Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionCommittee 10Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution
To Amend Bylaw 2.10.3 to Allow District Presidents to Share Issues prior to Installation
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- Circuit 3 (Baltimore East)circuitSoutheastern Districtdistrict
- Workbook page
- 519
WHEREAS, A congregation may issue a call to an individual the district president considers, for cause, to be inappropriate; and
WHEREAS, A district president has no clear authority to refuse to authorize installation; therefore be it
Resolved, That the district president may share documentation of serious issues with the congregation and request reconsideration;
and be it further
Resolved, That be amended by the additional stipulation as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING Rites of Ordination or Commissioning
2.10.3 The president of the district that will have ecclesiastical supervision of the worker (see ) shall be responsible for the rites of ordination and commissioning of candidates for the ministry called to that congregation, agency, or other calling body. …
(f) The district president may share documentation of serious issues with a congregation, and request reconsideration, before authorizing installation.