# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S142
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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mission of our church to the growing ethnic population
of our nation as the theme of the 1986 convention of the
Synod.

Action: Adopted (12).

(The convention declined to add a resolve to implement the
“moving into the ’80s” goals set for ethnic ministry develop-
ment at the 1979 synodical convention, and also declined to
direct the appropriate boards to coordinate and sponsor re-
gional lay leadership training programs for ethnic ministry.)

To Encourage
Volunteer LCMS Health Workers

RESOLUTION 1-19
Overture 1-34 (CW, p. 37)

WHEREAS, There are many faithful members of
LCMS congregations who carry out health and healing
ministries on mission frontiers as volunteer workers in
various agencies, apart from the formal program of the
church; and

WHEREAS, It is appropriate that we should both
acknowledge and encourage such dedicated efforts by
our congregational members; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Commission on Health and Heal-
ing be requested to gather and to maintain as realistica
roster as possible of such “health workers for Christ”;
and be it further

Resolved, That we acknowledge and encourage the
service of these workers

—by maintaining personal contact with them
through the Commission on Health and Healing,

—by reporting on their work from time to time in the
Cross and Caduceus, or other appropriate publi-
cations,

—by supporting them in their ministry through
prayer.

Action: Adopted (12).

RESOLUTIONS

To Encourage Bringing the Gospel
to Jewish People :

RESOLUTION 1-20
Overtures 1-26 (CW, p. 34)

WHEREAS, When Jesus came in fulfillment of the
prophecies God gave to the Jewish people, Hecameto be
the Messiah for Gentiles as well as Jews; and

WHEREAS, While some early Jewish believers had
difficulty accepting the fact that Jesus should be pro-
claimed to the Gentiles, the opposite is true today in that
some Gentile Christians have difficulty accepting the
fact that Jesus should be proclaimed to the Jewish
people; and

WHEREAS, There is an openness to hearing the
Gospel among some Jewish people today; and

WHEREAS, Helps in bringing the Gospel to Jewish
people provided by the Synod’s Task Force on Witness-
ing to Jewish People have been well received by indi:
viduals, congregations, and Districts which have con
tact with Jewish people; and ;

WHEREAS, All forms of anti-Semitism hinder bring-
ing the Gospel to Jewish people, either in discouraging
Christians from sharing it or Jewish people from believ-
ing it; therefore be it .

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod affirm its belief that the Messiah, Jesus, is the:
only way for all people to be reconciled with God, and:
affirm its desire that Jewish people be included in the
proclamation of this truth; and be it further

Resolved, That we instruct the Board for Evangelism:
Services and its Task Force on Witnessing to Jewis
People to continue to provide help to Districts an
congregations for proclaiming the Gospel to Jewis
people and for dealing with anti-Semitism; and bei
further

Resolved, That we commend the Commission or
Theology and Church Relations for providing guidance,
for bringing the Gospel to Jewish people; and be i
further

Resolved, That we encourage the Board for Pa
Services to cooperate with the Task Force on Witness
to Jewish People in providing study material on
Jewish people today, the problem of anti-Semitism, @
Jewish evangelism; and be it finally

Resolved, That we encourage the Board for Soet
Ministry Services to include concern for anti-Semi'
and prejudice against the Jewish people in its mat
and programs which deal with all forms of preju

Action: Adopted (12).

(The committee changed the second whereas to 3
“While some early Jewish believers .. .” It also subst
“encourage” for ‘“‘instruct” in the final two resolves.)