# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S342
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

342 YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORK

The past triennium has also marked a definite increase in

co-operative program preparation between the Walther League Ar

and the other boards and agencies of Synod. In all other matters beet

rity the Walther League maintains its official liaison with Synod through vane
aeati the Board for Young People’s Work. i sets oi

of throug

| 7 Program Emphases upwari

i a During the past triennium two important emphases have high- a ee
a | lighted the Walther League program and influenced the youth of the | Leaguc
fd church. The first of these was Youth Evangelism Service, designed impact

7 to help local societies and congregations meet their full potential Fo
TR in personal and group evangelism. The results of this program :
| 7 give adequate evidence of the longing of our youth for continuing State (

spiritual projects. Through evangelism services, local surveys, de-

: | | linquent recruitment, discussions, visitations and tracts, the young vr the
! i people of the church were given an opportunity to fill themselves | vather
f i with the primary mission of the Kingdom, soul winning. In a three- ! recreal
f pronged program of Grow, Serve, and Reach, hundreds of our i experic
hy! youth were led to deeper fellowship with the Savior and the saved. will be
After this the League launched a continuing emphasis on evan- inform

; gelism through its Christian Vocation program. Concentrating on | Mi

i ip) the theme “Witness Where You Are,” the Leaguers were led to desiror
i consider and accept the ancient Lutheran concept of the call to ship li
a every duty and service in life. Including the call into the full- filmstr:
PR ekg time service of the church, but stressing the over-all call of all for dis
H 7 believers into fellowship and service with the Savior, the Christian | materi:
iff i Vocation emphasis was met with much favor by clergy and laity tors, cx
Hf alike. It offered the youth, during their formative days, the chance | League
i to see all of their decisions, choices, and labors as part of the life i terials
if in Christ. | tributi
if Dramatizing its program of education and inspiration on the are do
Christian Vocation theme, the Walther League, in co-operation | this inc

i with the Board for Foreign Missions of Synod, sent seven volun- | cial su)
teer construction workers to our mission fields in the highlands of i such p:

New Guinea. These young men between the ages of 20 and 28 | In

have labored well for over a year in this pioneering venture of | nized -

volunteer youth service to the church. They receive no salary, ! decade

live on a minimum monthly allowance, work daily with their | Keenly

hands in guiding the natives in the erection of a hospital, a hydro- i mature

electric plant, residences, and various other urgent building needs : efforts

in this growing mission venture. Their witness is their life where to the
they are. The Walther League has gathered in excess of $22,000 ficult v
for this project to date, including the cost of transportation to New Me

Guinea and return, as well as promotion of the Vocation theme i group

here at home. pastors