# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S4
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To Support Marriage, Life, and Family ........................................................................................................118
To Promote Adoption of Policies that Continue Vigilance in Child Protection ............................................ 120
To Give Thanks to God for 100 Years of LCMS Campus Ministry ............................................................... 120

2. International Witness....................................................................................................................................... 121
To Thank God for 125 Years of International Mission through The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod .... 121
To Give Thanks to God for the Work of the Office of International Mission in the Asia Region ................... 121
To Give Thanks to God for the Work of the Office of International Mission in the Latin American and
Caribbean Region ......................................................................................................................................... 122
To Give Thanks to God for the Work of the Office of International Mission in the Eurasia Region............. 122
To Give Thanks to God for the Work of the Office of International Mission in the Africa Region ............... 123
To Encourage Support of Short-Term International Mission Activities ...................................................... 123
To Strengthen and Encourage the Partnership of our Congregations in International Mission
through the Board for International Mission ............................................................................................... 124
To Give Thanks for Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Ministry to the Armed Forces .............................. 125
To Encourage and Support International Theological Education by the Synod and Our Seminaries
in Aid of World Lutheran Churches ............................................................................................................. 126
To Commend the Lutheran Heritage Foundation on its 25th Anniversary ................................................. 127
3. Mercy ................................................................................................................................................................. 129
To Commend and Give Thanks for the Work of Synod regarding Disaster Response .................................. 129
To Commend Lutherans for Life and LCMS Life Ministries ........................................................................ 129
To Encourage Training of Our Pastors, Church Workers and Congregations to Recognize and Provide
Pastoral Care for Those Suffering from Clinical Depression, Mental Illnesses,
and Other Mental Disorders ........................................................................................................................ 130
4. Life Together .................................................................................................................................................... 133
To Affirm and Celebrate 60 Years of Director of Christian Education Ministry in the Synod..................... 133
To Commend LCMS Deaconesses and Diaconal Work ................................................................................ 133
To Commend to Synod Priorities for Mission and Ministry Emphasis for the 2019–2022 Triennium ....... 134
To Expand and Strengthen the Input with Which the Synod’s Triennial Mission and Ministry Emphases
Are Determined ............................................................................................................................................ 135
To Commend the Celebration of the 175th Anniversary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
in 2022 ......................................................................................................................................................... 137
To Amend Bylaw Section 6.2 to Revitalize Synod’s Recognized Service Organization Program ................. 137
To Commend Actions to Synod Boards and Offices to Revitalize Synod’s Recognized Service Organization
Program........................................................................................................................................................ 142
To Thank and Praise God for Concordia Publishing House’s 150th Anniversary ........................................ 143
To Declare April 18, 2021, as “Here I Stand” Sunday and to Encourage Multi-Congregation
Celebrations.................................................................................................................................................. 144
To Continue the Celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, including Commemoration of
Events from 1519 through 1522 .................................................................................................................... 144
To Encourage the Study of the Doctrine of Close(d) Communion and Faithful Practice
in All Congregations..................................................................................................................................... 145
To Thank and Praise God for the 10th Anniversary of the Publication of The Lutheran Study Bible .......... 145
5. Theology and Church Relations ..................................................................................................................... 147
To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium ................... 147
To Endorse Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church ...................... 148
To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Confessional Lutheran Church of South Africa ........... 149
To Recognize Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Denmark ......... 150
To Clarify Status of LCMS Relationships in Sri Lanka ................................................................................. 151
To Amend Bylaw 3.9.5.2.2 regarding Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with New Church Bodies Formed by
Partner Churches........................................................................................................................................... 151
4 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 (67TH) LCMS CONVENTION

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