Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026Committee 10Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution
To Amend Bylaw 2.10.3 to Allow District Presidents to Share Issues prior to Installation
- Committee
- 10. Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution
- Submitted by(2)
- 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 Bylaw 2.10.3 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 Bylaw section 2.12) 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.