# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S205 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) i | | A nosis inate stretches nA A eit A ee a Oe cise RAEN bint SEERA AAO SARIS tA eRe Riera Eda nen teeta tite ae eatin Ane Mahe ti ietieremmeanetct at rit RESOLUTIONS 205 To Reaffirm the Social Ministry Affirmations RESOLUTION 9-18 Overtures 9-24, 9-25 (CW, p. 325) Wuereas, The Social Ministry Affirmations adopted by the Synod at its 1971 convention at Milwaukee state that “the church has only one ministry, centered in Word and Sacraments”; and Wuereas, “The Statement on Principles of Social Action, with special reference to corporate positions” adopted by the Synod at its 1969 convention in Denver states that this ministry “must be to the whole man and even to the whole society of men”; therefore be it Resolved, That the Social Ministry Affirmations adopted by the Synod at its 1971 convention in Milwau- kee be reaffirmed; and be it further Resolved, That Overtures 9-24 and 9-25 be respect- fully declined. Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to the Board of Directors. To Support Community and Economic Programs RESOLUTION 9-19 Overture 9-26 (CW, pp. 325—326) Wuereas, Central city and rural communities fre- quently suffer serious handicaps because of low income levels, unemployment, substandard housing, substand- ard education, inadequate recreational facilities, lack of community-owned businesses, etc.; and Whereas, Christians are called to minister to the total needs of the total man; therefore be it Resolved, That the Board of Social Ministry and World Relief provide resource and encouragement to District social ministry committees to survey commun- ity and economic needs both in central city and rural areas and stimulate action whereby self-help develop- ment programs may be initiated either by Districts, cir- cuits, clusters, or individual congregations; and be it further Resolved, That, where needed, seed-money funds be made available to assist these depressed areas in effect- ing improved living standards; and be it finally Resolved, That wherever possible these efforts be developed and implemented together with other inter- ested church and/or community groups. Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to the Board of Directors. To Express Appreciation to Aid Association for Lutherans for Its Support of the Clinical Pastoral Education Scholarship Program RESOLUTION 9-20 Overture 9-29 (CW, p. 327) Wuereas, The Aid Association for Lutherans has been a great blessing to our church in its generous sup- port of our Clinical Pastoral Education Program for the training of our institutional chaplains; and Wuereas, The Aid Association for Lutherans has helped to stimulate a higher quality of institutional chaplaincy service over the past 8 years (1965—1972), by supplying $56,000 to 50 qualified applicants through the Chaplaincy Services Committee of the Board of Social Ministry and World Relief and this has proven to be an important aspect of the total Gospel Ministry; therefore be it Resolved, That Synod express its gratitude to the Aid Association for Lutherans for its continuing assist- ance in enabling our church to provide clinically trained chaplains for our program of ministry to troubled people. Action: Adopted (16). To Provide Scholarships for Clinical Pastoral Education and to Express Appreciation to Wheat Ridge for Its Support RESOLUTION 9-21 Overture 9-30 (CW, p.327) Wuereas, Wheat Ridge Foundation has been a tre- mendous blessing to our church in helping to develop unique Gospel ministries in areas of special need that are relevant to the times and needs; and Wuereas, It is the policy of Wheat Ridge Foundation to demonstrate the value of a program so that the church might then continue it; and Wuereas, Wheat Ridge Foundation has generously helped stimulate a higher quality of institutional chap- laincy services over the past 9 years by supplying $91,- 218 to 62 qualified applicants through the Chaplaincy Service Committee of the Board of Social Ministry and World Relief, and this has proven to be an important part of the Gospel ministry to God’s world and to His people; therefore be it Resolved, That Synod express its gratitude to Wheat Ridge Foundation and to God for Wheat Ridge Founda- tion in having moved the church to produce a more understanding and relevant Gospel ministry through the institutional chaplain; and be it further Resolved, That beginning in the next biennium, Synod subsidize the Clinical Pastoral Education Scholar- ship Program for pastors, deaconesses, and seminarians interested and qualified for institutional ministry, in the amount of $7,500 per year so that Wheat Ridge can apply its resources to other areas of special need for creative and unique ministry. Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to the Board of Directors.