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LCMS 2026 Convention Workbook: Reports and Overtures, PDF page 11
6-67 To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee ..........................................405 6-68 To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Revise Composition of Pastoral Formation Committee ........................406 6-69 To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Expand Pastoral Formation Committee ..........................................406 6-70 To Retain Current Structure of Pastoral Formation Committee ..........................................407 6-71 To Amend Bylaw 3.10.4.6 to Reform Membership of Pastoral Formation Committee ...407 6-72 To Study the Feasibility of Intentional Seminary Professor Turnover and Parish Sabbatical ...........408 6-73 To Amend Bylaw 3.10.5.7.2 to Provide Flexibility to Seminary Boards of Regents in Faculty Matters in Their Contexts ...................408 6-74 To Direct Seminaries to Publish Annual Enrollment Numbers Every Fall ..........................408 6-75 To Encourage the Council of Presidents to Prioritize Assignment of Seminary Candidates to Sole Vacancies over Associate Positions .........409 6-76 To Participate in Building Culture of Church Work Formation and Recruitment .......................409 6-77 To Encourage Recruitment of Commissioned Workers ................................................................410 6-78 To Encourage Young People to Enter Church Worker Vocations ................................................411 6-79 To Support Bi- and Co-vocational Pastors and Their Congregations ......................................411 6-80 To Encourage Secular Vocational Training for Current and Potential Ordained and Commissioned Ministers ......................................411 6-81 To Mandate Continuing Education for Parish Pastors ..................................................................412 6-82 To Encourage Congregations to Establish Sabbatical Policy for Church Workers .................412 6-83 To Encourage Ministry Sabbaticals for Church Workers .............................................413 6-84 To Establish Commissioned Male Diaconate ......413 6-85 To Standardize Vacancy Pastor Remuneration Guidelines ............................................................413 6-86 To Celebrate and Encourage Lay Service ............414 6-87 To Celebrate and Encourage Lay Service ............414 6-88 To Affirm That Functions of Pastoral Office Belong to That Office ..........................................415 7. University Education Reports R1, R2.2, R5, R5.2, R14–R14.5, R55, R62.7 Overtures 7-01 To Amend Bylaws to Convert Concordia University PAGE PAGE System, the Synodwide Corporate Entity, into Commission for University Education .........417 7-02 To Affirm and Sustain Concordia University System as Synodwide Corporate Entity ...............421 7-03 To Affirm and Sustain Concordia University System as Synodwide Corporate Entity ...............421 7-04 To Define and Affirm Lutheran Identity ..............422 7-05 To Define and Affirm Lutheran Identity ..............422 7-06 To Encourage University Worship Practices Faithful to Scriptures and Confessions and Reflecting Breadth of Worship in the Synod .......423 7-07 To Pause and Correct Deficiencies in Lutheran Identity and Mission Outcomes Standards ...........424 7-08 To Encourage Congregations to Include in Annual Mission Budgets Support for Regional University of Concordia University System ........424 7-09 To Amend Bylaw 3.6.6.1 .....................................425 7-10 To Amend Bylaw 3.10.6.2.2 ................................425 7-11 To Strengthen Our Process for Supporting Our Concordias ....................................................426 7-12 To Encourage Licensed Counselors Serving Recognized Service Organizations to Complete Director of Family Life Ministry Colloquy Program ................................................................427 7-13 To Ask That Concordia University Nebraska Local Regents Be Appointed ...............................427 7-14 To Support and Clarify Prior Approval Process ..428 7-15 To Clarify Prior Approval Process and Provide Appropriate Transparency ....................................428 7-16 To Support and Clarify Prior Approval Process ..429 7-17 To Amend Bylaws to Support and Clarify Prior Approval Process ........................................429 7-18 To Reexamine Prior Approval Process ................430 7-19 To Review and Clarify Prior Approval ................431 7-20 To Support and Clarify Prior Approval Process for Theological Faculty and Presidential Candidates for Concordia University System ......431 7-21 To Support and Clarify Prior Approval Process ..432 7-22 To Clarify Prior Approval Process for Theological Faculties and Concordia University Presidents and Selection Process for Seminary Presidents ...433 7-23 To Support and Clarify Prior Approval Process Rationale .................................................433 7-24 To Encourage Greater Transparency in Prior Approval Process .................................................433 7-25 To Appeal for Recognized Ecclesiastical Relationship with Luther Classical College .........434 7-26 To Give Thanks for Board of Regents of Concordia College—New York ......................435 7-27 To Give Thanks for Leaders Who Developed Concordia University Wisconsin / Ann Arbor Partnership ...........................................................435 2026 Convention Workbook