# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S129
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RESOLUTIONS 129

5. consult with the practical and the music
departments of synodical schools to establish prin-
ciples and practices in liturgics, hymnology, church
music, and church art which best express the true
spirit of worship of the Lutheran Church.

e. (same as 5)

11.115 Official Service Books and Hymnals

a. All service books and hymnals which are to be
accepted as offical service books and hymnals of
the Synod shall be given such status only by a
convention of the Synod after a process of exposure
and testing decided upon by the Synod in conven-
tion.

b. Revisions in such books shall be made only by
a convention of the Synod after requesting the
Commission on Worship for an evaluation and
recommendations.

Action: Adopted (7).

To Commend Task Force on Women
and Continue to Study Role
of Women in the Church

RESOLUTION 3-06

Report 3-01 IV, A; App. 3-01, I (CW, pp. 47, 52—
54); Overtures 3-84A to 3-86E, 3-105 (CW, pp. 93-
95, 100)

WHEREAS, The President of the Synod, at the
direction of the 1973 synodical convention, appointed a
Task Force on Women which was continued by the 1975
synodical convention; and

WHEREAS, The Task Force on Women has done
valuable work in indicating those areas where the
Synod has not fully utilized the talents God has given
to women, nor adequately recognized the many services
that women are already performing for the church;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod express its appreciation to
the task force for its accomplishments by adopting its
recommendations:

1. That since the entire structure of the Synod is
now under study and piecemeal changes are to be
discouraged, the Bylaw changes suggested in the
task force’s 1975 report (CW, 1975, pp. 62 f.) be
forwarded to the Task Force on Constitution,
Bylaws, and Structure;

2. That responsibility for studying the issues
relating to women in the church and society be
assigned to the CTCR and its Social Concerns
Committee and that particular attention be
directed to the workshop proposal (see II, Goal 1,
d, of this report);

3. That the whole church be encouraged to sensitize
itself to the needs and concerns of women, to
recognize the gifts that women are and can be in
the mission of the church, and to utilize fully all
the people of God as the church carries out its
witness and ministry in the world; and be it
further

Resolved, That particular attention be given by the
CTCR and its Social Concerns Committee to studying

and clarifying issues concerning woman suffrage and
women teachers.

Action: Adopted (8).

To Adopt Recommendations
of Special Committee
on Doctrinal Statements

RESOLUTION 3-07

Report 3-06 (CW, pp. 71—73); Overtures 3-16—3-
17D, 3-23—3-37, 3-40, 3-42—3-45, 3-47—3-48, 3-
96 (CW, pp. 75, 76-80, 81-84, 98)

WHEREAS, Throughout the history of the Christian
church major doctrinal disputes have been resolved
through the formulation of creeds or confessions
speaking to the specific subjects in contention (e.g.,
Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed,
Book of Concord); and

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
throughout its history has exercised the right and
responsibility granted by the Lutheran Confessions
(FC SD, Rule and Norm, 10) of stating what it believes
by adopting doctrinal statements and resolutions on
the basis of the Scriptures and Confessions in order to
express its conviction with respect to contemporary
challenges, problems, and aberrations; and

WHEREAS, The Anaheim’ convention _ recog-
nized recent questions regarding doctrinal resolutions
and statements through the adoption of Res. 3-04,
calling for a special Committee on Doctrinal
Statements to draft a proposed addition to the Hand-
book in order to set forth clearly:

a. the status of doctrinal statements as distin-
guished from the Scriptures and the Lutheran Con-
fessions;

b. the procedures for adoption of such statements;

c. the procedures for proper expression of dissent
and possible revision; and

WHEREAS, This committee has completed its assign-
ment and has proposed an addition to the Bylaws;
therefore be it