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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 PAGE 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 2026 Convention Workbook