Official Workbook overture source text
Overture: 6-01
Workbook page: 363
Source pages: 363
Source status: source checked / public
Submitter: Good Shepherd, Lincoln, NE; / Trinity (Decatur Rd), Fort Wayne, IN
Ov. 6-01
To Uphold Seminary Formation That Faithfully Teaches All Doctrines of Scripture and Lutheran Confessions and Practices That Accord with Them
WHEREAS, Pastors of the Synod vow to teach in accordance with Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions; and
WHEREAS, Seminary formation equips men to teach, defend, and apply these doctrines faithfully amid cultural and ecclesial pressures; and
WHEREAS, Doctrinal unity is preserved not only through agreement in teaching but also through practices that accord with that teaching; and
WHEREAS, Holy Scripture is “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tim. 3:16–17);
and
WHEREAS, The Augsburg Confession describes the pastoral office as exercised in faithfulness to Scripture and good order (AC XXVIII); therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod reaffirm seminary formation focused on the full teaching of Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions;
and be it further
Resolved, That districts of the Synod continue to uphold pastoral vows through visitation and ecclesiastical supervision; and be it further
Resolved, That seminaries continue to emphasize liturgical, doctrinal, and pastoral formation consistent with the Synod’s confession; and be it finally
Resolved, That the church implore the Holy Spirit to grant pastors steadfastness in the truth.
Good Shepherd, Lincoln, NE;
Trinity (Decatur Rd), Fort Wayne, IN
