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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

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