# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S238
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

238 MISSIONS

investigation, grant a pastor because the congregation insists:
it is its God-given right to have a resident pastor? Serig
thought ought to be given this problem, and some remedial
gestions should be offered.

Proper balance in the distribution of manpower and in:

distribution of funds available. Tt is all-important that proj

balance be sustained in the distribution of the manpower and“<
s not forget that we m

in the funds available. Above all, let u
ever be mindful to strengthen the home base. If we neglect:

strengthen the home base, it will soon be impossible for us to ‘
care of the opportunities in foreign lands. ‘

Training a National Ministry
established by all mission boards operating
a national ministry if this is at all poss
licy we established theological school
ndia, in China, and in Mexico. Plans
under way to have a training center in the Philippine Islands..é

The Lord’s abundant blessings were upon the efforts put fg
to train a national ministry as the reports from the various miss
departments will verify.

Building for the Future an
_ Jt is important that we center our attention on the dev alc
self-governing Church wherever we ph

ment of an indigenous,
the standards of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, on the developme

of a Church which eventually will be self-supporting and take oy
the further development and expansion of the work in the respé
tive countries so that we, the Mother Church, being released fx
the obligation to support and direct the affairs of their Chur
can advance to new fields, to new countries not as yet being sery
It is therefore important that with this goal in mind. wl
due time we focus the attention of our missionaries and our fe
Christians on the goal that it is their obligation to build -anit
extend the borders of the Lord’s: kingdom. In order to help #4
them to reach this goal, a greater measure of authority of 46
government, with corresponding responsibility, ought gradua i
granted the missionaries and fellow Christians. a
Following this policy, at ‘the suggestion of the Board4
Missions in North and South America, with a measure of sued
a Mission Council of pastors and of the laity was appoin' ad
Mexico to advise in arising prdblems, to advise in the - fixing
salaries, of the budget of the parishes, of the Instituto at Monter
and in the further developments of the mission-expansion progt
Extending the cords into foreign lands, let us ever streng!

The policy
foreign lands is to train
In keeping with this po
Argentina, in Brazil, in I