# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S370
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LIST OF REPORTS AND OVERTURES

To Require Congregations to Follow Liturgical and

Fellowship Practices ........0- 6 cece eee eee ees 127
To Insist that Heterodox Worship Materials be

Removed from Use in Congregations ............- 127
To Evaluate Worship Life According to Apostolic

Marks of Christian Worship ..........---6-+00055 127
To Encourage Styles of Worship ......-..-...-+5- 128
To Abide by Art. VI of Constitution re Doctrinally

Pure Hymnals .......... 2000s eee eset eee eens 128
To Commend Use of Historic Lutheran Liturgies .... 128
To Affirm Profitable and Edifying Worship ........ 128
To Reaffirm Use of Traditional Liturgy ........... 128
To Encourage Faithfulness in New Mission Starts ... 129
To Encourage Faithfulness in New Mission Starts ... 129
To Discourage the Use of Certain Liturgical Forms .. 129
To Clarify Terminology of Lutheran Worship ...... 130
To Coordinate Evaluation of Hymnals and Songs

Covered by Christian Copyright Licensing Inc. ..... 131
To Affirm Use of Variety of Worship Forms ....... 131

To Caution against Entertainment Values in Worship 132
To Omit Option of Non-Communion Setting of Divine
Service in New Hymnal ...........00 000s seers 132
To Include Standard Lectionary Series in New Hymnal 132
To Use Lutheran Worship and The Lutheran Hymnal. 132
To Encourage Congregations to Walk Together in

Worship Practices ...... 0.0.0 see e eee eee ee ee 132
To Affirm and Exercise Freedom in Worship Forms . 133
To Support Freedom of the Gospel and Worship .... 133
To Encourage Christ-Centered and Scriptural Worship
Forms and Practices ........ 000. eee eee e ee renee 133
To Uphold and Promote Historic Liturgy .......... 133
To Add Introduction to Ten Commandments in

Catechism ........ 0. eee c eee reece een eee 134
To Request Postponement of the Proposed Hymnal . . 134
To Practice Private Absolution ..............5+5. 134
To Encourage Use of Private Confession and

Absolution ......... 0000s cece eee eee eee eee 134

To Proclaim Changeless Gospel in Changing Culture 135
To Support Outreach Discovery Events and Harvesters

for Christ 2.0... eee eee eee eee eens 135
To Affirm Priesthood of All Believers and Training

for Evangelism .... 0.2.0... 0c e eee eee eee ees 135
To Encourage Congregations to Grow in Awareness of
Their Community ......... 00.00 e eee e eee 136
To Support Congregations in Multiethnic Work ..... 136
To Stress Evangelism Emphasis .............+++- 136
To Support the Development of Institute for

Apologetics 2.6.6.6... cece ee eer e eee e renee 136

To Encourage Doctrinal and Practical Continuity of
LCMS Congregations in Response to Zero Growth .. 137

To Track and Serve Transfers In and Out .......... 137
To Commend Mount Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church,
Kannapolis, NC ..... 6.6. eee eee ees 137
To Support Annual Urban Institute ............--- 137
To Encourage District Rural/Small Town Ministry
Committees ........ 00. eee cee ete teenies 138
To Encourage Congregations to Work on Public

Relations . 0.0.0... 00... cece eee eee eects 138
To Produce Index to Synodical Conventions ........ 138

To Commission Written History of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod ............-00 0002 ee 138

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To Honor Forefathers by Republication of Books and

Commentaries .........--0- eee eee eee e ences 138
To Review 1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy of People’s
Bible Commentary Series (CPH) .......-.-..--++5 139

To Publish Name, Title, and/or Position of Author
of Any Printed Matter Published by Synod within

the Printed Matter Itself ............. 0 esse eee ee 139
To Encourage CPH to Make Sunday School Materials
Available at Lowest Possible Cost ............+++: 139
To Continue Expansion of Curricular Materials ..... 140
To Encourage Development of Lutheran Christian
Academic Curricula ............-. 000 e eee e eee 140
To Develop Academic Textbooks and Other Curricular
Materials 20... 0... cece eee eee n eee eens 140
To Publish and Use an American Translation of the

Bible and the New Evangelical Translation ......... 140
To Reexamine Use of NIV in Catechism and Other
Synodical Publications ........--..6.+e essere ees 141
To Revise Bylaw 3.803 .....----.ses ee eee ee eeee 142
To Recognize Home Schooling as Honorable Option . 142
To Declare Year 2001 Year of the Child ........... 142
To Strengthen Family Ministry ...........+-.++-- 142
To Renew Efforts in Catechetical Instruction ....... 143
To Emphasize Need for Instruction in the Word ..... 143

To Redefine Synod’s Position on Recognized Service
Organizations (RSO) ........- +. eevee eee eens 143
To Improve and Review RSO Recognition Process .. 143
To Require Recognized Service Organizations to Be

Faithful to Our Confession .......-.--.+-55 2 se 05 143
To Discontinue Practice of Establishing Joint

LCMS/ELCA Schools ........ 0.00 e ener eee eee 144
To Encourage Weekly Celebration of Holy

Communion .......-.000e cece erent 144
To Encourage Recovery of Every Sunday

Communion ......... 0000 eee eee eee eens 144
To Encourage Celebration of the Sacrament Every

Sunday 0.2... cece cence eee teen ees 145
To Protect Religious Liberty ........-..--+ eee 145
To Allow Student-Led Prayer in Public Schools ..... 145
To Encourage Appropriate Recognition of National

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To Financially Support Expanding Work of Board for
Congregational Services ..........-see sees rears 146
To Disband Board for Congregational Services ..... 147
To Revise Bylaws on Membership of Conference

of Congregational Services ..........+-+0-0esees 147
To Reaffirm Commitment to Curb Pornography,

Violence, Obscenity, and Indecency ..........-.-+ 147
To Promote Guidance and Awareness of Immoral

Movie Programming and Public Policy ...........- 148
To Make the Statistical Yearbook Available ........ 148
To Resume Publication of Statistical Yearbook ..... 148

To Encourage Use of “What about...” Pamphlets... 148
To Commend President of Synod for “What About...”

Pamphlet Series ..........-0 020 eee e cere eee eees 148
To Clarify 1995 Res. 2-11B re Youth Gatherings .... 148
To Amend 1995 Res. 2-11B re National and District

Youth Gatherings .......... 000. e eee eee eens 149

To Increase Support of Concordia Historical Institute 149
To Take Corrective Action re Inequity in Compensation
Due to Roster Status 2.0.2.6... cee eee eee ee eee 149