# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S413
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1-24

1-25
1-26
1-27
1-28
1-29
1-30
1-31
1-32
1-33
1-34
1-35

1-36
1-37

2-01

2-03
2-04
2-05A

2-06
2-07

LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

PAGE
1. Missions
Report of Board for Missions ................. 1
Report of Board for Evangelism .............. 20
Report of Lutheran Church Extension Fund—
Missouri Synod and Board for Church
Extension ......... 0.0... c cece cece eevee eee 26
Report of Council for Christian Medical
A) | 30
Report of Commission on Black Ministry ..... 31
To Continue Overseas Efforts ................ 32
To Increase Support of Missions .............. 33
To Continue to Support Inter-Lutheran
Campus Ministry Efforts ..................... 33
To Redirect Funding for Campus Ministries ...33
(Also 1-13B)
To Support Only LCMS Campus Pastors ...... 33
(Also 1-14B)

To Reconsider Nonsupport of 1981 Campus
Ministry Staff Conference.................... 34

To Terminate Participation in, and Funding of,

the Indian Desk of LCUSA ................... 34
To Support NILB and Native American
Ministry .............. ccc e cece cece eee e ee eees 34

To Encourage the Synod to Reaffirm Its Role in
the Ministry of the National Indian Lutheran

Board ......... 00 ccc cece cece cee eee ec eeeeeeees 35
To Recognize Anniversary of National Indian
Lutheran Board ..................0..000 000 eee 35
To Continue Involvement with NILB ......... 35
To Encourage Continued Word and Sacrament
Ministries Among American Indians in
Conjunction with Existing Social Ministry
Programs ............. 00. c cece eee e cee eens 35
(Also 1-21B)
To Plan forIndian Word ...................5. 36
To Open 10 New Missions in Black
Communities Each Year in both Urban and
Rural Areas ...........0 00. cc cece cece ee ee ees 36
To Affirm need to Study Issue of Subsidy and
to Develop Guidelines Designed to Encourage
and Assist Congregations to Become
Self-Sustaining .................00c eee cues . 36
To Discontinue Comity Agreements with
LCUSA 000. e nets 36
To Request New Guidelines for Comity
Arrangments ............. 00 ccc cece cece eee eee 36
To Give Greater Attention to Church
Growth 0.0... 6. n ene ene 37
To Have a Second Great Commission
Convocation .......... 0... c ccc cece eee eee ..37
To Initiate a Volunteer Evangelism
Ministry .......... 0... cece cece cence eee ee 37
To Employ Directors of Evangelism .......... 37
To Encourage Use of God-given Gifts ......... 38
To Intensify Membership Conservation
Program ......... 0... ccc ccc cence tence eens 38
To Care for Those Who Move ................. 38
To Expand Jewish Missions Work .......... . 38
To Establsh Synodical Goals in
Evangelism ............... 0.0 c cee ee cee eeee ..39
To Encourage Outreach During Lent .......... 39
To Limit LCEF Loans to LCMS Supportive
Congregations ..............0 cc cece e eee ences 39
2. Task Force II
Report of Task Force II on Constitution,
Bylaws and Structure ....................000. 41
To Reject Proposals of Task Force ............ 131
To Refrain from Making Changes ............ 131
To Postpone Action on Task Force
Proposals .............. 0000 c cece eee eee eens 131
To Conduct Triennial Conventions ........... 131
To Hold Fewer Synodical Conventions ........ 131

2-08A

2-09

2-10
2-11
2-12A
2-13

2-14A
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18
2-19
2-20
2-21
2-22
2-23
2-24A
2-25
2-26
2-27
2-28

3-01
3-02
3-03
3-04
3-05
3-06
3-07
3-10
3-11
3-12A
3-13A

3-14
3-15

3-16

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To Grant Additional Lay Vote in Dual
b= -) 0 132
(Also 2-08 B, C)
To Give Voting Status to Retired Pastors
Serving as the Only Pastor of a
Congregation .............. 00. c cece cece e eee 132

To Create a Retired but Active Classification

for Right of Franchise ........................ 132
To Grant Voting Rights to Certain Emeriti
Pastors 0.0... 0... c eet e eee eens 132
To Grant Teachers Right to Vote ............. 133
(Also 2-12 B to E)
To Refrain from the Use of “Professional
Workers” as an All-Emcompassing Term for
the Ministry of the Church ................... 133
To Change Tenure of Officers ................. 133
(Also 2-14 B to I)
To Limit Tenure of Office of President, First
Vice-President, and Secretary ................. 133
To Limit Terms ................0.0..000 ce cee 134
To Decline to Reduce Number of Boards ....... 134
To Retain the Commission on Worship as a
Self-Standing Commission ................... 134
To Retain Present Structure and Functions of
Board of Social Ministry and World Relief ....134
To Continue Present Structure for Social
Ministry ........... 00.0. cc cece cece eee e ene 134
To Correlate Internal and External
Communications ............0 0.000. e cee eves 134
To Enlarge Committee for Convention
Nominations ............ 000.0 cece cece eee eens 135
To Continue Electing Committee for
Convention Nominations at Synodical
Level 00... ccc cence tent e teens 135

To Change Deadline for Submitting Names to

Committee for Convention Nominations ...... 135
(Also 2-24B)

To Update Bylaws re Medical Work ........... 136

To Upgrade the Process of Funding the

Mission of the Church ...................00008 136

To Study Position of Administrative Officer of

the Board of Directors ...................-0005 140

To Consider Alternatives to Task Force II

Proposals ........... 0... cece cece eee nes 140
3. Theology and Church Relations

Report of Commission on Theology and

Church Relations ................ 0.0 cece eee 145

Report of LCMS Representatives to ALC-

LCMS Commission on Fellowship ............ 159

Report of Commission on Worship ............ 160

Report of Commission on Organizations ...... 160

Report on Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. .....161

Report of Lutheran Church—Canada ......... 161

Report of Board of Doctrinal Review .......... 162

Theological Concerns

To Study Authenticity, Canonicity, and

Inspiration .......... 0... ccc eect ees 162

To Develop Statement on Justification ........ 163

To Study the Question of the Eucharistic

Prayer ....... 0... ce cece eee ences 164

(Also 3-12 B, C)

To More Clearly Define and Refrain from

Unionistic Practices .............. 0.0 c cece eee 164

(Also 3-13B)

To Deal Seriously with Article VI, 2

(Unionism) ............. 0.0 c cece cee ene eee 164

To Urge District Presidents to Supervise

Compliance with Article VI of the Synod’s

Constitution ............ 00. c cece eee eee eee 164

To Reaffirm Position on Membership in Anti-

Christian Groups ................. eee ee eee 165