# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S76
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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Bylaws 7.10; 7.25 i, k

Bylaws 11.41-11.55

Bylaws 15.05; 15.07 a-d; 15.09 a-c, h

Bylaws 7.03; 7.25 a-e, j; 7.53

Bylaws 8.41-8.49; 13.07 e-o; 15.09 d-g, i-j; 15.13;
15.15

Bylaws 13.02 a 6-7

Bylaws 7.101-7.105 -
Bylaws 7.03; 7.07-7.09; 7.25 d-h, ]; 7.51
Bylaws 7.61-7.91

Bylaws 11.111-11.115

service, worship, discipleship, and fellowship.
The board shall—

a. assist congregations in every possible manner
as they seek to enable individuals to be witnesses for
the Lord Jesus Christ, so that a growing number of
God’s people share the Good News of God’s forgive-
ness in Jesus Christ by what they say and do, bothin
structured programs of evangelism and in life
situations;

b. assist congregations in arranging and carrying
out a comprehensive and effective program of Chris-
tian education, so that the Gospel of Jesus Christ may
become ever more effective in the life of the individual
Christian and of the congregation;

c. assist congregations in stimulating members,
individually and corporately, to serve others in com-
munity and world, so that the meaning of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ may be demonstrated in life and
vocation and so that members may manifest the love
of Christ without seeking return;

d. assist congregations in developing a meaningful
life of worship, so that the presence of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ becomes the focus around which mem-
bers celebrate their understanding of life itself and
their new relationships to one another;

(1) all service books and hymnals which are to be

accepted as official service books and hymnals of

the Synod shall be given such status only by a

convention of the Synod after a process of exposure

and testing decided upon by the Synod in conven-
tion;

(2) revisions in such books shall be made only by a

convention of the Synod after requesting the

appropriate officers and commissions for an eval-
uation and recommendations;

e. assist congregations in helping their members
grow in discipleship so that the Gospel of Jesus
Christ empowers people to manage time, talent, and
treasure for the fulfillment of God’s purpose in their
lives;

f. assist congregations in becoming communities
where fellow believers care for one another and share
with one another those gifts which God has placed in
their midst for the common good;

g. assist congregations in developing and main-
taining a ministry among youth;

h. coordinate the ministry to and among the
mentally retarded and assist in developing materials
for their education;

i. maintain liaison and cooperation with the ap-
propriate units of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A.
and with assigned auxiliary and listed service
organizations.

2.209 Standing Committees

The board shall be assisted by standing commit-
tees dealing with the following areas:

Bible Study and Family Life Education

Church Literature

Congregational Administration

Elementary and Secondary Schools

Evangelism and Discipleship

Human Care (including advisory representation
from the Board for Social Ministry Services)

Ministry to Developmentally Disabled

Sunday, Weekday, and Summer Schools, and
Confirmation Instruction

Youth Ministry (including at least three youth
between ages 16 and 21, selected by the
Lutheran Youth Fellowship)

Worship