# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S216 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 218 official representatives 14 Presidents See Presidents, District Doctrinal Review 53, 160 Commission on 13 Edmonton See Concordia College, Edmonton Edmonton Seminary, Edmonton, Alta. 12 ELCC See Ev. Lutheran Church of Canada Elections candidates, slate of 30—33 floor committee on 17, 24ff results (with tallies) 60—64 End Times, CTCR to Study 162 Ethnic ministry 141 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada 50, 54, 159 Evangelical Lutheran Church of England 58 Evangelism child 150 task force on witnessing to Jewish People 53, 142 resources 140 young adult 144 Evangelism Services, Board for 13, 26ff, 71 Events, special 113 External unity in the church 153—54 Faculty members alternative to tenure 205 provision for modified. service and retire- ment 205 to encourage parish experience 206 to further education 206 Family, focus on 129—33 Fellowship development of guidelines for inter-Chris- tian relationships 154 to nurture relationships with other Lu- theran bodies 162 Financia! planning 164 Floor committees 17 Fort Wayne See Concordia Theologica] Semi- ’ nary, Fort Wayne Forward in Remembrance 28, 47, 67 to continue interest-free use of funds 167 to reaffirm statement 167 Foundation, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod 56 Franchise, to accept 190 Garton, Jean 42, 129--33 Gedrat, Johannes 39 Great Commission Convocation 44 to have second 138 Handbook, synodical 59 Handbook revisions proposed adjudication and appeal 188—89 Board for Communication Services 194—95 Board for Mission Services 190 Board for Parish Services 149, 190 Board for Professional Education Services 201—202 Board for Social Ministry Services 190 Board for Youth Services 187—88 Commission on Church Literature 199— Commission on Worship 175—77 Concordia Publishing House 146 colloquy procedures 203—~204 Council on Stewardship 177—78 department 198 doctrinal review 160 editors 149 lay ministers 196-98 Lutheran Church Extension Fund 166, 198 Lutheran Medical Mission Association 198 modified service 205 nominating procedures 191—92 Planning Council 163—64, 175 staff, synodical 186—87 standing committees 195 suspended status 190—91 Teacher Colloquy Committee 191—93 See also Bylaws adapted or amended INDEX Health and Healing, Commission on 13, 53, 139 concern for 139 volunteer workers 142 Higher education, President’s commission on 54, 90—91 Hispanic ministries 59, 185, 207 Historical Institute See Concordia Historical Institute Human need 137 Human sexuality, statements on 50, 158—59 Hyatt, G. W. 6, 23, 28, 48, 49, 97—99 Institutional Chaplaincy Services, standing committee on 194 Inter-Christian relationships 154 See also Fellowship Inter-Lutheran association proposal for 83— 86, 156 Inter-Lutheran cooperation planning process Inter-Lutheran relations See Fellowship International Lutheran Conference 39 Intersynodical discussions See Fellowship Investment portfolio 168—69 Irvine, Calif. See Christ College Irvine Jacobson, S.T. 50 Jewish missions 53, 142 John of Beverly award See Awards Joint worship 88—90 Jubilee celebrations 46, 165 Justification, thesis on 158 KFUO radio 13 Kuntz, Arnold 12, 23 Laborers for Christ program 39, 137 Late reports and overtures 213—14 Lavalais, Joseph 6, 12, 30, 47 Lay ministers, colloquy committee for 196—98 LCA See Lutheran Church in America LCMS Foundation 13 LCUSA See Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. Legal Counselor of Synod 14, 181—83 Luther anniversary committee 82 Luther, 500th anniversary 82 Luther, to express thanks for 153 Lutheran Church—Canada 45 to share educational responsibility with 203 Lutheran Church Extension Fund 13, 47, 198 loan policies 166 number of members 166 Lutheran Church in America, address of president of 121—23 Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. 49, 68 address of president 125—26 Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service 44 Lutheran Medical Mission Association 198 Lutheran Open House 44 Lutheran School for the Deaf 44 Lutheran Witness 53, 54, 56, 151—52 Lutheran Worship 36, 48 Lutheran Worship Agenda 36, 145—46 Lutheran Youth Fellowship 143 Lutherans for Life 155 Maier, Walter A. 6, 12, 23, 77, 82—83 Materials for ministry, judicious use of 160 Megatrends 65, 79 Membership district membership of emeriti 194 dual 77, 199 receiving congregations from other church bodies 195 Merkens, Guido 12, 30 Meyer, William 50 Military personnel, ministry to 52, 141 Milwaukee, Wis. See Concordia College Milwaukee : Ministers of religion, classification of 42, 178—81 Ministry, CTCR report on 158 Ministry-by-Mail 52 Ministry and mission of the church, youth involvement in 143 Mission services, board for 13, 190, 195 Missionaries, personal support of 136 Missions, Evangelism, and Social Ministry, floor committee on 17, 28ff Mueller, Charles 23 . Mueller, Herbert 5, 6, 12, 22ff, 47, 78, 115—116, 171, 183 Multicultural ministries 148 Nafzger, Samuel 17, 28ff Nagel, Keith 57 Naisbitt, John 65 Necrology, pastors and teachers 91—92 New Lutheran church, commission for 157 Nominating procedures 191—92 Nominations 23ff, 209 floor committees on 17, 24ff, 209 Nominations, committee for convention 13, 30 Nuclear arms 155—56 Officers, synodical Ohio District 170 Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ 26 Operating deficit, synodica) 166—67 Organizations, Commission on 13, 58, 161 Outdoors ministry 144—45 Overtures ; correlated with resolutions 215 declined 169—70, 171, 193, 196, 199, 206, 207 late, accepted for consideration 213—14 Parish Services, board for 13, 35ff, 71, 190 Parish Youth, and Communication Services, floor committee on 17, 25ff Pastoral ministry board for 53, 54 entrance to 208 standing committee on 51, 54, 1883—84 Pastors deceased See Necrology _ witness workshops 141 Peacemaking, to encourage 155—56 Peer ministry 144 Planning Council 37, 163—64, 175 . Portland See Concordia College, Portland Precht, Fred 36 President of Synod address of 65--92 closing address of 59—-60 communication with Circuit Counselors 167—68 report of 22, 65—92 Presidents, college and seminary review procedures 206 Presidents, council of 38, 68 Presidents, District 12, 196 Preus, J. A. O. 28, 30, 76, 117—19 Preus, Robert 99—101 Preus, David W. 23 See also address of ALC bishop Proceedings 43, 51, 55, 59 tl Professional Education, floor committee on 25ff ; Professional educational services, board ‘for 13, 45, 51, 198 ar Reference resolutions 211—12 Referendum, congregational 196 Refugee Concerns Sunday 44 Refugees resettlement of 44, 138 Registration and credentials 21, 209 floor committee on 17, 21ff, 209 Reinke, Ralph 13, 36 Reporter 51 [nn Reporting formats for college and seminaries , 201 See also colleges and seminaries, Reports ne correlated with resolutions 215 __ ‘iad late 213—14 , ue Representatives + special 14 synodical 12—14 See also Delegates and represen Resolutions A and B 23, 66, 211—12 declined 173 correlated with reports and overtures al River Forest See Concordia College, Ri Forest ; Rocky Mountain District, 56, 169—70 Rosin, Walter 5, 6, 33, 50, 52, 58 tatives.