# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S199
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

RESOLUTIONS 199

Resolved, That the Board of Youth Ministry continue
to develop models and structures to enable parishes,
Districts, and the Synod to involve youth in meaningful
ministries along with adults.

Action: Adopted (6).

To Reaffirm Youth Ministry
as Emphasis for 1983 Convention

RESOLUTION 7-07
Report 7-02 (CW, p. 287)

WHEREAS, Youth ministry in the Synod is continuing
to grow and develop positively through the Spirit’s
guidance; and

WHEREAS, Lutheran Youth Fellowship is becoming a
strong youth organization in the Synod; and

WHEREAS, Another synodical youth gathering is
being planned for 1983; therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod reaffirm 1979 Res. 7-12, which
designates youth ministry as the major emphasis at the
1983 synodical convention; and be it further

Resolved, That special materials which present the
Law and the Gospel to meet specific needs in areas such
as abortion, the draft, drug and alcohol abuse, and
premarital sex, be developed to involve our parishes in
youth ministry emphases during that year.

Action: Adopted as amended (6).

(Amendment: the descriptive clause in the second
resolved.)

To Further Support Youth Ministry
Among Minority Communities

RESOLUTION 7-08
Overture 7-24 (CW, p. 298)

WHEREAS, The Board of Youth Ministry and its staff
have been supportive of the concerns and needs of the
Black Lutheran community and have always offered
their resources and staff to support and assist the
ministry of the youth of the Black Lutheran community;
and

WHEREAS, There is still a need for minority persons
to work with the board and staff of Youth Ministry to
help The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod meet the
needs and: concerns of our youth more effectively;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Youth Ministry, as staff
position vacancies occur, be encouraged to consider
appointing a minority person to the staff and to work in
close cooperation with the minority communities (Black,
Hispanic, Indian, and others); and be it further

Resolved, That the Board of Youth Ministry be
encouraged to continue its programs among the minor-
ities and work in close cooperation with the Black

Ministry Commission, the Hispanic desk on the Board
for Missions, the American Indian Council, and others;
and be it finally

Resolved, That Districts, Circuits, and congregations
be encouraged to promote and coordinate the ministry
with our youth and young adults of minority heritage.

Action: Adopted (9).

To Place Emphasis
on the Christian Family

RESOLUTION 7-09
Overtures 7-20—7-21 (CW, pp. 297—298)

WHEREAS, The Scriptures stress with great frequency
the importance of the family in the affairs of the church
and the world; and

WHEREAS, The roles and responsibilities of members
of the family in setting standards and transmitting
values and in supporting and sustaining other members
of the family are all part of our Lutheran heritage; and

WHEREAS, In recent years developments in a rapidly
changing social order have burdened the family with
new problems, have eroded traditional values and
confronted the Christian family with new problems and
challenges; and

WHEREAS, Lutheran families, too, have felt the pres-
sures, have on occasion succumbed to the forces that
destroy the family, and have experienced the conflicts
projected in confrontation with values that stress indivi-
duality and subjectivity at the expense of the family;
and

WHEREAS, The Board of Parish Education of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has designated 1981
as the “Year of the Christian Family”; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education utilize
studies, as needed, to determine the issues that confront
the families of our Synod, especially the interrelated
concerns of the aged, the young, and other members of
the family; and be it further

Resolved, That efforts be made to communicate
concerns of Lutherans regarding families and family
values to the media and to policymakers in society
charged with program development and funding of
activities that have major family-related implications.

Action: Adopted as amended (9).

(Amendment: to remove from the first resolved the direc-
tion to utilize “the published findings of the White House
Conference on Families and other” studies.)

To Provide Spot Announcements on TV
RESOLUTION 7-10
Overture 7-27 (CW, p. 299)

WHEREAS, Certain congregations, Circuits, and