# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S735
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS —

Resolved

1. That congregations and pastors be advised of the opportu-
nities for blessed service to our Lord and to His church, open to
men and women in the welfare agencies of the church;

2. That congregations and pastors be requested to give atten-
tion to the recruitment and training of such workers, if possible
through welfare committees of the congregations;

3. That the Department of Social Welfare be directed to supply
information and other materials relative to such opportunities for
service to pastors and congregations, and that it foster in every
possible way the recruitment and training of young men and women

for such service.
ACTION

Synod adopted Resolution 5 of Committee 13:
Resolution 5

Wuereas, Charitable agencies, societies, and institutions within
the church are serving the church by “distributing to the necessity
of saints” (Rom. 12:13) as commanded by God; and

Wuereas, Consecrated and well-trained men and women are
essential in rendering such service; and

Wuereas, The church has heretofore not made provision for
the recruitment and training of such workers; and

Wuereas, In consequence the blessed work of these agencies
has of necessity often been hindered and curtailed; therefore be it

Resolved, 1. That congregations and pastors be advised of the
opportunities for blessed service to our Lord and to His church,
open to men and women in the welfare agencies of the church;

2. That congregations and pastors be requested to give atten-
tion to the recruitment and training of such workers, as well as
acquainting them with the scholarship opportunities which exist
in the agencies of the church today, if possible through welfare
committees of the congregations;

3. That the Department of Social Welfare be directed to supply
information and other materials relative to such opportunities for
service to pastors and congregations, and that it foster in every
possible way the recruitment and training of young men and
women for such service.

On the Establishment of Welfare Committees in Congregations
and Synodical Districts
(Report 1009)
Wuergas, It is the will and command of God that Christians
should “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ”
(Gal. 6:2); and