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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 2026 Convention Workbook
