# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S228
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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Social Ministry and World Relief, Board of 14, 189
Social security 149
Spanish See Hispanic
Special and sundry matters 195-197
floor committee on 17
Springfield See Concordia Theological Seminary,
Springfield-Fort Wayne
Standing rules of convention 22, 42, 61
“A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Prin-
ciples” 325
faculty subscription to 179
revision to 137
Stender, James D. 219
Stewardship 207-208, 209
seminary courses in 216-217
World Consultation on 219
Stewardship, Board of 14, 58
Strasburg, Ill., Grace, transfer of 146
Streufert, Paul, convention chaplain 5, 23
Strieter, Martin 23
Subsidy for educational institutions 216
Suelflow, August 21
Sunday school
volunteer church school workers 18]
Year of the Sunday Schoo! 181
Sundry matters See Special and sundry matters
Support program 147
Survivor Plan See Worker Benefit Plans
Synodical representatives 12-15
Synodical Service Commission 13, 148
Synodical structure See Task Force on Constitution,
Bylaws, and Structure
Synodical Sunday 209-210

Tabular survey of convention 16
Tabulation of nominations 165
Tally in elections 163
Task Force, Hispanic 200
Task Force on Constitution, Bylaws, and Structure
convention representatives 15
progress report 157
referrals to 122, 124, 129, 141, 143, 145, 151, 166
169, 177, 219
Task Force on Higher Education 174
Task Force on Women 37, 78, 129
Teacher, officer of AELC, still on LCMS roster 81
Teachers
colloquy requirements for Black 205

INDEX

equity compensation for 196
women, as ministers 219
Teachers conferences 163-164
Teachers, deceased 79
Television 37-38, 41, 49, 119
Tellers 17
Tenure 177
“That We May Grow”
essay and Bible study 87-98
preface 5-6
program 125, 181-182
Theme of convention 5, 87-98
for 1979 and 1981 195, 223
Theology and church relations 125-139
floor committee on 17
Theology and Church Relations, Commission on
convention representatives 13
election results 59
“This Is the Life” 49
Tietjen, John H. 134
Transcendental Meditation/Science of Creative In-
telligence 133
Transfer of congregations to another
District 146
Translations, Bible 31, 116, 219
Treasurer of Synod 14, 57, 145
report of 210
Treasurer, assistant 143
report of 210
Trust Funds, Board of Trustees for 14
Trustees, Board of, The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod Foundation 14

Unborn 130-131

Unemployed and underpaid 192
Unionism 219

Unity 78, 125

Universalism 219

Valparaiso, Ind., Heritage, received 156
Valparaiso University 41, 180
Vice-President, First

election 57

nomination for, from floor 25
Vice-Presidents

other, ballots for 57

Sixth and Seventh 219

1977 Convention Workbook Corrections

Voting privileges 166
of ALC pastors serving LCMS congregations 168

Walther League 186
Warth, Mra. Naomi 33
WCC See World Council of Churches
Weddings, Lutheran/non-Lutheran 136
Welfare agencies, support of 219
Welfare Plan See Worker Benefit Plans
West Africa See Africa
Whitney, Tex., Our Savior, received 156, 222
Wiederaenders, Roland, memorial service and address
45, 105-107
Winfield See St. John’s College, Winfield
Women
ordination of 126, 134
Task Force on 37, 78, 129
teachers as ministers 219
Word, Christ as 135
Work program, 1978-79 210-211
Worker Benefit Plans
benefits, increase in retirement 149
Board of Managers 14
District subcommittees 152
lists, official 148-149
retirement age 149-150
vested rights 152
World Council of Churches 219
World Home Bible League 31
World hunger See Hunger
World Relief See Social Ministry and World Relief,
Board of
Worship
assistance in 138
lay involvement in 138
Worship, Commission on 13
See also Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship

Yala, New Testament in 116
Youth gatherings 183
Youth ministry 182
inclusion of Blacks in 205
new synodical organization 182-183
survey of 219
training of youth in evangelism 182
Walther League 186
Youth Ministry, Board of 14, 58-59
Youth representatives, District 15

Page 81--Overture 3-41 was submitted by the Northwest District, not by the
congregation in Millersburg, lowa.

Page 85, column 2, line 8—In Overture 3-54 an entire manuscript line which ended
on the same word was omitted. Please insert after the word “sacrament” the
following: “and that no prayers or other actions are necessary to make this

sacrament”.

Photo credits: 23, 27, 33, 38, 40, 46, 52, 56, 77, 87, 94, 100, 107, 111, 115, 116, 127, 148,

155, 174, 199—Paul Ockrassa; 28, 30, 63, 69, 83, 109, 208—Phil Huber