Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionOvertures

All 374 overtures filed for 2026.

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All 374 overtures filed for 2026.

To Encourage Prayer, Partnership, and Participation in International Mission

To Condemn False Teachings of “Stone Choir”

To Amend Bylaw 6.2.2 (a) to Revise Recognized Service Organization Requirement of 100 Percent Synod Board Membership

To Exhort Members to Earnestly and Regularly Pray for and Pursue Synodical Unity, and To Appoint a Task Force

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

To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee

To Encourage Young People to Enter Church Worker Vocations

To Define and Affirm Lutheran Identity

To Pause and Correct Deficiencies in Lutheran Identity and Mission Outcomes Standards

To Strengthen Our Process for Supporting Our Concordias

To Clarify Prior Approval Process and Provide Appropriate Transparency

To Give Thanks for Leaders Who Developed Concordia University Wisconsin / Ann Arbor Partnership

To Conduct a Project Postmortem Examination of Concordia University Ann Arbor

To Request Transparency from Concordia University Wisconsin—Ann Arbor

To Amend Bylaws to Ensure Sustainability of Concordia Plan Services by Its Working with Other Church Bodies

To Direct Concordia Publishing House to Prioritize Mission and Distribution

To Encourage Synod Transparency and Unity regarding Concluded Hot Chalk Litigation

To Encourage Transparency and Accountability in Legal Judgments and Settlements

To Create Process for Initiatives and Referenda

To Certify Accuracy and Trustworthiness of Call Documents

To Call for Publication of Council of Presidents Manual