Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionOvertures
All 374 overtures filed for 2026.
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To Include Home school Enrollment in Statistical Reports of the Synod
Submitted by: Circuit 14 (Austin); Minnesota South District
To Condemn Anti-Semitism
Submitted by: Board of Directors, Minnesota South District; Circuit 2 (St. Paul Metro), Minnesota South District; Circuit 9 (Decatur), Indiana District
To Honor and Guard Chief Divine Service of Local Congregation
Submitted by: Circuit 14 (Austin); Minnesota South District
To Celebrate Progress and to Encourage Increasing Faithfulness in Offering Every Sunday Communion
Submitted by: Minnesota South District
To Admonish and Review Fellowship with Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Submitted by: Beautiful Savior, Spokane, WA; Grace, San Mateo, CA; Circuit 2 (St. Paul Metro), Minnesota South District; Circuit 9 (Decatur), Indiana District
To Encourage Transparency and Clarity in Pastoral Colloquy Process
Submitted by: Christ Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ; Circuit 16 (Faribault),; Minnesota South District; Circuit 28, Pacific Southwest District
To Encourage Pilot Non-Residential Master of Divinity with Synod Seminaries
Submitted by: Circuit 16 (Faribault); Minnesota South District
To Broaden and Reopen Specific Ministry Pastor Program for Wider Pastoral Formation and Service
Submitted by: Circuit 16 (Faribault); Minnesota South District
To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee for Broader Representation
Submitted by: Christ Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ; Circuit 16 (Faribault),; Minnesota South District; Circuit 28, Pacific Southwest District
To Study the Feasibility of Intentional Seminary Professor Turnover and Parish Sabbatical
Submitted by: Circuit 14 (Austin); Minnesota South District
To Affirm That Functions of Pastoral Office Belong to That Office
Submitted by: Circuit 14 (Austin); Minnesota South District
To Support and Clarify Prior Approval Process for Theological Faculty and Presidential Candidates for Concordia University System
Submitted by: Minnesota South District
To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions
Submitted by: Minnesota South District
To Direct Board of Directors to Review and Publish Comprehensive Accounting of LCMS Monies Spent on Hot Chalk, Concordia University Texas, and Hong Kong International School Association Limited Litigation
Submitted by: Christ Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ; Circuit 16 (Faribault),; Minnesota South District; Circuit 28, Pacific Southwest District
To Give Commissioned Ministers the Franchise and To Study Equal Lay and Clergy Representation on Boards and Other Bodies
Submitted by: Circuit 14 (Austin); Minnesota South District
To Request Council of Presidents to Clarify Circumstances of Called Worker Removal or Resignation
Submitted by: Circuit 20 (Mankato), Minnesota South District; Circuit 8 (Oklahoma City), Oklahoma District
To Standardize and Strengthen Response to Rostered Worker Sexual Abuse
Submitted by: Board of Directors, Minnesota South District
To Require Completion of Ecclesiastical Investigations and Strengthen Response to Clergy Sexual Misconduct/Abuse
Submitted by: Christ Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ; Circuit 16 (Faribault),; Minnesota South District; Circuit 28, Pacific Southwest District
To More Directly Oversee Service of Ordained Ministers to Congregations to Which They Have No Formal Call
Submitted by: Circuit 14 (Austin); Minnesota South District