# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S133
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CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRIES 133

To Receive the BYS Report and Affirm
the Direction of Youth Ministry

RESOLUTION 2-13

Report 2-02 (CW, pp. 60-65); Overtures 2-36, 2-39
(CW, p. 89)

Wuereas, The youth ministry of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod has been blessed by God and is acknowl-
edged for its creativity and Christ-centered emphases, also
beyond our own circles; and

Wuereas, Young people are effective in the mission and
ministry of the church; and

Wuereas, Synodical youth ministry has attempted to
view youth ministry in a wholistic manner; and

Wuereas, Synodical youth ministry continues to grow
in strength and positive influence in the name of our Lord;
and

Wuereas, Youth are the church of today and the lead-
ership of tomorrow, who bring gifts of God to the church
for the sake of all God’s people; and

Wuereas, There is a blessing to involve youth in the
total ministry of the congregation; and

Wuereas, The Board for Youth Services has submitted
acomprehensive, challenging, practical, and forward-look-
ing report; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod receive the Board for Youth
Services report with gratitude and recommend its wider
distribution in various forms, in part or whole, to inform
and support the congregational ministries of the Synod;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod reaffirm the wholistic direc-
tion of youth ministry through encouraging youth and
adults to be involved in ministry together, by continuing
to provide many styles of ministries for congregations to
use, by strengthening Lutheran Youth Fellowship, and by
providing other opportunities and settings for youth to be-
come involved in the ministry that the Lord has given to
them; and be it further

Resolved, That each congregation be encouraged to find
specific ways for all young people to use their gifts through
involvement in the worshiping, nurturing, witnessing,
serving, and supporting life of the church; and be it further

Resolved, That congregations continue to be sensitive
to and supportive of all young people as they assume roles
and responsibilities in the various ministries of the con-
gregation; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Board for Youth Services continue
to provide a wide variety of resources and support for the
congregations and districts of the Synod, so that serving
together youth and adults can be alive in Christ.

Action: Adopted (10).

To Support Minority Youth Ministries
RESOLUTION 2-14
Overture 2-37 (CW, p. 89)

Wuereas, The Board for Youth Services continues to

be supportive of and concerned with the development of
increased youth ministry in our minority congregations;
and

Wuereas, Many needs continue to be addressed within
minority youth communities; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Youth Services be en-
couraged to continue its programs among and with the
minorities in the Synod and coordinate its work in coop-
eration with the Commission on Black Ministry, the Stand-
ing Committee on Ministry among Hispanics, and other
ethnic groups, and with the secretary of blind and deaf
ministries; and be it further

Resolved, That models of ministry be developed along
with other synodical program boards that can be employed
by congregations, circuits and districts.

Action: Adopted as amended (10).

(“And with the secretary of blind and deaf ministries” was
added to the first resolve by common consent.)

To Develop Additional Youth Ministry
Resources for Parishes

RESOLUTION 2-15
Overture 2-38 (CW, p. 89)

Wuereas, The Board for Youth Services continues to
provide helpful resources for professional and adult lead-
ers in parish youth ministry; and

Wuereas, Congregations continue to look for additional
helps and resources; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board for Youth Services continue
to provide helpful Gospel-centered resources and continue
to use people from our parishes as consultants to develop
these resources; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board for Youth Services be re-
quested to develop additional resources through various
media that will enable congregations to more fully involve
young people in the total ministry of the congregation; and
be it finally

Resolved, That the Board for Youth Services develop
handbooks and organizational structures to enable con-
gregations to develop youth ministry committees and other
helps for parish youth ministry.

Action: Adopted (10).

To Approve Proposed New Translation
of Enchiridion, Luther’s Small Catechism
RESOLUTION 2-16

Overture 2-12 (CW, p. 84)

Wuereas, The Synod in convention (1983) resolved to
“instruct the Board for Parish Services to prepare and sub-
mit to the Commission on Theology and Church Relations,
for review and approval, a new translation of the catechism
(blue book) in contemporary English”; and

Wuereas, In response to Res. 2-12A of the 1983 con-
vention, the Board for Parish Services appointed a special