# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1989_S98 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 98 RESOLUTIONS are learning to work together toward the accomplishment of a common goal by supporting a missionary in partner- ship with other congregations; and Wuereas, Children and adults are helped to under- stand God’s mission and their part in it by direct contact with missionaries and their families which the TIM pro- gram provides; and WuHereas, God is providing a renewed impetus to the TIM program through the incorporation of retired mis- sionaries who are sharing the blessings of the TIM pro- gram with congregations; therefore be it Resolved, That the congregations of the Synod which are presently part of the TIM program be commended for their participation; and be it further Resolved, That the missionaries and mission staff who are cooperating with congregations in the TIM program be encouraged for their assistance; and be it finally Resolved, That all the congregations of the Synod be encouraged to prayerfully consider their participation in this unique program. Action: Adopted (12). To Praise God for Missionary Service RESOLUTION 1-11 Report R1-01 (CW, pp. 6-15) WHEREAS, Since 1895 the Lord has blessed our church with committed and dedicated expatriot missionaries— clergy, teacher and lay—who have been and still are telling everyone what He has done; and WHEREAS, In the past triennium seven veteran mis- sionaries—clergy and lay—retired from partner churches/ mission fields with a total of 217 years of active service: Evangelistic missionaries and their wives: Luther and Juanita Meinzen 42 years, India Arnold and Juanita Lutz—42 years, India George and Sachiye Shibata—40 years, Japan Douglas and Phyllis Johnstone—19 years, Venezuela Lay missionaries: Nora Mitchel—teacher 31 years, India Mary McNabb—nurse 22 years, India Dorothy Degnitz—nurse 21 years, Papua New Guinea; and WHEREAS, Special note should be taken that the leaving of Missionary and Mrs. Meinzen closed the evangelistic missionary era begun by our church in 1895 since it is no longer possible to secure permission for evangelistic mis- sionaries to work in India; therefore be it Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in convention assembled praise God for 94 years of faithful telling everyone what He has done by evangelistic and lay missionaries in 23 countries throughout the world, giving special thanks for those listed above for their combined 217 years in the Lord’s service; and be it further Resolved, That we lift our voices in praise to God for the 94 years during which He granted our church the priv- ilege of sending evangelistic missionaries to India, and pray His strong power and blessing upon the India Evan- gelical Lutheran Church as they assume full responsibility for telling their fellow Indians everything that He has done; and be it finally Resolved, That we dedicate ourselves to the continued sending of missionaries whenever and wherever the Lord opens the door for our church. Action: Adopted (12). To Strengthen Witness to Jewish People RESOLUTION 1-12 Report R1-03 (CW, pp. 18-19); Overtures 1-16-17, 1- 19-22 (CW, pp. 152-53) Whereas, Our mission of making disciples is to all na- tions, including both Jews and Gentiles; and WuereaS, The Synod in convention has adopted reso- lutions supporting Jewish evangelism in each convention since 1977; and WuereEas, The Board for Mission Services is now re- sponsible for this work and has assigned a staff person to work with the Task Force on Witnessing to Jewish People; and Wuereas, God has blessed this work with the result that Jewish people have come to faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior; therefore be it Resolved, That we thank God for the positive results produced by those who have been involved in supporting this work, developing resource materials, and implement- ing Jewish evangelism; and be it further Resolved, That we reaffirm our Synoad’s sincere com- mitment to an expanded emphasis in Jewish evangelism by decepting the goal set by its Task Force on Witnessing to Jewish People that teams of at least 3 trained workers in 5 major cities of Jewish population be established in the next 10 years; and be it finally Resolved, That we as a Synod continue to pray for a mission concern for Jewish people throughout the world and encourage congregations and Districts with larger con- centrations of Jewish people to reach out to them with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Action: Adopted as amended by common consent (15). (The words by accepting . . . next 10 years were added to the second resolve by common consent.) To Encourage Continued Participation in Laborers for Christ Program RESOLUTION 1-13 Overture 1-25 (CW, p. 154) Wuereas, God has blessed our church with the Labor- ers for Christ program; and Wuereas, This program has made it possible for 358 full-time and 845 part-time retired laborers to complete 296 projects, with an additional 240 projects currently scheduled and/or under construction; therefore be it Resolved, That we acknowledge this program as a spe- cial blessing and opportunity from our Lord; and be it further re; of rec