# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S217
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RESOLUTIONS 217

WHEREAS, Many pastors indicate that they have
had little or no stewardship training in their prepara-
tion for the ministry; therefore be it

Resolved, That faculties of the two seminaries, in
consultation with the Board of Stewardship and the
Synod’s Growth in Ministry representatives, be strong-
ly encouraged to develop a one-quarter required course
for seminary students in areas of stewardship and
financial planning, to be introduced in the 1978—79
school year.

Action: Adopted (13).

(Discussion began in Session 9. The words “be strongly
encouraged to” were added by common consent.)

Operating and/or Capital Expenditures
For Proposed Convention Resolutions

Dallas Convention

Bylaw 1.27 h (Handbook, p. 32) provides that Floor
Committee 13 shall attach to resolutions presented to
the convention information on estimated cost on an
annual basis or on a project basis, as the case may be.
Rather than submitting the estimated cost of each
resolution on a piecemeal basis, the committee herewith
submits a composite table of the cost of various projects
and programs included in resolutions to be submitted to
the convention. The following table includes funds in
proposed operating budgets, increases in operating
budgets if proposed resolutions are adopted, and
synodical capital outlays required in addition to
budgeted items if proposed resolutions are adopted.

Estimated

Board or Funds included in present or Potential Operating Budget cl Synodical Capital Funds

Resolution Number and Title Commission requested Oper. Budgets for years: Increased for years: Requirement necessary during years:
Affected 1977 1978 1979 1977 1978 1979 1977-79 1977 1978 1979

201 New Work in West Africa..............- Missions $ 99,218 $ 270,000 $ 459,000 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
2-06 Support Inner City Ministry ............ Missions 0 0 0 5,000 10,000 5,000 0 0 0 0
2-08 Staff Person for Medical Work .......... Missions 13,000 26,140 27,750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
209 Necessary Staff for Medical Work....... Missions 0 0 0 4,000 10,000 12,000 0 0 0 0
2-20 Add. Staff Person for Evangelism. .. Evangelism 0 0 0 0 20,000 20,000 0 0 0 0
2-22 Mission Interpretation & Prom. .. .. Missions 4,000 12,800 14,080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2-25 To Serve Scattered Lutherans........... Missions 0 0 750 1,000 1,500 0 0 0 0
2-27 Evangelism Among the Jews ..........- Evangelism 3,779 4,700 4,700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3-13 To Warn Against TM/SCI.............. Frat. Org. 0 0 0 0 4,000 0 0 0 0 0
602 Adequate Faculty Salaries .............. BHE 0 700,000 700,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6-05 Oper. of Conc. College, Edmonton'...... BHE 175,000 125,000 100,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6-06 Expansion of Colleges, Portland ........ BHE 325,000 325,000 325,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6-06 Expansion of Colleges, Winfield......... BHE 381,000 381,000 381,000 0 39,000 65,000 0 0 0 0
606 Expansion of Colleges, Austin .......... BHE 285,000 285,000 , 0 25,000 55,000 0 0 0 0
6-06 Expansion of Colleges, Milwaukee ...... BHE 430,000 430,000 430,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6-07 Dev. of Christ College, Irvine?".......... BHE 170,000 170,000 170,000 0 87,000 170,000 1,625,000 750,000 250,000 625,000
7-03 Convention of Ch. School Work ......... 10,000 10,250 0 0 0 0 0 0
708 Synodical Youth Organization‘ . . 1,350 5,350 3,500 30,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
7-12 Train. in Marnage Counseling .. . 0 0 0 0 40,000 40,000 0 0 0 0
7-15 LCUSA Office of Gov. Affairs .......... P 0 0 0 20,000 40,000 40,000 0 0 0 0
7-23 Funds for Scholarly Research........... 0 0 0 25,000 25,000 25,000 0 0 0 0
8-05 To Advocate Adequate Housing......... . Min. 3,750 3,500 3,750 0 5,000 7 0 0 0 0
8-10 Crim. Justice & Pris. Rehab............. i 0 0 0 5,000 5,000 5,000 0 0 0 0
904 Addition to Historical Inst.5............. CHI 0 0 0 0 0 200,000 0 200,000 0
9-05 Honor of Retired Ch. Workers........... PR 8,000 8,000 8,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
10-01 Admin. of Black Ministry ............... Black T.F. 0 0 0 88,000 108,000 48,000 0 0 0 0
10-02 Indian Ministry Commitment........... Missions 24,880 24,880 0 000 0 0 0 0
10-03 Hispanic Task Force...........--.+--++- Missions 12,500 15,000 15,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10.04 Library Facility, Selma ...............-. BHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 400,000 0 250,000 150,000
10-05 Support for Selma ..............--0000 e+ BHE 260,000 260,000 260,000 0 30,000 50,000 0 0 0 0
10-06 Recuit. Program for Blacks ............. Black T.F. 0 0 Q 25,000 40,000 40,000 0 0 0 0
1008 Evang. Prog. in Chang. Commun. ..... Evangelism 0 0 0 13,200 17,700 22,000 0 0 0 0
10-09 Hispanic Seminary Extension..... .. BHE 0 0 0 0 7,500 10,000 0 0 0 0
10-10 Hispanic Workers Trng., Austin 0 0 0 0 25,000 40,000 0 0 0 0
10-16 Vicarage in Black Cong. ............... B/D 0 0 0 0 48,000 48,000 0 0 0 0
10-17 Min. Among American Indians ......... Various 13,600 13,600 13,600 0 15,000 15,000 0 0 0 0
10-18 To Eliminate Racism ........-.......6-- Soc. Min. 0 10,000 10,000 10,000) 15,000) 15,000) 0 0 0 0
10-18 To Eliminate Racism ............-....+: Black T. F. 0 0 0 25,000) 40,000) 40,000) 0 0 0 0
13-02 Circuit Counselors Conf.6,’.............. Steward. 0 0 0 130,375 0 0 0 0
13-03 Proport. Giving, Stew. Work. .........-- Steward. 0 0 0 0 10,000 10,000 0 0 0 0
1304 Mission Education ..................004 Steward. 148,000 148,000 148,000 60,000 60,000 90, 0 0 0 0
13-05 Synodical Sunday ..............-.....-. Steward. 0 0 0 20,000 35,000 35,000 0 0 0 0
Totals 0.02... eee tees $2,368,077 $3,228,220 $3,358,380 $330,950 $903,575 $909,000 $7,275,000 $750,000 $700,000 $775,000

. Cost Reduction

Ne

- The 1962 Cleveland convention authorized $6,850,000 for the construction of Christ College Irvine, plus the costs of a suitable site and faculty housing. To date

$1,048,000 of synodical funds has been applied toward the cost of the first building. Additional buildings requiring $1,875,000 of synodical funds are planned for the years
1977-81. No detailed estimates are available for future construction for a 4-year institution; however, estimates range from $5,000,000 to $15,000,000 at today's

costs with funds to be provided from both the Synod and local sources.
$750,000 125th Ann. Fd.

Expansion Fd.

125th Ann. Fd.

NOVA

. $130,375 Trans. and Conf.—$150,000 Dist. cost for meals and lodging

The Committee on Program Implementation ex-
presses its concern to the convention and urges
discretion in the adoption of resolutions:

a) which would add expenditure items to the
recommended 1977, 1978, and 1979 spending levels as

It is anticipated that income generated from these special stewardship activities will more than offset the expenses involved.

found in the 1977 budget and 1978 and 1979 work
programs (Res. 13-08, TB, p. 176, and Report 13-02, CW,
pp. 357—388);

b) which add indirect costs to the Synod, some of
which are understandable, or which have impact on the