# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1992_S109
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

110 , RESOLUTIONS

with the responsibility to meet the common needs of peo-
ples of diverse backgrounds by

1. establishing goals and objectives based on a Christ-
centered Word and Sacrament understanding of worship;

2. establishing channels of networking among worship
leaders through the use of District and Circuit-level mod-
els, for both print and interpersonal networking;

3. encouraging production of worship resources which
are based in the Christ-centered celebration of Word and
Sacrament;

4. reviewing hymnals currently used and encouraging
poets and musicians to create and submit new hymn texts,
hymn tunes, and liturgical settings; and be it finally

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Board of Directors be requested to make immediate pro-
vision for appropriate staff, preferably full-time, to provide
bold leadership in this area.

Action: Adopted as amended (7).

(The resolution was amended by addition of the second resolve.
Also, the word creatively was deleted from the sixth resolve and
the words reflect sensitivity to ethnic and cultural diversity while
remaining were replaced by the word are in point 3 of the final
resolve.)

To Make Family Ministry a High Priority
RESOLUTION 2-03

Overture 2-30 (CW, p. 178)

Wuereas, Ministry to and concern for the well-being of
all families are immediate priorities and ongoing concerns
of the church’s ministry; therefore be it

Resolved, That the concept and approach of ‘the Family
Initiative Council (FIC) be affirmed and applauded and

that the FIC be encouraged to pursue the critical targets °

and goals it has identified (CW, p. 47); and be it further

Resolved, That the FIC be encouraged to employ the
strike-force concept, to develop and network new and avail-
able resources and family models at every level within the
Synod; and be it finally,

Resolved, That congregations be challenged to respond
with great boldness to the needs of families by developing
a quality ministry reflecting the critical targeta and goals
of the FIC.

' Action: Adopted (10).

To Examine and Enhance Preparation
for Confirmation
and First Communion

RESOLUTION 2-04
Overtures 2-22-24 (CW, pp. 176-77)

Rationale:

Preparing children and adulta for membership in the
church is an important responsibility of the local congre-
gation. A great variety of confirmation practices and pol-
icies, including policies concerning admission to the
Sacrament of the Altar both before and after confirmation,
are currently in place within the Synod. Because this va-
riety will continue, there is a need for each congregation

to carry out this responsibility in a way that is thorough,

genuinely Lutheran, and sensitive to the practices of sister
congregations.

Resolved, That every congregation of the Synod be en-
couraged to examine and enhance its efforts to prepare
children and adults for confirmation and first Communion
by

. 1. providing extensive Lutheran catechetical instruc-
tion based on the Holy Scriptures, the Six Chief Parts of
Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, and: a Lutheran
hymnal;

2. involving children’s parents as fully as possible in the
entire instruction and preparation process;

3. establishing a policy for admission to first Commu-
nion (e:g., whether before or after confirmation) that is
sensitive to the diverse practices and customs of sister con-
gregations; and

4. determining the age-and time of junior confirmation

* carefully according to local circumstances and needs, tak-

ing into consideration the mobility of population and the
practice of sister congregations. :

Action: Adopted as amended (10).

{The resolution was amended by the addition of the words and
a Lutheran hymnal in section 1.)

To Resume Publishing Obituaries
of Professional Church Workers ©

RESOLUTION 2-05
Overtures 1-11-12 (CW, p. 158)

Wuereas, The Scriptures encourage us: “Remember
your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God;
consider the outcome of their life, and imitate their faith”
(Heb. 13:7 RSV); and

Wuereas, From its very beginning the Synod has rec-
ognized the contributions of dedicated servants of the cross
by publishing obituaries in its official publications, listing
areas of service and other gifts that have benefited the life
and mission of the church; and

Wuereas, The demise of the Update bulletin has elim-
inated the traditional full obituaries for our professional
workers which have noted and honored their service to the
Lord; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod’s Board for Communication
Services, in conjunction with the Department of Human
Resources, disseminate such information once again in the
Lutheran Witness.

Action: Adopted (11).

To Decline Certain Overtures «
RESOLUTION 2-06
Overtures 2-01, 2-05, 2-07A-B, 2-13, 2-25-27C, 2-29
(CW, pp. 167, 169-73, 177-78)

Wuereas, The floor committee has considered all over-
tures assigned to it and has concluded, for various reasons,
that certain overtures should be declined; therefore be it