# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S225
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

12. RETENTION: SCHOOLS, FAMILY, YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
Resolved, That the LCMS Youth Ministry develop,
promote and distribute to all congregations a resource to
help churches in the retention of post-high school youth,
especially those relocating to the work force, military
service, etc.; and be it further
Resolved, That LCMS U create a user-friendly database
accessible to high school graduates, parents, pastors, and
youth workers to connect post-high school youth to local
ministries in the vicinity of the new school or college; and
be it further
Resolved, That we encourage all LCMS families, pastors,
youth workers, and congregations to utilize this database
and to facilitate efficient connection to a local
congregation, no later than the first thirty days after
relocation; and be it finally
Resolved, That local congregations be encouraged to
work to establish relationships with universities, colleges,
technical schools, military service, etc. in their vicinity.
Action: Adopted (8)
After discussion by the assembly, calling of the question
succeeded by voice vote and the resolution was also adopted by
voice vote.

To Create a Searchable Database
for “Cradle-to-Grave” Resources
RESOLUTION 12-06A
Overture 12-07–08 (CW, 554–55)

WHEREAS, Our Synod historically has provided excellent
resources for living out the Christian faith in all stages of
life; and
WHEREAS, We live in a world that challenges many of the
tenets of the Christian faith; and
WHEREAS, An annual survey of over 153,000 college
freshmen (The American Freshman: National Norms [Los
Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute], 2014)
demonstrates that college freshmen are increasingly
distancing themselves from any religion (28 percent in
2015, compared to 12 percent in 1971); and
WHEREAS, According to a recent Gallup poll in 2015, the
percentage of Christians continues to trend lowest among
college age young adults (ages 18–24); and
WHEREAS, One of the greatest tasks of each generation is
to pass on the faith to the one that follows it (Ps. 145:4); and
WHEREAS, We as a church body have the responsibility
and privilege to provide a variety of resources for living out
our Christian faith in all stages of life (1 Peter 2:9); and
WHEREAS, The objectives of Synod state that “The Synod,
under Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions, shall— …
[a]id congregations to develop processes of thorough

Resolutions

Christian education and nurture” (Constitution Article III);
therefore be it
Resolved, That Synod in convention encourage Concordia
Publishing House (CPH) to continue to produce the
excellent user-friendly, searchable database of their
discipling resources, and to provide easy access links on the
website, arranged according to stages of life:
• birth and baptism
• early childhood
• elementary
• pre-teen
• teen and youth
• post-education young adult
• adulthood
• single adult
• single parent
• marriage and family
• career/vocation
• mid-life
• caring for aging parents
• grandparenting
• retirement
• end of life;
and be it further
Resolved, That ordained and commissioned ministers
and lay leaders make use of this searchable database of
discipling resources; and be it further
Resolved, That CPH, in the process of creating a
searchable database, identify areas where future resources
are needed, seeking counsel from Synod stakeholders; and
be it finally
Resolved, That thanks be rendered to CPH and Dr. Bruce
Kintz for the wealth of resources they provide for discipling
Christians in all stages of life.
Action: Adopted as amended (9)
A suggestion was offered to distinguish early childhood from
elementary. Closure of debate was moved and received consent.
Res. 12-06A was adopted as modified.

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