# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S290
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290 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 11

4. Cultivating the grace of proportionate giving and encourag-
ing the members to provide Christ-honoring gifts adequate for all
the local needs as well as for the outreach for Christ in all the
world; therefore be it

Resolved, That every congregation be urged to conduct annu-
ally a well-planned and effectively executed Every-Member Stew-
ardship Visit; and be it further

Resolved, That congregations avail themselves of the helps
offered by District and circuit stewardship leaders, the Sector Plan,
and the many helpful materials prepared by the Synod’s Steward-
ship Department.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Adequate Support for District and Synod
RESOLUTION 8, COMMITTEE 11
Memorial 804, page 627, Reports and Memorials

Wuereas, The lack of adequate support for synodical work is
evident in the fact that in 1959 more than 500 congregations made
no definite commitment to that work and that in the past few
years 60 per cent of the congregations have not assumed their
rightful responsibility before the Lord and the church; and

Wuereas, The failure to remit regularly and adequately in. the
first eight months has forced extensive borrowing by the Synod’s
Treasurer and frequently has resulted in failure of those congre-
gations who remitted irregularly during the first part of the year
to meet their rightful responsibility by the end of the year; and

Wuereas, All congregations of the Synod are responsible for
adequate support of District and Synod; and

Wuereas, This support is always possible under the blessing
of God; therefore be it

Resolved:

1. That all congregations make a definite commitment or set
a definite goal for District and the Synod each year;

2. That all congregations which in 1959 did not assume their
rightful responsibility for District and the Synod reconsider their
commitment or goal for this year and endeavor to assume at least
their rightful responsibility for 1960 and the years following;

3. That congregations be urged to send in one twelfth of their
commitment or goal each calendar month;

4. That congregations avail themselves of the counsel of their
Circuit Counselor, circuit stewardship cochairman, or stewardship