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LCMS 2026 Convention Workbook: Reports and Overtures, PDF page 10

6-22 To Comply with and Apply Constitution  
Article VI 3 regarding Regular Call .....................377
6-23 To Affirm That Pastoral Formation in the Synod 
Is Done by Synod-Approved Seminaries
 .............377
6-24 To Affirm Exclusive Use of Synod Seminaries 
to Prepare Men for Office of Holy Ministry
 ........378
6-25 To Seek Koinonia
 on Pastoral Formation  
and Routes to Ministry .........................................379
6-26 To Seek Koinonia
 on Pastoral Formation  
and Routes to Ministry .........................................380
6-27 To Encourage Brotherly Speech about All  
Approved Pastoral Formation Routes and  
To Review Specific Ministry Pastor Pathways
 ....380
6-28 To Discuss Online Theological Education ...........381
6-29 To Encourage Synod Seminaries to Develop  
Online Master of Divinity Program
 .....................381
6-30 To Encourage Pilot Online-Only Master 
of Divinity with Synod Seminaries
 ......................381
6-31 To Encourage Pilot Non-Residential Master 
of Divinity with Synod Seminaries
 ......................382
6-32 To Encourage Pilot Hybrid Master of Divinity  
with Synod Seminaries
 .........................................383
6-33 To Address Pastoral Formation and Routes 
to Ministry
 ............................................................385
6-34 To Direct Pastoral Formation Committee to Bring 
Recommendation to 2029 Convention to Establish 
New Route(s) to Ordination, Utilizing and Making 
More Accessible Treasure of Synod Seminaries
 .385
6-35 To Ensure Pastoral Ministry in the Synod  
during Times of Shortage .....................................387
6-36 To Expand and Strengthen Distance Learning 
Routes to Ordination
 ............................................387
6-37 To Encourage Innovative Training of Pastors .....387
6-38 To Give Thanks to God for Many Existing  
Routes to Office of Holy Ministry
 .......................388
6-39 To Celebrate and Encourage Variety of Routes 
to Pastoral Formation in the Synod
 ......................388
6-40 To Celebrate and Encourage Variety of Routes 
to Pastoral Formation in the Synod
 ......................389
6-41 To Commend Residential Seminary Education  
and Voice Support for Synod Seminaries
 ............390
6-42 To Affirm Residential Pastoral Education  
at Our Seminaries
 .................................................390
6-43 To Reaffirm Residential Seminary Formation  
as Preferred Route for Pastoral Preparation
 .........391
6-44 To Reaffirm Residential Seminary Formation  
as Preferred Route for Pastoral Preparation
 .........391
6-45 To Amend Bylaw 2.13.1 to Regularize Non- 
residential Routes under Specific Ministry 
Pastor Classification
 .............................................391
6-46 To Encourage Equal Outcomes in Routes 
to Pastoral Formation in the Synod
 ......................392
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6-47 To Review and Streamline Specific Ministry 
Pastor to General Pastor Pathways .......................393
6-48 To Amend Bylaw 2.13.1 to Provide Pathway  
for Specific Ministry Pastors to Receive Full  
Pastoral Certification
 ............................................393
6-49 To Require Completion of Academic  
Requirements prior to Specific Ministry  
Pastor Ordination
 .................................................394
6-50 To Encourage Further Consideration of Requiring 
Successful Completion of Specific Ministry  
Pastor Coursework before Ordination and  
Placement on Ordained Roster
 .............................395
6-51 To Clarify Appropriate Uses of Specific  
Ministry Pastor Program in Accord  
with Synodical Intent
 ...........................................395
6-52 To Affirm and Support Established Parameters 
of Specific Ministry Pastor Program
 ....................396
6-53 To Suspend New Specific Ministry Pastor 
Admissions pending Conformity with  
the Synod in Convention
 ......................................396
6-54 To Strengthen Post-Ordination Supervision  
for Specific Ministry Pastors
 ................................397
6-55 To Nullify Restrictive Policies Imposed  
on Specific Ministry Pastor Program  
and Restore Its Original Scope
 .............................397
6-56 To Remove Age Requirement from Specific 
Ministry Pastor Admission, Administration,  
and Supervision Policy
 .........................................398
6-57 To Support the Specific Ministry Pastor  
Program and Remove Its Age Requirement
 ........398
6-58 To Add Specific Ministry Pastor Church Planter 
Designation including Applicants Under 40
 ........399
6-59 To Broaden and Reopen Specific Ministry  
Pastor Program for Wider Pastoral Formation  
and Service
 ...........................................................399
6-60 To Broaden and Reopen Specific Ministry  
Pastor Program for Wider Pastoral Formation  
and Service
 ...........................................................400
6-61 To Clarify and Strengthen the Specific  
Ministry Pastor Program
 ......................................402
6-62 To Reduce Restrictions on Specific  
Ministry Pastors
 ...................................................402
6-63 To Implore Council of Presidents to Fulfill  
2019 Resolution 6-03A re Supervision  
of Specific Ministry Pastors
 .................................403
6-64 To Give Thanks for the Work of, and To Amend 
Bylaws to Conclude, the Pastoral Formation 
Committee
 ............................................................403
6-65 To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral 
Formation Committee for Broader  
Representation
 ......................................................404
6-66 To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Revise Composition 
of Pastoral Formation Committee
 ........................405
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