(UPDATE: ADOPTED BY FULL SYNOD ON MONDAY, JULY 4)
A consolidated proposal that would reaffirm both Jesus Christ as Lord and Sovereign and urge continued use of the UCC's tradition cross and crown logo will be the recommendation of a Synod committee. It suggests that two previously separate resolutions be combined into one Synod statement.

The Rev. Brent Becker of St. Paul UCC of Cibolo, Texas, was author of the original “Jesus is Lord” resolution.

“I just wanted to make it specific and explicit, to have people say, ‘I do accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior.’ What’s the problem to reaffirm this? What’s the harm?” he asked. “It’s neither a conservative nor a liberal issue. Surely this is one thing we can all agree on.”