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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
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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
