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R41 North Wisconsin District .....................................125 R42 Northern Illinois District ......................................126 R43 Northwest District ................................................127 R44 Ohio District .........................................................128 R45 Oklahoma District ................................................129 R46 Pacific Southwest District ....................................130 R47 Rocky Mountain District ......................................132 R48 SELC District .......................................................132 R49 South Dakota District ...........................................133 R50 South Wisconsin District .....................................134 R51 Southeastern District ............................................134 R52 Southern District ..................................................135 R53 Southern Illinois District ......................................136 R54 Texas District .......................................................137 R55 Wyoming District .................................................138 R56 International Lutheran Laymen’s League (Lutheran Hour Ministries) ..................................139 R57 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League ...............141 R58 Task Force on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (2023 Res. 1-04A) ..................................141 R59 Task Force on Electoral Circuit Parameters (2023 Res. 9-06A) ................................................143 R59.1 2023 Res. 9-06A Task Force To Evaluate Electoral Circuit Parameters, Whitepaper I .........................147 R59.2 2023 Res. 9-06A Task Force To Evaluate Electoral Circuit Parameters, Whitepaper II .......................155 R60 Report on Efforts to Address Mental Health and Mental Illness (2023 Res. 3-03A) ........................161 Appendices to Reports R61 Opinions of the Commission on Constitutional Matters .................................................................161 R62 Theological Documents—Commission on Theology and Church Relations ......................193 CTCR Reports R62.1 Christian Decision-Making and the End of Life: An Update and Supplement to 1993’s Christian Care at Life’s End (2023) .............................................194 R62.2 Response to Wyoming District Request Regarding Immortality of the Soul (2024) ...........209 R62.3 Mission and Ministry Principles and Practical Observations and Suggestions (2024) ..................210 R62.4 Response to the 2021 Final Report of the Theological Conversations between the ILC and the Roman Catholic Church (2024) ..............212 R62.5 Response to the Lutheran Church of Australia’s “Way Forward” Proposal (2024) .........................215 R62.6 Online Technology in the Church: Study Materials (2024) .........................................232 PAGE PAGE R62.7 A Theology and Philosophy of Lutheran Education (2025) ..................................................235 R62.8 Unity in Doctrine, Uniformity and Variety in Practice: A Study Document (2025) ................241 R62.9 Proper Administration of the Lord’s Supper: Applying Scripture and the Confessions to Contemporary Issues (2025) ............................250 R62.10 Deacons, Evangelists and the Office of the Holy Ministry in the New Testament (2025) .................263 CTCR Opinions and Other Documents R62.11 President of Synod Request for Opinion on Lay Reading of Sermons and Conduct of Worship in the Absence of a Pastor (2023) ........................269 R62.12 President of Synod Request for Opinion on Lawsuits between Christians or Members and Institutions of Synod (2025) ..........................271 R62.13 Joint Seminary Boards of Regents Request for Opinion on Admission to Seminary for Divorced Men (2025) .....................................273 Floor Committees with Reports and Overtures Assigned 1. National Witness Reports R1, R1.2–R1.2.1, R1.2.4–R1.3, R5.2–R6, R8, R16–R19, R21–R58, R60, R62.6–R62.7 Overtures 1-01 To Celebrate Chinese, Black, Hispanic, Hmong Mission Anniversaries in the United States and Encourage New Mission and Ministry ..........277 1-02 To Support 150th Anniversary of Synod Black Ministry and Promote Renewed Emphasis ..........277 1-03 To Give Thanks to God for 150 Years of Black Ministry .................................................278 1-04 To Encourage Outreach and Ministry on College and University Campuses ..................278 1-05 To Encourage and Support Campus Ministry in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod ..........279 1-06 To Increase Church Planting at the Parish Level .....................................................................280 1-07 To Study, and To Make Recommendations to Stop and Reverse, Long Decline in Synod Membership .........................................................281 1-08 To Expand Work of Revitalization and Encourage Use of re:Vitality Resources .......281 1-09 To Encourage Congregations and Agencies to Work Together to Share Resources .................281 2026 Convention Workbook