Official Workbook overture source text
Overture: 6-45
Workbook page: Contents page ix; overture page 391
Source pages: Contents page ix; overture page 391
Source status: source checked / public
6-45 To Amend Bylaw 2.13.1 to Regularize Non-residential Routes under Specific Ministry Pastor Classification WHEREAS, Our Lutheran Confessions state “… that nobody should preach publicly in the church or administer the sacraments unless he is regularly called” (A C XIV, Tappert, Latin ) and that ordination is an essential component of a regular, ordered call ( Tr 67; 69–71); and WHEREAS, Membership status and limitations noted in Bylaw 2.13 apply requirements and limitations on specific ministry pastors that include: • eligibility to serve only in a specific ministry context; • remaining under supervision by a general pastor; • ineligibility for call outside of the context of his call; • ineligibility to serve as a voting delegate to the national convention; • ineligibility to be elected or appointed to any office at the district and Synod level assigned to a pastor or ordained minister; 2026 Convention Workbook 391PASTORAL MINISTRY AND SEMINARIES