# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S176
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RESOLUTIONS

3. Board for Parish Services

2.221 Membership

The Board for Parish Services shall consist of
nine members who shall be elected by the general
convention of the Synod: three parish pastors, three
teachers, three laypersons. .

2.223 Functions

The Board for Parish Services, through its staff
and in cooperation with District boards, shall support
‘and serve the congregations of the Synod, in their
ministries of nurture, service, discipleship, and
fellowship. a

The board shall— —

‘a. assist congregations in arranging and carry-
ing out a comprehensive and effective program of
Christian education, so that the Gospel of Jesus
Christ may become ever more effective in the life of
the individual Christian and of the congregation;

b. assist congregations in stimulating members,
individually and corporately, to serve others in
community and world, so that the meaning of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ may be demonstrated in life
and vocation and so that members may manifest the
love of Christ without seeking return;

c. assist congregations in developing a meaning-
ful life of worship, so that the presence of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ becomes the focus around which
members celebrate their understanding of life itself
and their new relationships to one another;

1. all service books and hymnals which are to be
accepted as official service books and hymnals of the
Synod shall be given such status only by a convention

2.598 Functions and Duties

_ Jove for the Lutheran heritage in Christian worship

persons. The Board for Parish Services shall appoint
one of its members to serve as liaison. °

b. The commission may solicit the assistance of
other persons who are well qualified to render
valuable and necessary service to the church through
the commission. Such persons shall serve as advisory

members.

The commission shall—
a. make literature available to members of the
Synod, to develop and deepen an understanding and

and for the various media of expression needed for
our worship; ;

b. clear all literature related to corporate Chris-
tian worship in liturgics and hymnology made avail-
able through the Synod’s boards or through Con-
cordia Publishing House;

c. recommend worship materials to the church
and advise and warn against the use of worship
materials which are unworthy of use in the Christian
worship of the Lutheran Church;

d. represent the Synod in the preparation of
service books and hymnals in which the Synod may
engage in cooperation with other synods;

e. consult with the practical and the music
departments of synodical schools to establish prin-
ciples and practices in liturgics, hymnology, church

music, and church art which best express the true
spirit of worship of the Lutheran Church.

2.599 Official Service Books and Hymnals

a. Allservice books and hymnals which are to be
accepted as official service books and hymnals of the
Synod shall be given such status only by a convention
of the Synod after a process of exposure and testing
decided upon by the Synod in convention.

b. Revisions in such books shall be made only by
a convention of the Synod after requesting the
Commission on Worship for an evaluation and
recommendations.

3. Board for Parish Services

2.221 Membership

The Board for Parish Services shall consist of
nine members who shall be elected by the general 4.
convention of the Synod: three parish pastors, three;
teachers, three laypersons.

2.223 Functions

The Board for Parish Services, through its staff
and in cooperation with District boards, shall support
and serve the congregations of the Synod, in their
ministries of nurture, service, worship, discipleship;
and fellowship.

The board shall—

a. assist congregations in arranging and carry-
ing out a comprehensive and effective program ©
Christian education, so that the Gospel of Jesus
Christ may become ever more effective in the life o!
the individual Christian and of the congregation;

b. assist congregations in stimulating members,
individually and corporately, to serve others 10.
community and world, so that the meaning of fl
Gospel of Jesus Christ may be demonstrated in
and vocation and so that members may manifest
love of Christ without seeking return;