# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S217
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St. Catharines, Ont., seminary See Concordia
Theological Seminary, St. Catharines,
Ont.

St. John’s College, Winfield 13

St. Louis, Mo. See Concordia Seminary, St.
Louis

St. Paul, Minn. See Concordia College, St. Paul

St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Mo. 13

Sauer, Robert 6, 12, 23ff

Satanic activities, to warn against 162

Schedule, convention 19—20

Schmiel, David 109—111

Schoedel, Mrs. Walter 6

Scholarly research, endowment for 161

Second Great Commission Convocation 138

Secretary of Synod 6, 12

Secular world, influence on 140

Sell, Norman 6, 12, 57

Senske, Al 34

Sermon convention 93—95

Seward, Nebr. See Concordia Teachers College,
Seward

Shaw, Jim 48

Siebels, Marvin 5, 6, 49

Social-ethical issues, support for 161

Social Ministry, inter-Lutheran cooperation

135
Social Ministry Services, Board for 13, 28ff, 71,
190

Spanish See Hispanic ministries

Special Sundays 147

Spending, synodical 166—67

Staff appointments, tenure, and termination
186-—87

Standing committees, size and appointment

95

INDEX

Stelmachowicz, Michael 40, 104—107
Stewardship
Biblical plan 164
Council on 177—78
financial support department 45, 46, 53
synodwide major appeal 165
Structure, Commission on 13, 54, 55, 190, 196,
198—99
Structure and Constitution, floor committee on
17, 24ff
Suelflow, August 21
Suspended status 190
Swanson, Reuben, 30
Synod, officers of 6, 12 See also Address of
LCUSA President
Synodical representatives, advisory 12—14

Tabular survey of convention 15, 59
Task Force on Witnessing to Jewish People53,
142
Teacher Colloquy Committee 58, 192—93
Teacher colloquy programs 193
Teachers
Christian education and recruitment of
148
deceased See Necrology
received into membership 194
to use synodically certified 149
Teaching ministry, colloquy committee for 59
Tenure See Faculty members
Textbooks, Christian 150
Theological conferences, free 35, 155
Theology and Church Relations, floor commit-
tee on 17, 27ff

219

Theology and Church Relations, commission
on 13, 28ff, 68
Social Concerns Committee 58
to study “end times” 162
Today’s Business 5, 21ff
Treasurer of Synod 6, 12, 57
Trust funds, new support for 201

Urban areas, educational materials for 148

Valparaiso University, dialogs with 81—82
Vessey, Gen. John W. Jr. 26
Vice-presidents, synodical
to amend bylaws concerning 173—74
to reduce number of 173

Walther, C. F. W. 56
to celebrate centennial of death 170
Weber, E. P. 208
Wendling, Paul 21ff
Winfield, Kans. See St. John’s College,
Winfield
Wollenburg, George 6
Women’s role in the church 157—58
Worker Benefit Plans 13, 56, 57
Board of Managers 56
World Congress on Evangelism 30
World hunger 137
Worship, Commission on 35, 175

Youth gathering 1983 143
Youth Services, Board for 13, 187, 188
Youth representatives, District 14

Zimmerman, Paul 46, 52, 107—109, 207