# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S400
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INTERNATIONAL WITNESS

Church which has grown to 4 million members, the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Tanzania now at over 6 million members, and the
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus which has grown from
2.3 million members in 2007 to 8.3 million by 2016 statistics); and
WHEREAS, Many world Lutheran churches, including our longestablished international partner churches, look to the seminaries of
our church to assist them with theological education, either by
sending our professors overseas to teach or by receiving
international students in our seminaries’ pastoral formation
programs or, especially, graduate programs; and
WHEREAS, Our seminaries have already been responding to these
requests for assistance to the extent that their limited financial
resources available to support this work allows; and
WHEREAS, God has blessed the people and congregations of our
Synod with financial resources that are truly rich and far beyond the
capacities of other world Lutheran churches; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod in convention endorse our seminaries’
continued engagement in international theological education in
support of world Lutheran churches; and be it further
Resolved, That the seminaries be encouraged to continue their
commitment to support world Lutheran churches by sending
professors overseas to teach, by developing online resources to
support international theological education, and by receiving
international students in their pastoral formation and graduate
programs as appropriate; and be it finally
Resolved, That the Synod and our seminaries work together to
develop a dedicated fund to provide the financial resources
necessary to allow our seminaries to continue and extend this Godpleasing work.
Faculty, Concordia Seminary;
Faculty, Concordia Theological Seminary
Ov. 2-13

To Commend the Lutheran Heritage Foundation
on its 25th Anniversary
WHEREAS, The Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF) is a
recognized service organization of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod (LCMS) founded on November 10, 1992; and
WHEREAS, Many Lutheran churches around the world do not
have the books vital to understanding the Lutheran faith because no
one had translated them into their language. LHF is working to
change that; and
WHEREAS, In more than 90 countries and 100 languages,
thousands of people have come to faith in Christ because they have
been able to read books that include the Book of Concord (12
translations), Luther’s Small Catechism (86 translations), and A
Child’s Garden of Bible Stories (29 translations) in their own
language; and
WHEREAS, In the past decade, LHF has published and distributed
more than 925 titles in 102 languages with many more in progress;
and
WHEREAS, Over 3 million Lutheran books have been distributed
to pastors, seminary students, missionaries, and churches—at no
cost to them; therefore be it
Resolved, That the 2019 Synod convention give thanks for the
ministry of LHF and encourage support.
Michigan District
2019 Convention Workbook