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Handbook page 207
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 207.
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5.3.5 The circuit forum shall be qualified to submit overtures to national and
district conventions.
5.4 Circuit Convocations
5.4.1 The circuit convocation is a larger gathering of members from circuit
congregations during a year in which there is no national or district convention.
5.4.2 The purpose of a circuit convocation is to provide a setting in which
congregational members may know of and celebrate the ministry pursued by each congregation, may review and discuss the work of the circuit forum, may discuss and evaluate mission p otential within the circuit, and may receive information on various phases of the work pursued through districts and the Synod.
(a) Its emphasis should be on inspiration, education, and motivation, and mission and theological discourse both within and beyond the circuit. The convocation should also be a place for in -depth discussion among all circuit congregation members of the theological and missiological issues before the Synod.
(b) The circuit visitor shall serve as chairman of the circuit convocation and other circuit gatherings.
(c) The circuit visitor and any other officers shall have the primary responsibility of preparing the agenda for the circuit convocation.
