# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1971_S205
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RESOLUTIONS 205

1. To represent The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod and its member congregations in witnessing to
the Gospel of Jesus Christ before the world;

2. To serve the Synod as an instrument for carrying
out its stated objectives (Constitution, Art. III; Articles
of Incorporation, Art. II);

3. To foster among members of the Synod growth in
knowledge, grace, and truth, and to stimulate the lead-
ership to responsible Christian action in church and
society;

4. To reflect an awareness of and concern for all
the members of the body of Christ; and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Witness, the Lutheran Wit-
ness Reporter, and Der Lutheraner are official periodi-
cals of the LCMS; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod encourage the commission
to continue to foster these objectives; and be it also

Resolved, That the Synod urge all who have respon-
sibility for these official periodicals to give a high pri-
ority to instructional articles in accord with Holy Scrip-
tures and the Lutheran Confessions.

Action: Adopted (15).

To Authorize Experimentation and Possible
Changes in Format and Frequency
of the “Lutheran Witness” and the “Lutheran
Witness Reporter”
RESOLUTION 10-18
Report 10-03 (CW, pp. 407—408)

Wuereas, The official periodicals are primary ave-
nues of communication within the Synod; and

Whereas, Production and mailing costs continue to
rise; and

Wuereas, A reevaluation of the publication program
for the Lutheran Witness and the Lutheran Witness Re-
porter has led the Editorial Commission to the conclu-
sion that some changes are necessary in the format and
frequency of issue of these official publications to keep
subscription prices within reasonable bounds; therefore
be it

Resolved, That the Synod authorize the Editorial
Commission for Official Periodicals to experiment with
the format and frequency of issue of the Lutheran Wit-
ness and the Lutheran Witness Reporter; and be it also

Resolved, That the Synod authorize necessary
changes in the format and frequency of issue of the Lu-
theran Witness and the Lutheran Witness Reporter, to
be made by the Editorial Commission in cooperation
with Concordia Publishing House and submitted to the
synodical Board of Directors and the Council of Presi-
dents.

Action: Adopted (15).

To Recognize 20th Anniversary of “This
Is the Life”

RESOLUTION 10-19
Overtures 10-15, 10-16, 10-23 (CW, pp. 423, 428)

Wuereas, “This Is the Life” will celebrate a record-
setting 20th-anniversary season beginning October 1971;
and

Wuereas, The dynamic growth of television is coin-
cident with the population increase; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod in convention give praise
and thanks to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the
rich benediction He has bestowed on “This Is the Life”
and the television ministry of our church during the
past two decades; and be it further

Resolved, That a special “20th Anniversary” Sunday
be set aside throughout the congregations of the Synod
during the fall of 1971 to remember before God the rich
blessings of our Lord on this television ministry of 20
years; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod encourage and instruct the
Board for Lutheran Television to carry out the great
commission of our Lord to “preach the Gospel to every
creature” in its area of activity by continuing to explore
and utilize more fully the developing television oppor-
tunities at home and abroad; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Synod allocate necessary funds
to carry out its previous action at Denver “to expand
the use of the media of mass communication at home
and abroad.”

Action: Adopted (15).

To Ask Public Media to Eliminate Profanity
RESOLUTION 10-20
Overture 10-18 (CW, p. 424)

Whereas, There is ample evidence of an increasing
use of profanity in public media; and

Wuereas, This is but another example of the general
relaxing of effective enforcement of codes governing the
preservation of moral standards in public life; and

Wuereas, This is properly a responsibility not only,
or even particularly, of reporters or news commenta-
tors; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod express concern over the
growing breakdown in public morals; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod through its established
channels of communication remind its entire member-
ship of the responsibility of every Christian to control
and influence public life through the power of Chris-
tian example; and be it further

Resolved, That the various boards and commissions
in the Division of Communications be instructed to uti-