks to God for Many Existing Routes to Office of Holy Ministry

To Celebrate and Encourage Variety of Routes to Pastoral Formation in the Synod

To Celebrate and Encourage Variety of Routes to Pastoral Formation in the Synod

To Commend Residential Seminary Education and Voice Support for Synod Seminaries

To Affirm Residential Pastoral Education at Our Seminaries

To Reaffirm Residential Seminary Formation as Preferred Route for Pastoral Preparation

To Reaffirm Residential Seminary Formation as Preferred Route for Pastoral Preparation

To Amend Bylaw 2.13.1 to Regularize Non-residential Routes under Specific Ministry Pastor Classification

To Encourage Equal Outcomes in Routes to Pastoral Formation in the Synod

To Review and Streamline Specific Ministry Pastor to General Pastor Pathways

To Amend Bylaw 2.13.1 to Provide Pathway for Specific Ministry Pastors to Receive Full Pastoral Certification

To Require Completion of Academic Requirements prior to Specific Ministry Pastor Ordination

To Encourage Further Consideration of Requiring Successful Completion of Specific Ministry Pastor Coursework before Ordination and Placement on Ordained Roster

To Clarify Appropriate Uses of Specific Ministry Pastor Program in Accord with Synodical Intent

To Affirm and Support Established Parameters of Specific Ministry Pastor Program

To Suspend New Specific Ministry Pastor Admissions pending Conformity with the Synod in Convention

To Strengthen Post-Ordination Supervision for Specific Ministry Pastors

To Nullify Restrictive Policies Imposed on Specific Ministry Pastor Program and Restore Its Original Scope

To Remove Age Requirement from Specific Ministry Pastor Admission, Administration, and Supervision Policy

To Support the Specific Ministry Pastor Program and Remove Its Age Requirement

To Add Specific Ministry Pastor Church Planter Designation including Applicants Under 40

To Broaden and Reopen Specific Ministry Pastor Program for Wider Pastoral Formation and Service

To Broaden and Reopen Specific Ministry Pastor Program for Wider Pastoral Formation and Service

To Clarify and Strengthen the Specific Ministry Pastor Program

To Reduce Restrictions on Specific Ministry Pastors

To Implore Council of Presidents to Fulfill 2019 Resolution 6-03A re Supervision of Specific Ministry Pastors

To Give Thanks for the Work of, and To Amend Bylaws to Conclude, the Pastoral Formation Committee

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee for Broader Representation

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Revise Composition of Pastoral Formation Committee

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Revise Composition of Pastoral Formation Committee

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee

To Retain Current Structure of Pastoral Formation Committee