# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S236 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 236 Credentials, See Registration and creden- tials Crumley, James R. Jr. 26, 106 See also address of LCA bisho CTCR See Theology and Church Relations, commission on Deacon, office of 178-79 Delegates and representatives, registered Devantier, Paul 6, 21-53 passim Devotional essays 27, 32, 37, 41, 49 Devotional essays on Walther theme 83— 96 Directors, board of, Concordia Publishing House See Concordia Publishing House District and national programs, review of District presidents 12 District staff needs 185 Diversity of the church 137 Doctrinal Review 61 commission on 61 Dogmatics text 144 Draheim, Phil See legal counselor for Synod Edmonton See Concordia College, Edmon- ton Edmonton Seminary, Edmonton, Alta. 13 Educational indebtedness 193-94 Election of delegates 185 Elections candidates, slate of 30-33 floor committee on 17 results (with tallies) 53-58 Enchiridion see Luther’s Small Catechism Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 10 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany 39, 47, 62 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil 39 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana 126 Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of France and Belgium 142 Evangelical Lutheran Synod 31, 63, 64, 73 Evangelism Services, board for 120 Events, special 103 Ewald, Elwyn 26, 107-9 External unity in the church 145 Faculty members removal of 193 rollover contracts for 206-8 synodical, nomenclature for 205-6 First vice-president, slate for 23, 24, 25 Floor committees 17-18 Fort Wayne See Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne Forward in Remembrance 158 Foundation, The Lutheran Church—Mis- souri Synod See LCMS Founda- tion Franchise 178 Free conferences 64 Garton, Jean 64 Gedrat, Johannes 12, 39 Gerber, John 41 Goertz, David H. 52 Gomez, Medardo 216 “Grandfathering” See Membership Great Commission Convocations 125 Greetings See addresses of Lutheran church-body leaders Gros, Leopoldo 23, 31, 39 Gutnius Lutheran Church, 126 Hamann, Henry 26, 113 See also address of representative of Lutheran Church of Australia EEE t— INDEX Handbook revisions See Bylaw revisions proposal and Bylaws adopted or amended Handbook, synodical 68 Health and Healing, commission on 180— 81 Helge, Erich 43 Herrmann, John E. 158 Higher education board for 190 direction and goals 189-90 president’s commission on 190 Hispanic ministries 119, 125 Historical Institute See Concordia Histor- ical Institute Hoffmann, Oswald 24, 126 Huber, Harold 24, 59, 72 Human care issues, to strenghten response to 214 Human Care, standing committee on 180 Human life, to uphold the sanctity of 212 Human suffering, to alleviate 213 Hus, John 39, 50 Hyatt, G. W. 24, 59, 72 Iglesia Evangelical Luterana Argentina 142 Illicit sex 134 Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church of West Germany 39 India Evangelical Lutheran Church 39 Institutionalized persons, ministry to 215 Integrating the Faith 136 Inter-Lutheran agencies 148 International Lutheran Conference 39, 62, 7 International Lutheran Layman’s League 25, 62, 63, 76, 182-83 International Lutheran Women’s Mission- ary League 25, 27, 62, 63, 76, 182— 83 Investment policies 211 Irvine, Calif. See Christ College Irvine Janssen, Immanuel, 161 Japan Lutheran Church 126 Jewish missions 124 Ji, Won Sang 23, 39 John of Beverly award See Awards Johnson, John F. 27, 85-88 Jubilee celebrations 157 Justification, theses on See Theology and Church Relations KFUO radio 14, 124 King, Robert H. Jr. 6, 32 Kramer, Fred 41 Krentz, Eugene 41, 93-96 Laborers for Christ 157 Late reports and overtures 221-30 Lavalais, Joseph 24, 59, 72 Lay ministry, 196-97 LCMS Foundation 14 LCUSA See Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. Legal counselor for Synod 25, 33, 74 Likeness, L. R. 26, 112-13 See also address of executive director of LLL and International Lu- theran Laymen’s League LLL See International Lutheran Layman’s League Lutheran Annual 62 Luther’s Small Catechism 40, 133-34 Lutheran Church-Canada 38, 63, 140-42, 1 2~8 Lutheran Church Extension Fund 14, 155— 56 Lutheran Church in America 63 Lutheran Church in Australia 26, 63 address of representative 113 Lutheran Church in Korea 39, 126 Lutheran Church in the Philippines 50, 1 Lutheran Church of Argentina 39 Lutheran Church of Nigeria 39, 126 Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. 63, 73 Lutheran Education Association 32 Lutheran Education Conference of North America 63 Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Ser- vice 46, 63, 213 Lutheran School for the Deaf, Detroit 28 Lutheran Witness 31, 61, 74, 184 Lutheran World Federation 62, 73, 76—77 Lutheran World Relief 31, 63 Lutheran Worship 136 Lutheran Youth Fellowship 133 Lutherans for Life 64, 212 LWML See International Lutheran Wom- en’s Missionary League Maier, Walter A. 21-53 passim, 61, 65 Membership conservation 120 Membership, synodical auxiliary 182-83 “grandfathering” 183 Mennicke, August 6, 21-53 passim, 83-85, 116-17 Merkens, Guido 6 Mill Neck Manor 28 Ministerial health 65, 210-11 Ministry to the family 127-28 Mission Affirmations of 1965 28 Mission services, board for 27, 62 Mission spirit 120 Missions, identifying students for 195 Mohr, George 21, 50, 52 Monthly emphases 135-36 Mueller, Candace 64, 77-78 Mueller, Herbert 6, 21-53 passim Multicultural ministries 69, 121 Nafzger, Samuel 32, 63, 88-90 National student organization 122 Necrology, pastors and teachers 233 Nehemi lan 122 New Lutheran Church, commission for 63 New members See Congregations Nominations 217 slate of candidates 29-30 Nominations, committee for convention 28-30, 40, 42, 44-46, 176-77 Office of Government Affairs 63 Office of Government Information 64 Officers, synodical 6, 12 Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ 123 Oppressed, to urge support for 212 Ordination of women 144 Organizations, commission on 149 Otten, Herman 184 Our New Life Begins Today 24 Overtures correlated with resolutions 231-32 declined 138, 144, 148-49, 159, 185- 86, 208, 216 late, accepted for consideration 221— 29 Partner churches 72, 125-26, 140-43 anniversaries of 126 Hong Kong and Taiwan 62 presidents of 23, 24, 39 Pastors deceased 233 retired 178-79 synodical convocation of 184 Planning Council 152 Planning goals 151-52 Pornography and violence 129-31 Portland See Concordia College, Portland President of Synod 6, 21-58 passim, 59~ 77, 79-82, 114 report of 22, 59-76