Instead of “Affirming and Clarifying,” this resolution changes a bylaw about the Alternate Route Program into one that restricts Colloquy.
Month: July 2023
Resolutions 6-04 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 133-134). To Affirm and Provide Guidance for the Service of Laity
Resolution 6-04 seeks to affirm, define and limit the roles of lay people in the Church by introducing new terms describing the pastoral office.
Resolutions 6-03 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 131-133). To Affirm and Strengthen the Synod’s Commitment to Well-Formed Clergy for the Sake of the Gospel
Resolution 6-03 seeks to study and limit the SMP program. When we need more pastors in pulpits, it assumes SMP pastors are not well-trained.
OMNIBUS A (Overture 2-05 and 4-02, 4-03, 4-04, and 8-04) Today’s Business 1, Page 79-81
Overtures in Omnibus A resolutions will be referred to Boards and Commissions. At least five overtures should be considered by delegates.
Resolutions 6-02 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 130-131). To Encourage Proper Pastoral Formation Through Our Synod’s Seminaries
Resolution 6-02 limits district pastoral formation programs before we’ve discussed their merits of them as a Synod — or even know if they exist.