Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026Committee 10Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution
To Call for Publication of Council of Presidents Manual
- Committee
- 10. Ecclesiastical Supervision and Dispute Resolution
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- Michigan Districtdistrict
- Workbook page
- 520
WHEREAS, The Council of Presidents (COP) of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is expected to have policies that guide both the corporate work of the council and the individual work of its members (Bylaw 3.10.1.2); and
WHEREAS, Those policies have been codified in a manual distributed to the COP’s members, but not available for public viewing; and
WHEREAS, That private manual is often cited to defend the actions and positions taken by district presidents; therefore be it
Resolved, That the COP be required to make public its manual;
and be it further
Resolved, That the COP manual be available on the Synod website in the “Document Library”; and be it finally
Resolved, That the manual available online be the most recent iteration, as updated periodically by the council.