# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1967_S165
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STEWARDSHIP AND FINANCE 165

- To Encourage Closer Cooperation Between
District and Synodical Fiscal Departments
RESOLUTION 14-06

Report 14-01 (CW, pp. 335—336)

Wuereas, It is possible that economies could be

effected by the close cooperation of District and synodi-
cal fiscal offices; therefore be it

Resolved, That, in keeping with Resolution 4-34 of
the Detroit convention, Districts continue to work with
the Synod in establishing uniform accounting proce-
dures; and be it further

Resolved, That Districts consider where feasible
making fuller use of the data-processing equipment of
the Synod’s fiscal department.

‘Action: Adopted.

To Encourage Corporate Stewardship
_ RESOLUTION 14-07

Report 14-03 (CW, pp. 347—350)

Wuereas, All Christians are stewards of God’s bless-
ings; and

Wnuereas, Christians gathered together in congrega-
tions have corporate stewardship responsibilities; and

Wuereas, Congregations gathered together in Dis-
tricts and Synod must also be good stewards as Christ’s
command to “go into all the world” is carried out;
therefore be it

Resolved, That we, the members of the Synod, join
together in repentance for the times when we have
been selfishly parochial and faithless concerning God’s
blessings; and be it further

Resolved, That we call upon the Holy Spirit of God
to lead us into a more dedicated discipleship; and be it
finally .

~- Resolved, That the congregations of the Synod be re-
minded that the Synod is their servant in fulfilling the
mission that God has given to us all.

Action: Adopted.

To Renew Commitment to Ebenezer
RESOLUTION 14-08

Wuereas, The 46th regular convention of The Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod resolved that “out of
gratitude to God for His manifold blessings, and enabled
by His Holy Spirit and motivated by the love of God, we
strive earnestly to bring a special thankoffering to the
Lord in the amount of $40 million”; and

_ Wnaereas, The Board of Directors of the Synod, re-
sponsive to and responsible for carrying out the Detroit
convention resolution, adopted the Ebenezer Plan for the
ingathering of these gifts of gratitude; and

WuereAs, God and God alone can give all 3,000,000
Christians in our Synod the gift of a grateful heart and

the capacity to bring a thankoffering which will truly
honor Him; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention renew its commitment
to the purposes intended by the thankoffering; and be
it further

Resolved, That we beseech God for His grace and
blessing on our efforts in the Ebenezer Thankoffering;
and be it finally

Resolved, That this convention ask our President to
lead us in such prayer now, while the delegates and vis-
itors kneel, for His benedictions on this effort.

Action: Adopted as amended.

(Amended by insertion of “while the delegates and visi-
tors kneel” into final Resolved.) ‘

To Call for Personal Ebenezer Follow-up
RESOLUTION 14-09

Wuereas, The Ebenezer Plan calls upon each Chris-
tian in our Synod to respond to God’s mercies in his
lifetime by a thankoffering to God on his birthday; and

Wuereas, The Ebenezer Plan asks all of us to give
loved ones Ebenezer birthday gifts of money which these
loved ones may add to their personal Ebenezer birthday
thankofferings; therefore be it

Resolved, That we express our gratitude to God for
those Christians who have been led by the Spirit of God
to express their gratitude to God in these ways; and be
it further

Resolved, Specifically that we ask personally those
who have not responded to these appeals in the Ebene-
zer Thankoffering to do so for the sake of Him who
loves'us and for the sake of the work which He has
given us to do; and be it finally

Resolved, That pastors and congregations assure
themselves that this personal follow-up is being made.

Action: Adopted.

To Tell Others How God Has Always
Blessed Us

RESOLUTION 14-10

Wuereas, The Ebenezer Plan calls upon each one of
us to witness to the mercy of God in his lifetime and
stresses our need to say how God has always helped us
and our need to hear from our fellow Christians how
God has always helped them; and

Wueneas, God can stir our hearts to gratitude as we
speak this Good-News of His grace and mercy to one an-
other; therefore be it

Resolved, That each of us be encouraged to tell one
another how God has always helped us; and be it fur-
ther. a

Resolved, That we ask our fellow Christians in our
congregations to share their joys in Christ with one an-
other in like manner; and be it finally

Resolved, That each delegate speak to at least one