# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1983_S432
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

PAGE
1. Missions, Evangelism, and Social Ministry
1-01 Report of Board for Mission Services .............. 1
1-02 Report of Board for Evangelism Services ......... 14
1-03 Report of Board for Social Ministry Services ..... 21
1-04 Report of Commission on Black Ministry ........ 25
1-05 Report of Commission on Health and Healing .... 29
1-06 Report of Commission on Ministerial Health ..... 30
1-11. To Support Only Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod Campus Pastors ................0.0.000-00- 30
1-12. To Phase Out Participation in Intersynodical
Campus Ministry Programs ..................... 30
1-13. To Reconsider Support of Campus Ministry
Communications ............0... 000 cc cece eee eee 31
1-14A To Observe a Synodical Student Recognition
Sunday 20.0.0... 0.00 ccc ccc cee cece eee eene 31
(Also 1-14B)
1-15 To Urge the Synod to Emphasize Hispanic
Ministry at Its 1986 Convention ................. 31
1-16A To Strengthen Partnership Ministry with
American Indian People and the National
Indian Lutheran Board .......................... 31
(Also 1-16B to D)
1-17. To Encourage Continued Support for Ministry to
the Armed Forces .............00..0 0c cece eee ee 32
1-18 To Initiate “Laborers for Christ” Program ....... 32
1-19 To Produce a New Statement on Mission ......... 32
1-20A To Support Work in Haiti .........0...0.0........ 33
(Also 1-20B to F)
1-21. To Encourage Pastors’ Witness Workshops ....... 33
1-22. To Establish a Church Growth Department ...... 33
1-23. To Encourage Lutheran Open House Missions ... 33
1-24 To Encourage the Assimilation of New
Members .............0 2.0.00 c cece ec cece eens 34
1-25 To Encourage Use of New Books on
Evangelism ..............00 000 ccc ccc eee cece eeee 34
1-26 To Oppose all Forms of Anti-Semitism with the
Gospel ........ 0.000 c ccc cece cee cee tence eees 34
1-27. To Support Second Great Commission
Convocation 2.0.0.0... 6c. ccc eee eens 34
1-28 To Maintain Continuing Relationships with All
Lutheran Clergy in Specialized Ministries ........ 35
1-29A To Reaffirm Pan-Lutheran Cooperation in Social
Ministry ..........0.00 00000 e cece eee eee eeee 3d
(Also 1-29B)
1-30 To Buttress Church Worker Family Life .......... 35
1-31 To Facilitate Ministerial/Teacher Health and
Prevent Burnout .................000.00 cece eee 36
1-32. To Express Concern and Support for the Health
and Healing Ministry of the Church ............. 36
1-33 To Encourage Awareness of National and
International Health Goals ...................... 36
1-34 To Encourage Volunteer LCMS Health
Workers ........ 0.0. e eee 37
1-35 To Implement 1971 Res. 9-15, ‘“‘The Christian
Church and World Hunger: To Encourage
Legislative Action” .................0..00.00 000 37
1-36 To Deal with Alcohol and Substance Abuse ...... 37
1-37. To Continue Refugee Sponsorship and
Resettlement ...........0 00.0000. c cc ece cece e ee eee 37
1-38 To Strive to Resettle Refugees ................... 38
1-39 To Renew Congregational Support for Refugee
Resettlement ...........0...00 00. c cece cece eee ee 38
1-40 To Support Refugee Efforts ...................... 38
1-41 To Take Stand Against Entanglement in Secular
Affairs .0 0.00.00 occ ccc cee cect cece en eees 38
1-42 To Encourage Obedience, Support, and Prayer
For our Government ..................00..200005. 39
1-43 To Speak to the Issue of Nuclear Arms ........... 39
1-44. To Deal with Disarmament and the
Nuclear Freeze ..............000 00000 cece eee 39
1-45 To Address the Problem of the Church and Nuclear
Defense ...... 0.0.0.0... c cece cece eens 40

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2-02
2-03
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2-05
2-06
2-11
2-12
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2-15
2-16

2-17
2-18
2-19
2-20
2-21
2-22A
2-23
2-24A
2-25
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To Affirm our Concern Regarding Nuclear Arms

Proliferation ......0.0.0.000. 000 ccc ccc cece eee 40
To Encourage Peacemaking ..................... 41
To Implement Stand with Persecuted
Christians .....000000 000000000 cece cece eee 41
(Also 1-48B and C)
To Encourage Support of Human Rights ......... 41
To Promote Action and Advocacy in Support of
Human Rights ...................0 ccc eevee eee 41
To Distribute Statement on Pastoral
Counseling ........... 0.000 cece cece eee eens 42
To Thank the Wheat Ridge Foundation .......... 42
To Expand Role of Commission on Black
Ministry .........0.00.0 00 ccc ccc eens 42
To Foster French Language Missions in
Quebec 20... es 42
. Parish, Youth, and Communication Services
Report of Board for Parish Services .............. 45
Report of Board for Youth Services .............. 61
Report of Board for Communication Services ..... 68
Report of Concordia Publishing House ........... 69
Report of Board for Radio Station KFUO ........ 74
Report of Department of Archives and History,
Concordia Historical Institute ................... 7d

To Reinsert in Handbook an Emphasis on
Lutheran Elementary and Secondary Schools .... 7
To Encourage Christian Education and

the Recruitment of Teachers ..................... 78
To Urge the Use of Synodically Certified
Teachers ........ 0... ccc cece cence eee ees 78

To Urge Congregations to Have Certified Directors
of Christian Education on Their Staff ............ 7

To Deal with Procedures for Calling Teachers .... 79
To Urge Use of One Version of the Bible in
Worship Services ..........0.. 000 c cece cece eee ees 79

To Evaluate the New King James Version (NKJV)
and New Interantional Version (NIV) for Possible

Use in Publishing Educational Materials ........ 79

To Use One Bible Translation in our Educational

Materials and Church Services .................. 80
(Also 1-18B and C)

To Avoid the Use of Translations of the Bible

That Are Inconsistent About the Deity of

Christ Jesus .... 0... cece 80

To Emphasize Child Evangelism ................ 81

To Have Synod Develop a Day School

Curriculum 2.0.0.0... 0.000 81

To Publish Christian Textbooks ................. 81
(Also 2-22B to D)

To Examine Crossways Materials ............... 82

To Develop and Make Available Educational

Material for Urban Ministry ..................... 82
(Also 2-24B)

To Make a Study of Confirmation and Early

Communion Practices ...............00.0c0 cee 82

To Delay Approval and Publication of the

new Lutheran Worship Agenda .................. 82
(Also 2-26B)

To Postpone Publication Date of Agenda ......... 83

To Postpone Acceptance of Lutheran Worship

ABCNdd 2... n ees 83

To Issue Simplified Accompaniments for Lutheran

Worship... 0006 c eee ee 83
(Also 2-29B)

To Publish a Lectionary with NIV Text .......... 83
(Also 2-30B)

To Publish Other Worship Materials ............. 83

To Encourage Gathering Worship Materials ..... 84