# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S158
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

158 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 2

immediate expansion rates for each District, said expansion rates
to be reviewed annually;

4, That on the basis of available manpower, available financial
resources, and a comparison of the proposed project with other
opportunities in North America, Synod’s Board for Missions in
North and South America supply each District with an evaluation
of the projects to be undertaken.

Action: This resolution was adopted as printedeabove after the
words “all available assistance and resources, including those” had
been added in paragraph 1 after the word “using.”

2. Resolution on Urban and Rural Church Work
RESOLUTION 6, COMMITTEE 2
Memorial 402, page 334—335, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, Rapid and drastic changes in both urban and rural
areas of North America demand that the church regularly alert its
constituency to these changes and offer suggestions for meeting
them; and

Wuereas, The experiences of other denominations have demon-
strated that these are areas which need constant attention by
expert personnel; therefore be it

Resolved:

1, That this convention authorize Synod’s Board for Missions
in North and South America, in consultation with, and subject to
the approval of, the Board of Directors of Synod, to employ the
personnel and services necessary to meet the challenge of the
changing scene in rural and urban areas;

2. That Synod’s Board for Missions in North and South Amer-
ica be encouraged to avail itself of the specialized counsel of
established and special commissions, conferences, and agencies in-
terested in these areas of concern.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Nore: Adoption of Resolution 6, Committee 2 obviated the necessity
of further considering Memorial 413 on page 401, Reports and Memorials.

3. Mission Work in the Changing Community
RESOLUTION 7, COMMITTEE 2

Memorial 402, page 335, Reports and Memorials
Unprinted Memorial 424

Wuereas, The church’s program in a changed or changing com-
munity frequently requires adjustment, revision, and expansion,