# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S417
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

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To Support Synodical Youth Gatherings ...... 298
To Engage Project Director for Black
Youth/Young Adults ..................20. 200 298
To Provide Annual Allocations for Scholarly
Research Committee ................00-200005 298
To Upgrade Official Periodicals and PR
Department ............0 0.00 cece eee eee eee 299
To Provide Spot Announcements on TV ....... 299

8. Social Ministry
Report of Board of Social Ministry and World

Relief ..... 0... cece eee ete eee eee 301
Report of Commission on Ministerial

Health 0.0.0.0... ccc cece cence eee 304
To Convene Conference on Social Need ....... 304
To Provide Aid for the Physically

Handicapped ............ 0.0: cece cece cece ee 304
To Establish Commissions on Physically

Disabled ............. 00. c cece eee eee eens 304
To Minister to Disabled Persons and Their
Families ............. 0. c cece eects 305
To Encourage the Synod to Do More to Meet

the Needs of the Mentally Handicapped ....... 305
To Spell Out Accountability of Social Ministry
ABencieS ...... 0. cece eee eee 305
To Revise Present Social Ministry

Affirmations .............0 0000 c eee e eee eee 305
To Support Documentation for Undocumented
Aliens ........ 0... c cece cece cece enna 305
To Intensify Resettlement of Refugees ........ 305
To Encourage Donation of Kidneys and Other
Organs 2.0.0... . ccc ccc eee eens 306
To Sponsor Haitian Refugees ................. 306

To Respond to the Needs of the Aging Members
of the Christian Family
To Affirm Pastoral Care to Institutionalized
Persons 2.0.0.0... cece eee eens 306
To Continue to Express Opposition to

Blasphemy and Pornography in Movies, in the

Media, in Literature, andin Music ............ 307
To Support Lutherans for Life ................ 307
To Encourage Zero Population Growth ........ 307
To Take Position Regarding Human Rights ...307
To Assist the Poor ................ 00 cece cece 308
To Work for Fair Housing .................... 308
9. Special and Sundry Matters

Report of Armed Forces Commission .......... 309
Report of Department of Archives and History
Concordia Historical Institute ................ 309
Report of Commission of Adjudication ........ 312
To Encourage an Effective Ministry to

Military Personnel ...................000e eee 313

To Open Every Ministry Opportunity to Black
Professional Church Workers ................. 313
(Also 9-05 B)

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To Commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the
Birth of Martin Luther .....................5- 313
To Eliminate Bylaw 2.127 e (Circularizing
Synod) 0.0... cece cence ene eenes 314
To Assure Objectivity in Official
Conferences ............. cece eect eee eee eee 314
To Thank God on 60th Anniversary of
Colorado District .............00 ccc cece 314

(Also 9-09 B)
To Observe District Centennial Year .......... 314
10. Nominations
Report on Nominations for President and First
Vice-President .............0 cece cece eens 315
Report of Committee for Convention
Nominations ............. 00.0 cece eee eee e ene 323
11. Elections
(None) 0.0... 2c ccc cette eee ene 350
12. Program Implementation

Report of Treasurer .....................00005 351

Report of Board of Stewardship ............... 352
Report of Executive Planning Group in Behalf
of Planning Group (Board of Directors, Council

of Presidents, Council of Administrators) ..... 357

Report of The Lutheran Church—Missouri

Synod Foundation .................0 eee eee eee 363

To Implement Percentage-Giving

Program ........... 2... cece eect tet tee eee 364

To Balance Budget ....................02.005. 364

To Refer Certain Stewardship Proposals to the

Board of Directors ..............000.000 2c eee 364

13. Registration and Credentials
(None) 2.0.0.0... 00 ccc ccc ene teen eee 366
Appendix I: Other Reports

International Lutheran Laymen’s League ..... 367

Lutheran Women’s Missionary League ........ 368

Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. ............... 369
Appendix II: Constitutional Opinions
nec eee e tent ene t nent tne ents 375
Appendix III: Theological Documents
Leen nent e teen eee eee t ene n nett enes 379

Appendix IV: Late Submissions
Board of Assignments Response to Resolution
G-1L4A Loc eect teen ene 411

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