# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S231
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STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTION 231

WHEREAS, The convention will undoubtedly nominate a
large number of people from the floor under the current system;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the nominating process be changed as
follows:

1. Each Circuit Forum shall elect one person whose name
will go on a list at the District Convention.

2. One person will be elected from this group by the District
in convention, and his ‘her name will appear on a list of names
at the synodical convention in the following year.

3. The synodical convention will elect one-half of the people
whose names appear on this list to serve as the Committee for
Convention Nominations for the next convention.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Bremen, Ind.

Henry W. Kiefer, Executive Director
Roger E. Rohde, Pastor

5-68

To Create Standing Committee
on Continuing Education

Resolved, That the board concur with the Board for Pro-
fessional Education services that the design and coordination
of programs of continuing education for pastors and teachers
is properly a function of the BPES: and be it further

Resolved, That the board recommend to the convention that
Bylaw 2.235 be amended by the addition of a Standing
Committee on Continuing Education.

Board of Directors
Herbert Mueller, Secretary

5-69

To Change Standing Committees
(Communications)

WHEREAS, The Board for Communication Services and the
Board of Directors of the Synod have approved a structure for
the new department of communication services that suggests a
change in the “Standing Committees” section of the Bylaws
for the Board for Communication Services; therefore be it

Resolved, That Bylaw 2.403 be changed as follows:

PRESENT WORDING
2.405 Standing Committees

The board shall be assisted by standing commit-
tees dealing with the following areas:

Official Periodicals

News Releases

Promotional Materials

Broadcast

PROPOSED WORDING
2.405 Standing Committees

The board shall be assisted by standing commit-
tees dealing with the following areas:
News and Information Services
Program Interpretation Services
Training and District Services

Board for Communication Services

Henry C. Luebben, Chairman

Paul Devantier, Director

5-70A
To Create Standing Committee on Alcohol
and Substance Abuse

Wuereas, Our Lord Jesus at the time of Judgment addresses
the nations at His right hand stating “. .. inherit the kingdom

prepared for you... for... 1 was sick and you visited Me. ...I
say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren,
you did it to Me” (Matt. 25:34, 36, 40 RSV); and

Wuereas, Alcoholism and substance abuse are diseases of
epidemic proportions intimately affecting one out of every
three American families (Gallup Polling Services, November
1982); and

WHEREAS, Treatment of these diseases requires recognition
by individuals alerted to the signs and symptoms of these
disorders and subsequent intervention and treatment by
trained professionals; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
through its synodical, District, and Circuit divisions make a
financial and spiritual commitment to battle these disorders
and minister to those members of the faith who are affected by
such; to that end let it be further

Resolved, That the Task Force on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
be reorganized as a standing committee under the Board for
Social Ministry Services, to be called the Committee on Alcohol
and Substance Abuse; and be it finally

Resolved, That the goals of the committee be to educate the
members of the LCMS on all the aspects of alcohol and
substance abuse, specifically in the areas of prevention, inter-
vention, treatment, and referral. To such end the committee
would provide a resource center with literature, audiovisual
aids, and a bibliography of reputable resources, as well as
filling the need for professionals to staffregionally funded and
coordinated workshops to train church professions as to the
proper methodology of diagnosis and treatment of alcohol and
substance abuse.

St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Winona, Minn.

Charles O. Johnson, President

Lillian Rott, Secretary

Identical or similar:

5-70B and 5-70C

Board for Social Ministry Services
St. Matthew, St. Charles, Minn.

Eugene Linse
Gerald Treptow

5-71

To Resolve the Issue of Supervision
of Lay Ministers, Directors of Christian
Education and/or Youth Ministry,
and Deaconesses

WHEREAS, There is confusion as to who supervises lay
ministers. directors of Christian education and: or youth min-
istry. and deaconesses; and

WHEREAS. These individuals do go through a colloquy pro-
gram to examine their readiness for such service; and

WHEREAS. The Handbook in some cases indicates super-
vision by the District President while in other cases such
supervision is not mentioned: therefore be it

Resolved. That the Synod in convention make clear that all
lay ministers, directors of Christian education and or youth
ministry, and deaconesses in the Synod are to be supervised by
the District President with the aid of the Vice-Presidents and
Circuit Counselors of the respective District.

St. James Lutheran Church
University City, Mo.

Ken Pranschke, President
Edward W. McGue, Secretary

5-72A

To Reaffirm the Congregational Polity
of the Synod

WHEREAS. From its founding in 1847 The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod has been a “congregational” (as