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…
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Convention 2016: Synod Convention Update, a helpful resource on resolutions (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Before each of the last two LCMS national conventions (2010 and 2013) I wrote in-depth, detailed analyses of all the proposed resolutions coming…
The Boring-Isn’t-Bad Convention (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
The gavel has sounded. The 2013 National LCMS Convention has come to a close. Some might call it “The Do-Nothing Convention.” Or “The…
Recapping the Resolutions: One Thing to Pool Them All (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
Over the past week, I posted seven articles with my comments on the 116 proposed resolutions coming from the seven floor committees. There…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 7, Structure and Ecclesiastical Matters (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“I hold in my hand . . . the last envelope.” Audience cheers wildly. Carnac stares at audience. I now come to the…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 6, Administration and Finance (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
To the sixth of the seven floor committees, i.e., Administration and Finance. Most of the resolutions here look fairly innocuous. If you have…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 5, Seminary and University Education (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
On to Committee 5. Feedback on proposed resolutions from any of the seven floor committees should be sent to the respective committee chairman…
Lay Deacons: Kicking the Can Down the Road? (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
(This post follows up on my previous one, about Committee 4, as it deals in more depth with Resolution 4-06. This article appears…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 4, Theology and Church Relations (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We continue our journey through the seven floor committees. Committee chairmen would like to receive feedback by this Friday, if possible. Here again…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 3, Life Together (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
I’m doing more than one floor committee today, so that we can get through all seven by Friday, which is when the committee…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 2, Mercy (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
At every convention, whether district or national, there are always a large number of what I call “mom and apple pie” resolutions. They…
Proposed Resolutions: Omnibus; Committee 1, Witness (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
The National Convention of the LCMS will soon be here, July 20-25 in St. Louis. Conventions do two main types of business, elections…
Convention 2013: Today’s Business now online (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
St. Louis, July 20-25, 2013 The first issue of Today’s Business is now online. This is about a week earlier than I, for…
Women in Combat: Overture for the 2013 Synodical Convention
The following overture concerning women in combat is already being considered by congregations in several districts (and hopefully more soon). I pass it on…
Great Stuff Found on the Web — Thoughts on a Failed Resolution by Pr. William Weedon
by Pastor William Weedon on Weedon’s Blog: My parish had sent up a sort of trial balloon at the District Convention. it…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 8, Structure and Governance, 8-27 through 8-34 and Conclusion (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
In this entry, we complete our tour of the 106 proposed resolutions from the eight floor committees, as found in “Today’s Business.” To…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 8, Structure and Governance, 8-13 through 8-26 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We’re nearing the end of our look at the 106 proposed resolutions from the eight floor committees, as found in “Today’s Business.” To…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 8, Structure and Governance, 8-01 through 8-12 (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We continue with the 106 proposed resolutions from the eight floor committees, as found in “Today’s Business.” To see the previous articles in…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 8, Structure and Governance, Introduction and Overview (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We have been looking at the 106 proposed resolutions from the eight floor committees, as found in “Today’s Business.” To see the previous…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 7, Ecclesial Matters (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We continue our look at the 106 proposed resolutions from the eight floor committees, as found in “Today’s Business.” To see the previous…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 6, Human Care (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We are looking at the 106 proposed resolutions from the eight floor committees, as found in “Today’s Business.” To see the previous articles…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 5, Seminary and University Education (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We continue with the 106 proposed resolutions from the eight floor committees, as found in “Today’s Business.” These are the resolutions proposed by…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 4, Administration and Finance (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We’re looking at the 106 proposed resolutions from the eight floor committees, as found in “Today’s Business.” Here are the resolutions proposed by…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 3, Theology and Church Relations (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
We’re moving through the eight floor committees with their 106 proposed resolutions in “Today’s Business.” Here are the resolutions being proposed by Floor…
Proposed Resolutions: Committee 2, District and Congregational Services (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
In this series of articles, I am looking at the 106 proposed resolutions put forward by the eight floor committees, as found in…