URGENT — 3-10A Task Force Overture
With the upcoming (Feb 20th) deadline of overtures to the 2016 LCMS Convention (see this post), and the late arrival of the 3-10A…
Category: 2016Overtures
Overture to Condemn the Conscription of Women
As you undoubtedly have heard in the news, the Department of Defense announced on Dec. 3rd that they will indeed be opening up…
Overture to Specify Inactive Members in Official Publications of the Synod’s Roster
Overture to Specify Inactive Members in Official Publications of the Synod’s Roster WHEREAS LCMS Bylaw 2.11.2 identifies three different classifications of Inactive Members…
Overture to Amend Synod Bylaw 2.11.2.2(a)
Overture to Amend Synod Bylaw 2.11.2.2(a) WHEREAS Synod Bylaw 2.11.2.2(a) as worded in the 2013 Handbook does not explicitly grant the ability for…
To Address the Practice of Infant Communion
To Address the Practice of Infant Communion WHEREAS, St. Paul says in his first letter to the Corinthians, “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread…
Resolution To Memorialize Synod To Return to a Pastoral-Based Model of Governance
Convention fast approaches. A good thing some District Presidents and Synod President Harrison have done is to emphasize the need for administrators to…
Vicar Overture for 2016 Convention
This came to my attention the other day. It is a good overture to try to restore faithfulness to our Lutheran Confessions in…
A Suggested Overture on the Transforming Churches Network
BJS is compiling a list of proposed overtures for District Conventions and the 2016 Synodical Convention which can be found here. This overture…
NID Resolution 1-05 — To Call To Repentance …
Our post last night of an address by Pr. Gallup refers to this resolution, as found in the NID convention “Today’s Business” found…
To Encourage Congregations to Coordinate Mission Efforts
Submitted by Pastor Toby Byrd — Below is a resolution (or one very similar) that has been submitted to the resolution committee of…
To Support Existing Inner City and Rural Congregations as a Primary Focus of Mission Work
To the 58th Convention of The Northern Illinois District of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod March 6 – 7, 2015 OVERTURE: 1-06…
The Southern Illinois District Speaks on Dr. Becker
The Southern Illinois District in convention adopted the following resolution 79-17. Note that page and line numbers have been removed; the original with…
Guidelines for Proper Practices Within the Church
Mac McCabe, a member of Messiah Lutheran Church (Seattle, WA), reports that on January 25th, 2015 they passed the following resolution for the…
To Publicly Call Rev. Dr. Matthew Becker to Repentance
This resolution was drafted by Rev. Joseph Fisher for the South Wisconsin District Convention. (originally posted in facebook group We Support LCMS President…
Overture to Memorialize the Commission on Theology and Church Relations to Draft Doctrinal Statements
Here is a suggested overture that your district pastor’s conference can pass and submit to the CTCR well before the 2016 convention. To…
Four Overtures for the 2016 Convention
It’s time . . . to start submitting overtures regarding the issues confronting the LCMS. The following are four overtures that address, in…