# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1962_S153
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152 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 11

Training of Circuit Stewardship
Representatives
RESOLUTION 11-12

Report 804, Recommendation V, p. 335,
Reports and Memorials

Resolved, That Recommendation V (“Training of
Circuit Stewardship Representatives”) be adopted as it
appears on page 335 of Reports and Memorials with the
substitution of the words “its executive” for “to the
District Stewardship Secretary” in lines two and three
of the first “Resolved,” and the word “direct” for “en-
courage” in the first line of the second “Resolved.”

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Note: The recommendation (as changed) reads as
follows:

Training of Circuit Stewardship Representatives

Wuereas, The 1959 convention of the Synod encour-
aged the establishment of circuit cabinets wherein quali-
fied leaders thus selected are to “assist the Circuit Coun-
selor and to work under his leadership . . . [in]
promoting in, and channeling to, their respective con-
gregations in their circuits the coordinated and com-
plete program of the Synod and District” (1959 Pro-
ceedings, pp. 301, 300); and

Wuereas, Circuit cabinets have been or are now
being established in our 522 circuits in Canada and
in the fifty states, each of which has or is to have
a circuit stewardship representative; and

Wuereas, The Circuit Counselors and especially the
respective circuit cabinet members have repeatedly ex-
pressed the desire and need for help and training to
fully and properly channel, communicate, and transmit
to their congregations the complete and ever more com-
plex program of the District and the Synod throughout
the year; therefore be it

Resolved, That the District President give to the
District Stewardship Board and its executive the re-
sponsibility for adequate training of circuit steward-
ship leaders through such media as District fiscal and
leaders conferences, stewardship training meetings on
the District and regional level, and at the circuit fiscal
and leaders conferences, circuit stewardship conferences,
and similar meetings, with the District President keep-
ing himself informed on progress being made in this
direction; and be it finally

Resolved, That the District President direct the
Circuit Counselors and especially circuit stewardship
representatives to avail themselves of such opportunities
for leadership training.

District Fiscal Conferences
RESOLUTION 11-13

Report 804, Recommendation VI, pp. 335, 336,
Reports and Memorials

Resolved, That Recommendation VI (“District Fiscal
Conferences”) be adopted as it is printed on pages 335

and 336 of Reports and Memorials with the deletion of
the words “be encouraged to” in lines two and three
of the “Resolved.” ;

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Nore: The recommendation (as changed) reads as
follows:
District Fiscal Conferences

Wuereas, More and more Districts (five in 1960,
twelve in 1961) are combining their District conven-
tions and District fiscal conferences, indicating a trend
toward a permanent combination of the two; and

Wuereas, Experience in a number of Districts has
shown that careful planning is required if the two are
to be satisfactorily combined, especially as this ap-
plies to —

a) finding sufficient time on a crowded convention
agenda for proper deliberation of the work programs
or budgets of both the Synod and the District, particu-
larly in election years; and

b) having adequate facilities so that smaller discus-
sion groups may really study and penetrate into the
work which convention delegates and their congrega-
tions will seek to do for their Lord through the District
and the Synod; and

Wuereas, This resolution in no way would conflict
with the duties and functions of the Fiscal Review
Commission of the Synod as proposed by the Synodical
Survey Commission; therefore be it

Resolved, That the President of the Synod, together
with the Stewardship Department of the Synod, explore
this matter with a number of District Presidents and
District stewardship leaders experienced herein, so that
proper solutions may be found and shared throughout
our Districts in the coming years.

The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
Foundation

RESOLUTION 11-14

Report 806 and Memorial 807, pp. 338—340,
Reports and Memorials

Resolved, That the Synod accept the report of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod Foundation on
pages 338—340 of Reports and Memorials; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Synod’s Board of Directors pub-
lish the annual financial report of the Foundation
through its regular channels; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Synod commend the Foundation
to its membership and implore the blessing of God on
its activities.

Action: This resolution was adopted.

Note: The financial statement of the Foundation will
be found on page 205 as Exhibit B. '

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