# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S245
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 245

rtheless, it is the belief of our Board that we must con-
seep before our Church the need for being evangelistic
intensifying all our efforts to extend the outreach of the

that reason our Board comes to the general convention of
sith a proposal that we invite all congregations of Synod

der to achieve this objective we submit the following sug-

‘this not be a campaign, but let it become, as it should
of the normal life of the congregation and the individual.
s have a way of ending, but evangelism dare never end.
‘reason we also believe that it might be well if in this effort
anything which resembles a campaign. Let it be a re-
mphasis on what is and should ‘be the lifework of the

sn if we do not think of this effort as a campaign, it dare
meé just a general invitation to everyone to be more evan-
““¥or that reason our Board proposes to come to the pastors
ations of Synod during the next triennium with some
Suggestions to intensify the evangelistic activity on the
our pastors, congregations, and lay people. To that end
e that with the beginning of 1954 we again launch an
ort to enlist our membership for more intensive personal
ork. We shall suggest that congregations first of all
emselves in order to determine to what extent they and
bers are actually mission-minded. After that has been
egations should begin to plan their mission program
sone thing in mind, namely, constantly to enlist the
:the congregation in more intensive mission work.
der ‘to help our congregations achieve this great and
bjective, our Board for Missions in North and South
will:supply suitable suggestions ‘and guidelines to our
ms so that the following will be normal, ‘year-round,
ties:

g and helping more of our people to be witnesses

ng prospects.
eting visitors.

zoming new residents.
imilation of new members.
‘keeping.