# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S55
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

‘Announcements

President Bohlmann informed the delegates that
Pistrict delegation photographs were now available. In
response to requests for the printing of Dr. Herbert
Mueller’s closing devotion, the Chair ordered that the
devotion be included in the convention Proceedings.
The devotion will also be available on tape.

Referring to resolutions which had been submitted to
‘him during the past day, President Bohlmann indicated
that at this late date overtures cannot be considered

though a motion from the floor could be offered. He
also stated that it had been the tradition of previous
‘conventions not to allow for motions of reconsideration,
jn the last session of the convention, of resolutions
which had been adopted in previous sessions.

‘Standing Rules

A delegate introduced a motion to the effect that
econsideration of resolutions already adopted by the
‘convention not be permitted in the last session of the
‘convention. Because this involved a change in the
‘standing rules, it required a two-thirds majority vote of
the delegates. The delegates adopted the recommenda-
‘tion after amending it to include the morning session as
well with the exception of two resolutions on which
‘notice had already been given for intent to request
reconsideration.

“Point of Privilege

Responding to a point of privilege, a delegate intro-
‘duced a motion asking that “the convention refer the
‘matter of the propriety of distributing lists of preferred
candidates to the Council of Presidents for study and
ecommendation to the next convention of the Synod.”
“After some discussion the delegates declined the mo-
“tion. The chairman stated, however, that this motion, as
well as others which had been introduced in previous
sessions, should be regarded as a plea of the minority to
he majority to be sensitive to their concerns.

Parish, Youth, and Communication Services

_ Chairman Arnold Kromphardt of the Floor Commit-
on Parish, Youth, and Communication Services
ntroduced Res. 2-16 (B56) which called for a change in
¥ Bylaw 11.23 relating to the appointment of editors for
official periodicals of the Synod. The resolution was
opted. The delegates also adopted Res. 2-17(7B57) so
hat the bylaw would include the words “the most
ffective educational agencies available to the church
or equipping God’s people for ministry are the full-time
Lutheran elementary and secondary schools” which
ad been omitted by the 1981 convention of the Synod in
_ the revision of Bylaws. By adopting Res. 2-21A (7B 173)
, the convention agreed that the terms of office of the
Concordia Historical Institute’s Board of Governors
should be extended from three to six years with terms
limited to two six-year periods. The President of the
' Synod is to designate two of his five appointees to serve
- for a.six-year term and three for a three-year term. The
- first three members elected to the Board of Governors by

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the membership of the institute in 1983 are to be elected
for a six-year term while the next two are to be elected for
a three-year term. The Synod’s Commission on Struc-
ture was also asked to study the advisability of estab-
lishing greater uniformity of tenure for all elective and
appointive offices and to make appropriate recommen-
dations to the 1986 convention. After agreeing to strike
the words “because Black Lutherans are reminded
annually at the time of the Reformation of their
Lutheran heritage” in lines 28 and 29 (TB 172) and
adding the words “in February” at the end of the resolve
in line 34 (7B 172), the delegates adopted Res. 2-15A (TB
172) directing the Board for Parish Services to work
closely with the Commission on Black Ministry to
prepare materials which would help elementary and
secondary schools in their observation of National
Black History Month. They also adopted Res. 2-14 (TB
55) which resolved that the Synod, in consultation with
its Districts, direct the Board for Parish Services to
identify the needs for educational materials for urban
areas and multi-cultural ministries.

The convention adopted Res. 2-23 (TB 173) which
resolved that the Board for Parish Services be requested
to ask its executive secretary to administer the 1983—84
programs for services to the developmentally disabled
through his office and encouraged the Board for Parish
Services, as its first priority, to appoint a secretary of
services for such persons.

During the consideration of Res. 2-18 (7B 57), and
after the floor committee had deleted the words “other”
in lines 66 and 70 (TB 57) and line 3 (TB 58), the
delegates adopted an amendment which would addasa
last resolve the words “Resolved, That the Synod
strongly encourage synodically certified personnel to
serve congregations desiring such personnel but unable
to obtain them by reason of either location or financial
condition.” After agreeing to cease debate, the delegates
adopted Res. 2-18 (TB 57) as amended. The convention
next adopted Res. 2-13A (TB 171) which encouraged the
members of the Synod, its Districts, and its congrega-
tions to pray and work to establish and preserve
Lutheran schools, to recruit talented and consecrated
young people for the teaching ministry, to encourage
young people from different ethnic backgrounds to
enter this profession, and to encourage the leaders of
congregations to review the facilities, working condi-
tions, and salaries of their teachers so that young people
would be encouraged to enter and remain in the teach-
ing ministry. With the adoption of Res. 2-20A (TB 172)
the members of the convention also resolved to urge
congregations to develop accurate soul-accounting sys-
tems which keep track of each child from the time of
Baptism on and to encourage the Board for Evangelism
Services in cooperation with the Board for Parish
Services to develop materials for programs of outreach
which the local Sunday School could use. This resolu-
tion also encouraged the Board for Parish Services to
emphasize evangelism in church growth as the theme
for the synodical Sunday school convention in July 25—
27, 1986. With the adoption of Res. 2-24 (TB 174) the