9-13 denies delegates the opportunity to change bylaws about overruling CCM opinions, officer tenure, and create a way to talk about controverted issues.
Category: Resolutions
Resolutions and Supporting Materials
Resolutions 9-11 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 190-191) To Elect Synod President at Convention
Moving the Synod President election back to the convention will re-politicize the convention. You can register electors at district conventions again.
Resolutions 9-08 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 187-188). To Strengthen Nonvoting Advisory Delegate Participation at Conventions
9-08 calls for greater participation of nonvoting advisory delegates. It also creates a novel office for lay people of “hearers of the Word.”
Resolutions 7-05 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 165-166). To Bring Accountability to Concordia Boards of Regents and to Improve Doctrinal Fidelity and Amenability to Ecclesiastical Supervision
7-05 creates a new bylaw for the appointment and removal of Board of Regent. Sadly, removal may be based on accusation, not proof.
Resolutions 7-03 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 139-141). To Call Concordia University Texas Leadership to Repentance
7-03 calls for CTX to repent. After hearing the story from both sides, delegates should vote for everyone to repent and resolve the CTX issue.
Resolutions 7-01 and 7-02 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 138-139). To Recognize and Give Thanks for Work at Concordia College – New York and Concordia University, Portland
7-01 and 7-02 give thanks for two more closed Concordias. Are other Concordias in danger of closing? What’s happening with the HotChalk lawsuit?
Resolutions 6-05 (Today’s Business 1, Pages 134-135). To Affirm and Clarify Bylaw 3.10.2.4 by Amending
Instead of “Affirming and Clarifying,” this resolution changes a bylaw about the Alternate Route Program into one that restricts Colloquy.
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.