To Amend Constitution Article XII 10 a to Provide Option of Appointing Ordained or Commissioned Minister as District Convention Rostered Voting Delegate

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To Amend Constitution Article XII 10 a  
to Provide Option of Appointing Ordained  
or Commissioned Minister as District  
Convention Rostered Voting Delegate 
Preamble 
The Synod’s ministers of religion — commissioned, such as 
deaconesses, teachers, directors of Christian education (DCEs), and 
other ministers, fulfill critical leadership and ministerial roles 
within the church. While not ordained, their service and experience 
is unique and vital to the schools, congregations, recognized service 
organizations (RSOs), and communities that the Synod serves. This 
overture proposes that all rostered workers be eligible to serve as 
the non-laity voting delegate to district convent ion under 
Constitution Article XII 10 a. The proposed constitutional 
amendment does not cause an imbalance between rostered church 
worker delegates and lay delegates.  
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