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7-28 To Conduct a Project Postmortem Examination
of Concordia University Ann Arbor ....................435
7-29 To Request Transparency from Concordia
University Wisconsin—Ann Arbor .....................436 8. Finance
Reports
R1, R1.2–R1.2.2, R1.2.4–R1.3, R5–R8, R15–R57
Overtures
8-01 To Amend Bylaw Section 3.7 to Clarify Additional
Assigned Responsibilities and Provisions on the Board of Trustees—Concordia Plans / Board of Directors—Concordia Plan Services ...............437
8-02 To Amend Bylaw Section 3.7 to Include
Management of Concordia Risk Solutions in Assigned Activity of Concordia Plan Services ....438
8-03 To Affirm Concordia Plans and To Amend
Bylaws to Require Annual ERISA-Comparable
Transparency to Participants ................................438
8-04 To Amend Bylaws to Ensure Sustainability
of Concordia Plan Services by Its Working with Other Church Bodies ....................................439
8-05 To Stabilize the Cost of Benefits Offered
by Concordia Plan Services .................................439
8-06 To Direct Concordia Publishing House
to Eliminate Shipping Charges ............................440
8-07 To Use Only Sustainable Bible Translations .......440
8-08 To Request Additional Resources using New
King James Version .............................................441
8-09 To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions ...........441
8-10 To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions ...........441
8-11 To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions ...........442
8-12 To Study Granting of Book of Concord
Copyright Permissions by Concordia Publishing House ......442
8-13 To Direct Concordia Publishing House
to Prioritize Mission and Distribution ..................443
8-14 To Direct Concordia Publishing House
to Prioritize Mission and Distribution ..................444
8-15 To Commit the Synod to Fully Funding Her
Seminaries as a Primary Responsibility of Corporate Synod ..............................................444
8-16 To Encourage Synod Transparency and Unity
regarding Concluded HotChalk Litigation ...........445
8-17 To Encourage Transparency and Accountability
in Legal Judgments and Settlements ....................445
8-18 To Direct Board of Directors to Review and
Publish Comprehensive Accounting of LCMS Monies Spent on HotChalk, Concordia University Texas, and Hong Kong International School Association Limited Litigation .............................446
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9. Structure and Administration
Reports
R1, R1.2, R1.2.2, R1.2.4–R1.2.5, R2, R3–R11,
R14, R15–R19, R21–R55, R59, R61
Overtures
9-01 To Amend Bylaws 1.5.3.2–4 and Add Bylaw
4.7.6 regarding Regulations for Committees .......449
9-02 To Amend Bylaws 1.5.1.2–1.5.2 to Clarify
Service Expectations and Handling of Conflicts of Interest .........................................450
9-03 To Amend Constitution Article XII 15
as to Call of Special District Conventions ...........451
9-04 To Amend Bylaws regarding Doctrinal
Review .................................................................452
9-05 To Amend Various Bylaws for Purposes
of Clarification or Improvement ..........................454
9-06 To Amend Bylaw Section 1.5, etc., to Unify
in the Bylaws and Revise Corporate Formation Requirements for Instrumental Entities of Corporate Synod and Agencies of the Synod ......458
9-07 To Focus on Things of God .................................466
9-08 To Amend Bylaws Exclusive to Lutheran Church
Extension Fund to Clarify That It May Provide Real Estate Evaluation and Redevelopment Services in Support of Synod Mission and Ministry ..........467
9-09 To Amend the Bylaws to Clarify and Streamline
Responsibilities of Appointed Synod Officers .....468
9-10 To Amend Bylaws to Coordinate
Responsibilities of Chief Mission Officer with Other Synod Officers ...................................470
9-11 To Amend Bylaws to Enhance
Responsibilities of Synod Mission Boards ..........471
9-12 To Restructure Mission Boards ............................473
9-13 To Revisit 2010 Restructuring .............................473
9-14 To Revisit 2010 Restructuring .............................474
9-15 To Amend Bylaw 3.6.4.3 to Increase the
Number of Lutheran Church Extension Fund Directors Elected by the Synod in Convention from Three to Four ...............................................474
9-16 To Amend Bylaws 3.6.1.8 (c) and 3.6.4 (a)
to Clarify that Two-Thirds Approval Requirements for Synodwide Corporate Entity and Lutheran Church Extension Fund Governing Document Amendments are Based on Members Actually Present at Meeting .................................475
9-17 To Initiate Proposal to Realign Districts ..............475
9-18 To Reclaim Beneficial Understanding
of Our Synodical Union .......................................476
9-19 To Amend Constitution and Bylaws to Alter
Selection of Voting Delegates to National Convention ...........................................................476 2026 Convention Workbook
