# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S532
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

532 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

been attempted in over a generation. Lutheran Church
tions, Inc., was formed to produce and distribute the’ {j
Missouri Synod is represented by five members on the"
Directors of this corporation: Dr. Lawrence Meyer, Mr. O
the Rev. Karl Maier, Mr. Melvin Schlake (Associate
Secretary), and Dr. Oswald Hoffmann (secretary). Synod
tor of Public Relations helped to supervise preparation of
script and actual filming in Western Germany during a ana
80-day shooting schedule last summer.

Parish Public Relations

A manual on parish public relations is now under ‘p}
for use by local congregations. The proposed manual .w
in uncomplicated form, suggestions for the planning and’ é
of a program for good public relations in the local pari
possibilities and problems likely to be encountered in
such a program will be outlined in workable form.

Our Responsibility

The entire organization of Synod’s Department of Pub
tions has tried to encourage a sense of responsibility
departments, Districts, congregations, and members of §
helping other Lutheran bodies, other Christian bodies,
Christian groups to understand our Church. This feeling of
sibility is growing, particularly in certain areas.

Our Privilege

Our Church has received a great deal from God. We iF
the Gospel we have. We enjoy the gift of Christian loves
this we are privileged to share with the people amon
live, whether they belong to our Church or not.

Wherever a member of the Missouri Synod witn
Gospel of Jesus Christ, either with a well-spoken word
act of love, he glorifies Christ. At the same time he
a most important contribution to public understan
Church, for he thereby identifies the Church in the min
with what is really greatest and most important in it
our crucified and risen Savior Himself.

The development of this kind of good public r
Synod is a settled policy of the Department of Public”
It encourages all members of Synod to share in the joy ot ‘s
and acting for Christ in Synod’s behalf.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIO!
. Oswatp C. J. Horrmann, D. D., Executive