# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S409
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

LIFE TOGETHER
4. Provide opportunities through which its members may express
their Christian concern, love, and compassion in meeting human
needs;
5. Aid congregations to develop processes of thorough Christian
education and nurture and to establish agencies of Christian
education such as elementary and secondary schools and to
support synodical colleges, universities, and seminaries;
6. Aid congregations by providing a variety of resources and
opportunities for recognizing, promoting, expressing,
conserving, and defending their confessional unity in the true
faith;

and
WHEREAS, Bylaw 4.2.1(d) directs that:
The district convention shall, through delegate vote, forward to
the national convention a list of two or three triennial mission
and ministry emphases for consideration by the national
convention;
and
WHEREAS, The social, economic and cultural landscape of the
United States has changed over the years; and
WHEREAS, Recent presentations by Synod leadership have
focused on declining numbers in the LCMS; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Atlantic District in convention submit the
following three emphases for consideration at the 2019 Synod
convention:
1. Development of outreach and evangelism resources and
programs that serve all nations with a special emphasis on
urban and multi-cultural communities so as to “witness into
all the world”;
2. Development of religious education programs that serve all
aspects of Christian life including urban and multicultural
communities; and
3. Training of church workers both new and current to
minister and serve in urban and multicultural communities.
Atlantic District
Ov. 4-04

To Commend to Synod Priorities
for National Mission and Ministry Emphases
WHEREAS, Bylaw 4.2.1 (d) directs that the “district convention
shall, through delegate vote, forward to the national convention a
list of two or three triennial mission and ministry emphases for
consideration by the national convention”; and
WHEREAS, The Board of Directors of the Eastern District at its
May 2018 meeting selected three mission and ministry priorities;
and
WHEREAS, The Board of Directors submitted the same priorities
to the Eastern District Convention (June 2018); therefore be it
Resolved, That the Eastern District in convention hereby
recommend the following three mission and ministry priorities to
the Synod for consideration in developing national priorities for
mission and ministry:
1. Outreach (Witness) – encourage and equip congregations to
be in mission to their communities and neighbors
2. Partnerships (Life Together) – link congregations for new
ministries and shared staff services

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3. Blessings (Mercy) – promote means whereby
congregations share their skills and gifts for the good of the
community
Eastern District
Ov. 4-05

To Commend to Synod Priorities
for National Mission and Ministry Emphases
WHEREAS, Synod Bylaw 4.2.1 (d) directs the “district convention
shall, through delegate vote, forward to the national convention a
list of two or three triennial mission and ministry emphases for
consideration by the national convention”; and
WHEREAS, The delegates to the 2018 convention of the
Southeastern District have selected the top three mission and
ministry priorities from among the nine previously identified by
circuit and congregational representatives in circuit forums
throughout the district; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Directors of the Southeastern
District forward the three selected emphases to the Synod on behalf
of the Southeastern District in convention for consideration in
developing national priorities for mission and ministry:
WITNESS: Expand our witness of God’s saving Gospel by
intentionally promoting, supporting, and encouraging church
planting in densely populated and multi-cultural settings.
MERCY: Extend our response to God’s great mercy by
performing human care in close proximity to Word and
Sacrament ministries.
LIFE TOGETHER: Enhance the quality of our life together
under God’s Grace by sustaining and revitalizing our member
congregations.
Board of Directors
Southeastern District
Ov. 4-06

To Recommend Mission and Ministry Emphases
for the Synod’s Next Triennium
WHEREAS, Bylaw 4.2.1 (d) directs that “the district convention
shall, through delegate vote, forward to the national convention a
list of two or three triennial mission and ministry emphases for
consideration by the national convention”; and
WHEREAS, The delegates to the 2018 Mid-South District
convention selected its top three mission and ministry emphases
from among those recommended by circuit forums; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Directors of the Mid-South District
hereby forward the following three mission and ministry emphases
to the 2019 Synod convention on behalf of the district in convention
for consideration in developing Synodwide emphases for mission
and ministry in the next triennium:
1. strong support for pro-life initiatives and legislation;
2. examining best practices in reaching millennials and next
youngest generation;
3. focus on reconciliation and unity within the body of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod:
a. unity in our congregations around Synod;

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