2026 LCMS Convention Bingo

This bingo card has a free space and 310 words: Unofficial, Totally Accurate, Completely Unapproved Minutes, The 69th Regular Convention of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, Day One, 8:00 a.m. – Opening Worship, The convention begins by confessing that all delegates are poor, miserable sinners justified solely by grace through faith for Christ's sake., This spirit of humility is carried faithfully into the first business session., 9:12 a.m. – Adoption of Standing Rules, Delegates vote to limit speeches to two minutes., This rule is universally accepted as aspirational., 9:25 a.m. – Introduction of Floor Committees, Each committee is thanked for hundreds of hours of faithful labor., Delegates express their appreciation by explaining why every committee is wrong., 9:47 a.m. – Microphone 3, A delegate begins:, "I wasn't planning on speaking...", No one believes him., 10:01 a.m. – Point of Order, First Point of Order., Applause from seasoned delegates who had "Point of Order before 10:15" in the convention pool., 10:18 a.m. – Clarification, Delegate asks for clarification., Receives clarification., Requests clarification of the clarification., Another delegate clarifies that clarification., Chair thanks everyone for the clarification., No one is clearer., 10:42 a.m. – Brotherly Love, Five speakers begin with:, "Brother, I love you...", Convention physicians report elevated blood pressure throughout the hall., 11:07 a.m. – Theological Consensus, Delegates unanimously agree:, Scripture is the inspired Word of God., The Lutheran Confessions are a correct exposition of Scripture., Everyone else at Microphone 5 has somehow missed the obvious., 12:00 p.m. – Lunch, Chicken., The safest theological position., 1:30 p.m. – President's Report, Standing ovation., Immediately followed by delegates explaining why virtually every problem facing the Synod could have been avoided if leadership had simply consulted them personally., 2:46 p.m. – Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules of Order are quoted., Robert himself is quoted incorrectly., 3:10 p.m. – Friendly Amendment, The convention observes its annual reminder that the phrase "friendly amendment" has never once preceded friendship., 3:42 p.m. – Speaking Against, Delegate:, "I support the intent of this resolution...", Entire convention quietly writes "opposes resolution" in their notes., 4:15 p.m. – Time Limits, Chair:, "Your time has expired.", Delegate:, "...and finally...", Three additional minutes follow., 4:48 p.m. – Appeal to Unity, Speaker passionately urges the Synod to remain united., Promptly explains why the previous six speakers have endangered Lutheranism itself., 5:20 p.m. – Arizona Weather, Outside temperature reaches 113°., Inside the convention hall, several debates exceed that., Statistics, Delegates who said,, "I'll be brief.", 31, Delegates who actually were:, 2, Times "This is really not controversial" was said:, 8, Times it proved controversial:, 8, References to the Book of Concord:, 26, References to Robert's Rules:, 41, Times someone thanked the floor committee before disagreeing with every recommendation:, 19, Motions that were "just housekeeping":, 0, People convinced tomorrow will go more efficiently:, First-time delegates only., Adjournment, The convention closes with prayer, asking the Lord to grant wisdom, humility, patience, and charity., Delegates unanimously approve the prayer., Implementation is referred to Floor Committee 12., Create synod convention bingo game., LCMS Synod Convention Bingo, Mark a square whenever it happens. Winner receives an extra helping of hotel chicken and the privilege of waiting at Microphone 6., B, "Point of Order!", Someone quotes Walther, "This isn't about personalities...", Robert's Rules cited, Standing ovation, "Our polity...", Bonus Squares (replace any square if desired), Someone starts, "I wasn't planning on speaking...", "This is really quite simple...", Chair reminds everyone of the two-minute limit., Delegate ignores the two-minute limit., Motion to refer., Motion to reconsider., Someone says, "The average parish pastor...", Floor committee chair sighs audibly., "The CTCR...", "This overture is out of order.", Someone quotes Luther., Someone quotes Chemnitz., Someone quotes Robert's Rules with greater confidence than accuracy., Delegate says, "I'm probably the only one who feels this way...", Applause after a procedural ruling., Electronic voting takes longer than expected., Someone accidentally speaks for the previous motion., "I think we're saying the same thing...", Everyone agrees they are not saying the same thing., The phrase "unintended consequences" is used., A substitute motion appears from nowhere., Someone says, "The Holy Spirit is leading us...", Someone else quietly mutters, "Through parliamentary procedure.", Blackout Challenge, You win instantly if all of the following happen in one speech:, ☐ "I'll be brief.", ☐ "With all due respect...", ☐ Thanks the floor committee., ☐ Quotes Scripture., ☐ Quotes the Confessions., ☐ Quotes Robert's Rules., ☐ Exceeds the time limit., ☐ Ends with, "I urge your favorable consideration.", ☐ Actually urges defeat of the resolution., Make them confessional sided. I.e. delaying tactics, smp, etc., If you're aiming for humor that would land with a confessional LCMS audience (the kind of jokes you'd hear in a hotel lobby after Session 3), I'd keep it pointed at convention culture rather than mocking people personally. Here's a version from t, Confessional LCMS Convention Bingo, "Defending the Faith Since About 8:07 a.m.", B, "This should be referred to another committee.", "Can we just reaffirm the Scriptures?", Motion to postpone, "We need more study.", Amendment to soften language, "Can we make this less directive?", Bonus Squares, ☐ "This overture is too prescriptive.", ☐ "The district presidents can handle this.", ☐ "Let's not tie the hands of future administrations.", ☐ Resolution loses every meaningful verb before adoption., ☐ "We shouldn't legislate trust.", ☐ Someone insists there is "broad agreement.", ☐ A confessional delegate quotes the bylaws from memory., ☐ Someone cites a convention resolution from 2007., ☐ "We need flexibility.", ☐ "This is an exception.", ☐ "That wasn't the intent.", ☐ "We're talking past each other.", ☐ "This belongs in floor committee.", ☐ Floor committee recommends No despite overwhelming memorial support., ☐ "This could have unintended consequences.", ☐ Someone says "charity" when they mean "table the motion.", ☐ Someone asks why an overture reaffirming the Confessions is controversial., ☐ A speaker says, "This is simply asking us to do what we already say we believe.", ☐ Someone responds, "Yes, but...", ☐ "Let's defeat this and bring back a better version in 2029.", Blackout Challenge, Instant blackout if one overture:, Clearly reaffirms existing Synod doctrine., Is sent to committee., Comes back substantially rewritten., Has all mandatory language replaced with "encourages.", Is amended from "shall" to "may.", Is referred for further study., Is postponed., Is declared "largely accomplished.", Dies on the consent agenda anyway., Prize: A complimentary copy of Robert's Rules of Order, a lukewarm cup of convention coffee, and the opportunity to stand behind Microphone 4 for 47 minutes only to have the previous speaker make your point first., List the squares one line at a time. Enough of them to make 50 unique bingo cards., Here are 125 squares so you can generate dozens of unique cards., "Point of Order!", Parliamentary Inquiry., "I'll be brief.", Speaker is not brief., "With all due respect...", "Brother delegates...", "The floor committee worked very hard...", Delegate thanks the floor committee before disagreeing with every recommendation., Motion to refer., Motion to postpone., Motion to recommit., Motion to reconsider., Amendment to the amendment., Substitute motion., Motion ruled out of order., Electronic voting takes longer than expected., Chair reminds speakers of the two-minute limit., Speaker ignores the two-minute limit., "Call the question!", Microphone line stretches across the ballroom., Someone says, "We're all confessional Lutherans.", Someone says, "This isn't about theology.", Someone immediately makes it about theology., "This could divide the Synod.", "Let's trust the process.", "We need more study.", "This belongs with the CTCR.", "The district presidents can handle this.", "Let's not legislate trust.", "This is too prescriptive.", "Let's make the language less directive.", "Can we soften the wording?", "Shall" becomes "should.", "Should" becomes "encourages.", Resolution is adopted after removing every meaningful verb., "This is simply a clarification.", "This is just housekeeping.", "This has unintended consequences.", "The optics...", "Mission effectiveness.", "Contextual ministry.", "Local flexibility.", "We're talking past each other.", "This isn't the right time.", "Let's revisit this in three years.", "The convention isn't the place for this.", "We already have a resolution on this.", Delegate quotes the 2007 SMP resolution., Delegate quotes a bylaw from memory., Someone references the Blue Ribbon Task Force., Someone references Koinonia., Someone references Ablaze!, Someone references Set Apart to Serve., Someone says "Specific Ministry Pastor.", Someone says "Alternate Route.", Someone says "Residential M.Div.", Someone says "Pastoral formation.", Someone says "Seminary education.", Someone says "We have a pastor shortage.", Someone says "Extraordinary circumstances.", Someone says "Temporary exception.", Someone asks when the exception became the norm., Someone asks whether SMP has expanded beyond its original intent., Someone insists SMP is indispensable., Someone says, "Both seminaries support this.", Someone invokes Walther., Someone invokes Chemnitz., Someone invokes Luther., Someone quotes the Book of Concord., Someone quotes AC XIV., Someone says "rite vocatus.", Someone says "quia subscription.", Someone says "This is what we've always taught.", Someone says "We're simply reaffirming Scripture.", Delegate says, "Why is this controversial?", Committee recommends "No.", Committee recommends "No" to a resolution reaffirming existing doctrine., Memorial supported by many districts gets defeated., Resolution is referred instead of debated., Resolution disappears into committee., Floor committee says, "The concerns are already addressed.", Someone says, "Trust your elected leaders.", Someone says, "Don't tie the hands of future administrations.", Someone mentions convention fatigue., Delegate says, "This isn't personal.", Delegate says, "I wasn't planning to speak.", Everyone knows he was planning to speak., Robert's Rules quoted., Robert's Rules misquoted., Chair sighs., Floor committee chair sighs louder., Hotel coffee criticized., Chicken served for lunch., Arizona heat mentioned., Someone complains about the microphone., Someone forgets which resolution is on the floor., Delegate argues against the wrong amendment., Friendly amendment isn't friendly., Standing ovation after worship., Standing ovation after election results., Someone thanks the convention volunteers., Someone thanks their wife., Someone thanks Jesus after speaking for nine minutes., Someone calls for Christian charity., Next speaker questions the previous speaker's judgment., "We're stronger together.", "Unity in the truth.", "Truth in love.", Someone uses "winsome.", Someone says "tone.", Someone says "tact.", Someone says "narrative.", Someone says "messaging.", Someone says "public perception.", Someone says "social media.", Delegate references Twitter/X., Someone asks whether this is really the hill to die on., Someone says, "Faithfulness over numbers.", Someone else says, "We have to reach people.", Someone says, "Both can be true.", Consent agenda unexpectedly gets pulled., Ballot requires another round., Election outcome surprises everyone., Election outcome surprises no one., Someone predicts exactly what tomorrow will bring., They're wrong., Someone says, "The average parish pastor...", Someone asks whether anyone has actually read the overture., Someone admits they have not., Audible laughter after an unintended joke., Audible groan after an intended joke., Prayer for unity immediately before contentious debate. and Adjournment delayed another 30 minutes..

⚠ This card has duplicate items: Delegate: (2), "I'll be brief." (2), 8 (2), B (2), "Point of Order!" (2), Motion to refer. (2), Motion to reconsider. (2), Someone says, "The average parish pastor..." (2), Electronic voting takes longer than expected. (2), Blackout Challenge (2), "We need more study." (2)

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