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Contents
PAGE
Preface .................................................................................ii
Registered Delegates and Representatives
 A. Voting and Advisory Delegates ........................xv
 B. Advisory Representatives ..................................xx
 C. Staff and Guests ...............................................xxii
Convention Floor Committees ......................................xxv
Directory—Officers, Boards, and Commissions  
of the Synod ...................................................................xxvi
Entered into Rest ............................................................xxx
Officer, Board, and Commission Reports
R1 President ...................................................................1
R1.1 Church Relations ......................................................5
R1.2 Chief Mission Officer ............................................15
R1.2.1 Office of National Mission ....................................16
R1.2.2 Office of International Mission ..............................19
R1.2.3 Office of Pastoral Education ..................................28
R1.2.4 Mission Advancement ............................................31
R1.2.5 Communications ....................................................32
R1.3 KFUO Radio ..........................................................34
R2 First Vice-President ................................................37
R2.1 Colloquy Committee for Pastoral Ministry ............38
R2.2 Colloquy Committee for Commissioned  
Ministry (CCCM) ...................................................40
R3 Praesidium ..............................................................43
R4 Secretary .................................................................44
R4.1 Rosters, Statistics, and Research Services .............46
R5 Board of Directors ..................................................46
R5.1 Chief Administrative Officer .................................49
R5.1.1 Event Planning and Procurement ...........................49
R5.1.2 Human Resources ..................................................49
R5.1.3 Operations Support Services ..................................50
R5.2 Chief Financial Officer ..........................................51
R6 Board for National Mission ....................................53
R7 Board for International Mission .............................54
R8 Report of the Joint Mission Assessment  
Committee of the Boards for National and  
International Mission .............................................55
R9 Commission on Constitutional Matters ..................56
R10 Commission on Doctrinal Review .........................57
R11 Commission on Handbook .....................................57
R12 Commission on Theology and Church Relations ..58
R13 Pastoral Formation Committee ..............................63
R13.1 Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri ..............64
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R13.2 Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, 
Indiana ....................................................................66
R13.3 Report on Unapproved Programs Preparing  
for the Office of the Holy Ministry (Pastoral  
Formation Committee, 2023 Res. 6-03A)
 ..............68
R13.4 Report on Approaches to and Outcomes 
of Residential and Non-Residential Routes 
to Ordination (Pastoral Formation Committee,  
2023 Res. 6-03A)
 ...................................................71
R13.5 Policy Requirements for the Specific Ministry  
Pastor Program (Pastoral Formation Committee, 
2023 Res. 6-03A)
 ...................................................75
R
13.6 Report on the Development of a Comprehensive, 
Uniform, Synodwide Specific Ministry Supervision
 
Plan (Pastoral Formation Committee, 2023  
Res. 6-03A) ............................................................77
R14 Concordia University System ................................83
R14.1 Concordia University Chicago ...............................86
R14.2 Concordia University, Irvine ..................................89
R14.3 Concordia University, Nebraska ............................90
R14.4 Concordia University, St. Paul ...............................91
R14.5 Concordia University Wisconsin  
and Ann Arbor .......................................................93
R15 Concordia Historical Institute ................................95
R16 Concordia Publishing House ..................................97
R17 Lutheran Church Extension Fund ..........................98
R18 LCMS Foundation ................................................100
R19 Board of Trustees—Concordia Plans; Board 
of Directors—Concordia Plan Services
 ...............101
R20 Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty .................102
R21 Atlantic District ....................................................105
R22 California-Nevada-Hawaii District ......................106
R23 Central Illinois District .........................................107
R24 Eastern District .....................................................108
R25 English District ....................................................109
R26 Florida-Georgia District .......................................110
R27 Indiana District .....................................................111
R28 Iowa District East .................................................112
R29 Iowa District West ...............................................113
R30 Kansas District .....................................................114
R31 Michigan District .................................................115
R32 Mid-South District ...............................................116
R33 Minnesota North District .....................................117
R34 Minnesota South District .....................................117
R35 Missouri District ..................................................119
R36 Montana District ..................................................120
R37 Nebraska District ..................................................121
R38 New England District ...........................................122
R39 New Jersey District ..............................................123
R40 North Dakota District ...........................................124
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