# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S415
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

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To Withdraw from all LCUSA Activities
Except Theological Discussions ............... 188
To Ask LCUSA to Study Implications of

Historical Criticism .....................0.05 188

To Return to Full Participation in LCUSA ....189
(Also 3-96 B to G)

To Meet Fair Share Commitment to

LCUSA 2.0... ccc cece tent n ee aee 189

To Support the Lutheran Council in the

OF 9. 189
(Also 3-98 B)

To Continue Membership in LCUSA .......... 189

Worship

To Observe Rogate (Prayer) Sunday .......... 189

To Reaffirm Status of The Lutheran Hymnal

and Standard Series of Lessons

(Lectionary) .........0 000.0 ccc cece cece eee eae 190

To Withdraw the Worship Supplement from

Use 20. e cee ce eee eeeene 190

To Coordinate Sunday Pericopes ............... 190

To Deal with Joyful Sounds .................. 191

To Recognize Lutheran Book of Worship as an
Acceptable Hymnal
To Declare General Use of LBW as Being
Constitutionally Incorrect .................... 191
To Delete Bylaw 11.115, “Official Service

Books and Hymnals” ........................ 192
To Make Available Materials for a New
Lutheran Agenda ....................0.0. 0008 192
To Prepare for New Official Service Book ..... 192
4. Administration
The President’s Report ................0000005 193
Report of First Vice-President ................ 193
Report of Secretary of Synod ................. 193
Report of Synod’s Board of Directors .......... 195
Report of Synodical Service Commission ...... 198
Report of Board of Trustees for Trust Funds ...198
Report of Board of Managers—Worker Benefit
Plans ...... 0... ccc cece cece eee e eee ees 200
Report of Black Centennial Committee ........ 208
To Transfer Faith, Mt. Vernon, II]. from
English to Southern Illinois District .......... 209
To Transfer Delaware Valley Church (Deaf)
from New Jersey to Eastern District .......... 209
To Dissolve English District .................. 209
To Stimulate Concordia Retirement Plan ...... 210
To Investigate Comments re Retirement
Plano... ccc cece teen e enn eeens 210
To Review Concordia Plans .................. 210

(Also 4-16 B)
To Review and Evaluate Concordia Retirement
Investment Philosophy and Portfolio ....... ..211
To Provide Funds to Increase Pension of
Pastors Retired Under Old Pension Plan ...... 211
To Provide Assistance for Retired Servants and
Spouses of Deceased Servants with Inadequate

Pensions ........... cece eect cece e eect eee eens 211

To Provide Adequate Benefits to Currently

Retired Workers ................ 000s cece eeeeee 211
(Also 4-20 B)

To Change Retirement Plan Regulations re

Workers Not Covered by Social Security

To Assist Emeriti Pastors and Teachers ....... 212
(Also 4-22 B, C)

To Increase Pension Payments ............... 212
(Also 4-23 B, C)

To Correct Pension Inequities ................ 213

To Consider Inflation in Determining

Retirement Benefits ..................00.00005 213
(Also 4-25 B to D)

To Revise Base for Determining Retirement

Benefits .......... 0... ccc ccc eee eee neces 213
(Also 4-26 B to D)

To Allow Salary Adjustments, Taking into

Account Economic Factors ................... 213

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To Provide Housing for College and Seminary
Staffs on an Equitable Basis ................. 213
To Treat the Matter of Membership and
Election of Church Extension Boards ......... 214
To Endorse Increased Foreign Aid ............ 215
To Further Role of Ethnic Groups Within the
Church .......0. 0... c ccc ccc eee n teen nes 215
To Invite the Synod to Meet in Indianapolis ...215
To Equalize Convention Travel Costs ......... 215
To Equalize Convention Expenses ............ 216
To Make Seminary Courses Available to
Synodical Staff Personnel .................6.. 216
To Decline to Support Valparaiso
University .......0. 6... 216
To Deal with ELIM ..............0.0..0 eee 216

To Recognize Service of Dr. J. A.O. Preus ..... 216

5. Constitutional Matters
Report of the Commission on Constitutional

Matters 0.0.0.0... ccc ete eects 219
To Receive Faith, Deer Park, Wash., into
Membership ..............0.ce eee cence eens 220
To Receive Beautiful Savior Church, Boise,

Idaho ....... 0. ccc cece eee teen eee nees 221
To Receive Resurrection, Monroe, Wis. ........ 221

To Receive St. Luke’s Lutheran Church,
Golden, Colo., into Membership ............... 221
To Accept Kansas Congregations into
Membership of Synod
To Remove Persons Holding Dual Membership
from the Rosters of Synod
To Broaden “Ministers of the Gospel”
Definition Before the Law
(Also 5-12 B)
To Recognize and to Encourage Synod to
Recognize Parish Assistant Graduates as
Valid, Professional Church Workers and to
Grant Them the Privilege of Becoming
Members of Synod
(Also 5-13 B)
To Establish and Publish the Church Worker
Status of Special Ministry Personnel .......... 222
To Change Election Procedures for Advisory
Delegates
To Enable Emeriti to Serve as Circuit
Counselors ............. cece eee 223
(Also 5-16 B to D)
To Strengthen Doctrinal Discipline
To Change Nominations Deadline
(Also 5-18 B)
To Permit Argentine District to Elect Buenos
Aires Board of Control
To Permit CPH Board of Directors Access to
Manuscripts They Are Asked to Approve...... 224
To Provide for the Election of a District

Committee on Nominations .................. 224
To Implement Constitutional Opinions ....... 224
To Forbid the LCMS President to be an ELIM

or Seminex Supporter .......... 0.0. c eee eens 224
To Assure Resolution of Cases of Suspension

and Expulsion .............. 00 cece eee eee eee 224

To Define “Membership” for District Teachers
Conferences -......... 0... cece eee eens 225

6. Higher Education

Report of Board for Higher Education ......... 227
Report of Colloquy Board for Pastoral Office

and Teaching Ministry ....................... 232
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. ........... 233
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne,

Ind. oo. ccc eee nett eeenne 236
Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Mich. ......... 238
Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y. ........... 239
Christ College Irvine, Irvine, Calif. ........... 240
Concordia College, Portland, Oreg. ........... 241

Concordia College, River Forest, Il. ........... 242

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