# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1989_S181 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) rc 184 Costello, Elaine 29, 99 CPH See Concordia Publishing House Cross, Alice 77 DCEs See directors of Christian education Deaconesses 46, 116-17, 119-20 Deaf ministry 29, 99 Delegates to conventions See convention - delegates DeMeyere, Roger 29 Devotional essays See LifeLight Bible study Dickinson, Richard 12, 44 Directors, Board of 12, 21, 32, 35, 40, 41, 42, 49, 50, 89, 123-24, 164 Disbanding congregations, records of 43, 104-5 District presidents 12, 17-18 ivine Services I and II 47, 106 Doctrinal Review, Commission on See boards and commissions Domestic abuse 48, 159 Duda, Betty 29, 94 Ecclesiastical supervision 55 See also President of Synod dmonton Seminary 55 ELCA See Evangelical Lutheran Church in erica Election results 50-54 Enchiridion See Small Catechism Ephphatha Award 29, 99 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 5, 30, 47, 58, 65, 90-91, 115 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil 38 Evangelical Lutheran Synod 58, 65 Evangelism challenges 42, 95 Evangelism, directors of 49, 99 Evangelism Services, Board for See boards and commissions Faculty members of synodical colleges and seminaries See higher education Fellowship ties 173 Financial disclosure 173 Forward in Remembrance 89 Fund-raising efforts 173-74 Gaede, Anita 77 Gallaudet University Press 29, 99 Garton, Jean 43, 59, 101 Gaulke, Earl 21-50 passim, 77-78 Gedrat, Johannes 38, 70 Gerber, John 26, 88, 101 Government Information, Office of 14, 55- 62 passim Great Commission Convocations 49, 60, 99 Grothe, Jonathan 41 Guest membership in congregations 49, 139-40 Haake, Earl 46 Haar, Betty 77 Halm, D. Ray 5, 22, 50 Heins, John 12, 17, 21-50 passim, 109 Herman, Rick 28 Higher education 143-51 church-worker loans 43, 124-25, 126 closure or merger of schools 48, 149- 50 college presidents, election of 41, 48, 147-48 colloquy program 35, 146-47 faculty members nomenclature for 45, 145 parish experience for 45, 150 participation on boards and com- missions 62, 127 rollover contracts for 46, 145-46 salary schedules for 45, 148 funding of theological education, 41, 121-22 long-term planning 35, 145 recruitment of students 45, 148-49 seminary funding 43, 124, 173-74 student-body concerns 48, 150-51 Task Force on Higher Education for INDEX Black Students in Synodical Higher Education 35, 144 Higher Education Services, Board for See boards and commissions Hinz, Richard 12, 17, 21-50 passim, 153— 5. Hoffmann, Oswald 70 Holy Communion, celebration of 46, 48, 116-17 Homelessness 41, 156 Human Resources, Councii on 43, 103-104 I Feel So Alone [LWML video] 41 Immanuel Church, Wichita 21 Immigration, Lutheran See Lutheran immigration Inclusive language 43, 107 Institutional ministries 48, 150 inter-Christion relationships, study of 49, 11 International dogmatics Grolect 59 International Lutheran onference 5, 38, 65 International Lutheran Laymen’s League 28, 42, 58, 66, 70, 93, 100, 132-33 International Lutheran Women’s Mission- ary League 29, 41, 42, 58, 66, 70, 77, 93, 100, 132-33 Jenkins, Julius 13, 35 Jewish people, witness to 49, 98 John of Beverly Award 29, 99 Kapfer, Richard 12, 17, 21-50 passim, 121 King, Robert 6, 12, 21-71 passim Koepchen, Henry 12, 35 Kolb, Erwin J. 12, 44, 77 Kollmann, Alvin 12, 18, 21-50 passim, 169 Krentz, Eugene 30 Krenzke, Richard 77 Kromphardt, Arnold 12, 17, 21-50 passim, 101 Kuhn, Robert 12, 18, 21-50 passim, 167 Kuntz, Arnold 21-50 passim Laborers for Christ 49, 98-99 Laesch, Theodore 30 Lay Worker Study Committee 42, 44, 46, 61, 111-14, 117 LCA 30 LCC See Lutheran Church—Canada LCEF See Lutheran Church Extension Fun LCUSA 90 LEA 28 Lehman, Edwin 35, 58, 91-92 Life concerns 48, 158-89 LifeLight Bible study 5, 21-50 passim, 64, 77-83, 106 Linse, Eugene 13, 31 Liturgies, historic 47, 106 LLL See International Lutheran Laymen’s ague Lochhaas, Philip H. 44 i Theologici See Chemnitz, Martin Ludwig, Bill 43 Lutheran Annual, The 49, 99, 140 See also official publications of Synod Lutheran Church—Canada 5, 29, 35-36, 58, 91-92, 110 Lutheran Church Extension Fund 13, 126 lutheran Churches, American Association of 58 Lutheran Church in American See LCA Lutheran Church in Southern Africa 28, 58, 109-110 Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod World Relief 31, 154 Lutheran Cooperation, Committee on 58, 90 Lutheran Hour, the 28 Lutheran immigration 5, 36 Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Ser- vices 36, 41, 58, 154 Lutherans for Life 44, 59 Lutheran Witness, the 44, 66, 97, 165 See also official publications of Synod Lutheran World Federation 58 Lutheran World Relief 31, 58 Lutheran Worship 39, 103 Lutheran Youth Fellowship 39 LutherNet 66 See International Lutheran Wom- en’s Missionary League LYF See Lutheran Youth Fellowship Maier, Walter A. Jr. 6, 12, 21-71 passim Marketing/communications plan, synodi- 7 cal 44, Marshall, Ulmer 30 Membership in the Synod See synodical membership, Mennicke, August T. 6, 12, 21-71 passim, Merkens, Guido 6, 12, 21~71 passim Mill Neck Foundation 29, 99 Ministerial Growth and Support, Commis- sion on See boards and commissions Ministerial Health, Commission on See boards and commissions Ministers of religion, commissioned 46, 116-17 Ministry of Influence in the church 45, 164 Ministry studies 48,117 Missionary service, thanks for 44, 98 Mission priorities and goals 25, 49, 94-95 Mission Services, Board for See boards and commissions Mission statement of Synod 28, 109 Mission Task Force 42, 100 Mission Working Team 43, 122-23 Mohr, George 21-50 passim Mueller, Herbert 26 My Devotions 68 Nafzger, Samuel 44, 77, 113-14 Name of Synod 44, 96 Necrology, pastors and teachers 181-82 Nelson, Gordon 89 New International Version [of the Bible] Niermann, John F. 21 Northwest District 28, 127-28 Officers of the Synod 6, 12, 35, 43, 50-51, 5-71 passim, 163 Official forum 45, 165 Official publications of Synod 41, 165 Older persons, ministry to 31, 154-55 Organizations, Commission on See boards and commissions O’Shoney, Glenn 12, 17, 21-50 passim, 161 Oswald, Orval 12, 17, 21-50 passim, 127 Overtures declined 100, 107, 119, 126 140-41, 151, 164, 165 late 173-75 Pacific Southwest District 28, 128 Parish Services, Board for See boards and commissions Partner churches 38, 114-15 Pastoral colloquy program See higher education Pastoral ministry, entry into 45, 117, 150, 174-75 Pastoral Ministry, Standing Committee on 30, 41, 45, 61, 149 Planning Council 31, 35, 55-71 passim, 162-63 Pornography and violence 47, 105-6 President of Synod 6, 12, 21-50 passim acceptance speech of 38 convention sermon of 73-75 report of 55-71 See also Bohlmann, Ralph; officers of the Synod President’s Commission on Women 59, 101, 106 Presidents, Council of 45, 46, 47, 55~71 passim, 89 President, United States 31 Preus, J. 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