Aids for Voting Delegates to the 2019 LCMS Convention
A voting delegate to a synodical convention has a duty to vote well. To vote well, one needs to study and understand the…
Tag: overtures
Convention 2016: It’s Time … for 2016 Convention Deadlines (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Convention 2016: It’s Time … for 2016 Convention Deadlines About a week ago, Secretary Hartwig’s office sent out this convention postcard mailing: Mailing…
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…
Convention 2013: Convention Workbook now out (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
St. Louis, July 20-25, 2013 The 2013 Convention Workbook is now out! It was posted online yesterday and will be arriving in the…
Overtures on SMP and District Lay Deacon Programs (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
[On Sunday the following overtures were adopted, unanimously, both by my congregation and our circuit forum, to be submitted to the LCMS Convention…
Overture: “To Provide Guidance on Participation in Interfaith and Joint Worship Services” (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
[On Sunday the following overture was adopted, unanimously, both by my congregation and our circuit forum, to be submitted to the LCMS Convention…
Convention 2013: Submitting overtures, by March 2–better, by February 1 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
St. Louis, July 20-25, 2013 SUBMITTING CONVENTION OVERTURES 1. What is an “overture”? An overture would be comparable to a motion made at…
Use of LSB for special worship events.
One of the things that are needed are overture submissions from churches or circuit forums; they must be submitted by a specific date…
One congregation’s nominations and overtures (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Below is an example of one congregation’s nominations and overtures for the Synod convention, from St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Bonne Terre, Missouri,…