# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S244
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

244 MISSIONS

porarily. Since our staff was already undermanned, and a
it was considered virtually impossible to secure a temporary
it was deemed best:to discontinue publication for the timé'g§

When Rev. Gockel accepted a permanent: appointmen 4
Synod’s television program in November, 1952, the editorg
Today also became vacant with his departure. Before - that
Pastor Gockel was. merely on leave.

Our Board has taken no steps to replace Rev. Gock.
there is under consideration a proposal to issue Today
a new setup whereby the scope of Today would be changed,
- it would become a journal of practical parish procedure 4
of being limited to missionary procedure as it was fo
this proposal does not. materialize, our Board has full inte
of securing an editor and resuming the publication of To
a journal of practical missionary procedure. ,

It is generally agreed that Today, which was sent to all
of Synod for six years, under the able editorship of Pastor
did much to promote a greater evangelistic zeal and fe
our Church.

Continued Emphasis on Evangelism
Your Board has endeavored to give continued emph

the promotion of evangelism. We have personally and wi
rials and guidance helped Districts promote conferen
evangelism. *

Two pamphlets entitled “Witness Where You Are” an¢
sion Work and Our Society” have been prepared and pu
under the sponsorship of our Board during the past trier

‘Courses in evangelism have been taught at Concord
nary, both in the Graduate School and the Corresponder
partment, under the sponsorship of our Board.

Evangelism was the principal topic at our Kansas Cit,
conference held in May of (1952. Three of the major: essai
in ‘the field of evangelism.

It. is gratifying to note that there is in our midst a
interest ‘and participation in evangelism. Several Distric
boards have. undertaken ambitious programs of promo
gelism on the District ‘level. Here and there circuits ag
conference groups have launched out upon an effort of é
encouragement to a greater evangelistic activity. In our.
we also have certain individuals who, in an unofficial capaci
putting forth.great efforts:to stimulate evangelism throughs
ences, evangelism schools, and evangelistic services. Alli *)
most encouraging.