# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S59
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS

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tions. The stewardship of those contributions, from an expenditure
reporting standpoint, resides in the aegis of the Board of Directors
acting through the Operations Team (CMO, CAO, CFO) and the
Office of the President. MADV has no oversight of organizational
expenditure practices beyond its own departmental budget.

2016 Resolutions Update
Delegates to the 2016 Convention handed corporate Synod
four resolutions where MADV played a role.

Resolution 13–06—The “Mustache” Campaign
A directive to MADV was to provide an opportunity—in
concert with LCMS COMMS—for God’s people to give in support of scholarships at LCMS colleges, universities, and seminaries with a goal of raising/receiving $2 million by December
31, 2016. The strategy was to count each $1 in contributions as
“votes” designated by the donor for the best mustache between
Synod President Matthew Harrison and Montana District President Terry Forke. A total of $22,632 in “votes” was received,
with President Forke receiving the majority ($13,187.46).
President Harrison’s mustache was shaved off at the January
2017 LCMS Campus Ministry Conference, only after President Forke voluntarily shaved off his as a “tribute” (reference
blogs.lcms.org/2017/mustache-resolution-winner/).
Through December 31, 2018, the Mustache Campaign
recorded $21,102 in “votes” (contributions), the net of which
was directed to the student aid fund at each of the two LCMS
seminaries.
Votes impacted:

In the wake of the 2016 Convention, people in the LCMS
contributed a total of $161,020 to fund the development of this
resource. Distribution of resources is by Concordia Publishing
House. A progress report covering Every One His Witness is
found in the report produced by the ONM.

Resolution 1-03—re:Vitality
The resolution authorized synodwide offerings to support
the creation and distribution of print, digital, and other resources for the re:Vitality congregation revitalization program.
The LCMS opened a designated (restricted) account to receive such offerings, with the account number A14130-26A131
(re:Vitality). The LCMS MADV and COMMS units created
options for those with a desire to support this effort (reference
https://www.lcms.org/projectcatalog#).

Amount

Concordia Selma

$461.00

Concordia Chicago

556.00

Concordia Irvine

299.00

Concordia Nebraska

1,258.00

Concordia St. Paul

425.00

Concordia Austin

376.00

Concordia New York

290.00

Concordia Mequon

1,033.00

Concordia Ann Arbor

412.00

Seminaries (Joint Seminary Fund)

14,380.00

Gift administration, donor care*

(1,615.00)

Total

$21,102.00

*per Synod Board of Directors Policy

Resolution 1–01—Every One His Witness
The resolution authorized synodwide offerings for the
purpose of creating and distributing print, digital, and other
resources in multiple languages for the Every One His Witness
evangelism program.
The LCMS opened a designated (restricted) account to receive such offerings, with the account number A14130-26A130
(Every One His Witness: A Simple Way Evangelism Program).
MADV and LCMS COMMS created options for those with
a desire to support this effort (reference https://www.lcms.org/
projectcatalog#) and promoted this specific opportunity in an
appeal to contributors, mailed in May of 2017.

Between the conclusion of the 2016 Convention and December 31, 2018, a total of $195,850 in contributions was received to help produce and distribute re:Vitality resources to
any LCMS congregation who desires them.

Resolution 9–04A—Transparency
The primary expectation laid out in 2016 Resolution 9–04A
was to “Improve Disclosures Related to Financial Gifts from
God’s Stewards for Special Appeals.” It contained two specific
directives:
Resolved … improve processes of reporting and
work to provide clear, timely, and transparent
accounting for all funding and special appeals;
and
Resolved … [LCMS] Board of Directors and
national leadership team to pursue all reasonable avenues to enhance such reporting through
its varied communication channels, including
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