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2026 Convention Workbook
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THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS  —COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS
a report of 
THE COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY
AND CHURCH RELATIONS
Proper Administration 
of the Lord’s Supper:
Applying Scripture and the Confessions 
to Contemporary Issues
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A Report of the Commission on Theology 
and Church Relations
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
December 2025
Copyright © 2026 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a 
retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechan-
ical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission 
of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Scripture quotations are from the ESV
® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard 
Version ®), copyright ©  2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News 
Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The quotations from the Lutheran Confessions in this publication are from Con-
cordia: The Lutheran Confessions , second edition ©  2006 Concordia Publishing 
House. All rights reserved.
The quotations from Luther’s Works in this publication are from the American Edi-
tion, vol. 40 © 1958 Fortress Press. Used by permission of the publisher.
Manufactured in the United States of America
Abbreviations
AC Augsburg Confession
AE Luther’s Works
Ap Apology of the Augsburg Confession
CW Convention Workbook
FC SD Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration
FC Ep Formula of Concord, Epitome
LC The Large Catechism
SA Smalcald Articles
SC The Small Catechism
Contents
Preface 4
Theological Considerations 7
Substitution of Grape Juice for Ordinary Wine 11
The Use of Pre-Packaged Elements in the Lord’s Supper 14
Substitution of Non-Wheat Bread for Wheat Bread 22
Conclusion 36
Appendix A 37
Appendix B 40
Appendix C 45
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