# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S203 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 204 PROGRAM AND FINANCE 4-05 To Place Restrictions on Special Grants to President’s Office WHEREAS, From time to time large financial gifts and endow- ments are given directly to the synodical President for his discre- tionary use; and WHEREAS, The synodical President is an elected officer of the Synod and therefore accountable to the Synod for all matters per- taining to his office, including all fiscal matters, including special gifts; therefore be it Resolved, That the synodical President shal! report to the syn- odical Treasurer and Board of Directors all monetary receipts that come directly to his office or person from any source, including those given for his discretionary use; and be it further Resolved, That the synodical President advise the Board of Di- rectors of all expenditures less than $20,000.00 that are made from these discretionary funds and are not specific items in the budget; and be it finally Resolved, That the synodical President obtain the consent and authorization from the Board of Directors for any expenditures in excess of $20,000.00 that are not budget items and are expended from such discretionary funds, grants, or special gifts. Our Savior Plantation, FL 4-06 To Retain Youth Gathering Funds for Future Gatherings WHEREAS, The national LCMS Youth Gathering has been a tremendous blessing to our church body every three years since its inception in 1980 in Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, Each of the subsequent national LCMS Youth Gath- erings has grown in size over the previous youth gatherings since the first gathering in 1980; and Wuereas, The national] LCMS Youth Gathering is the largest single event held in the LCMS with over 31,000 registered for this year’s event in New Orleans; and WHEREAS, The national LCMS Youth Gathering has been de- signed to be a self-sustaining venture since its inception in 1980; therefore be it Resolved, That any monies received from the 2001 national LCMS Youth Gathering and all future gatherings which exceed ex- penses be retained for the exclusive use of future gatherings; and be it further Resolved, That any interest earned on monies received in the process of conducting the 2001 LCMS Youth Gathering and future Youth Gatherings be retained for the exclusive use of future gath- erings; and be it finally Resolved, That in future LCMS Youth Gathering registrations, a special option be available at the time of registration for partici- pants to add a modest amount to their registration fee which would be reserved for exclusive use by the LYF CFW Walther Endow- ment Fund for Youth Ministry Leadership. Our Savior Livermore, CA 4-07 To Not Accept Valpo Advertising for Lutheran Witness Wuereas, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has always understood that 1 Tim. 2:12, “And 1 do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence” (NKJV), limits the pastoral office to men alone not because of cultural rea- sons but due to the Word of God; and 2001 Convention Workbook Wuereas, The Lutheran Witness is a publication of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod; and WHEREAS, Valparaiso University accepts women into its pre-seminary program; and WuereEas, Valparaiso University serves ELCA seminary needs in its pre-seminary program; and WHEREAS, Valparaiso University cannot serve the seminary needs of a heterodox church body without teaching against the or- thodox position of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (con- cerning the ordaining of women into the pastoral ministry); there- fore be it Resolved, That The Lutheran Witness no longer accept adver- tising from Valparaiso University. St. John Melcher. 1A 4-08 To Recognize 100th Anniversary of Michigan District CEF WHEREAS, “The Michigan District of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other States, limited to Michigan, being a religious denomination in this State desiring to create a Corporate Board of Trustees to take, hold, invest. sell and other- wise manage and control property ... did [vote to incorporate] at a regular meeting of said Synod held at Frankenmuth, Michigan, on June 18, 1901” (Articles of Incorporation filed with the state of Michigan); and WueErEAS, At said meeting the decision was made to “elect Her- man Speckhard, Emmauel Mayer, Michael Helmreich, John Ruff, and John Schroeder of its members residing in the State within the bounds of said Synod, to serve as Trustees”; and WHEREAS, “The president of said General meeting aforesaid was Gustave Spiegel of Jackson, Michigan, and the Secretary thereof was Conrad Umbach of Sebewaing, Michigan, said Board of Trustees are created by and under the laws of the State of Michi- gan, which were House Bill No. 931, which became law April 25th last, which law provides for such incorporation ... of religious de- nominations”; and WHEREAS, The Church Extension Fund of the Michigan District has for the past one hundred years served the churches of the Michigan District by being a resource for the financing of new church buildings, the expansion of existing facilities, the purchase of church sites, and other activities related to the growth of the church of Christ; and Wuereas, The Church Extension Fund of the Michigan District has been blessed by God over the past century to amass assets which today total in excess of one hundred sixty million dollars to serve Him and His church; therefore be it ' Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in con- vention during the year of our Lord 2001 recognize the [00th an- niversary of the founding of the Church Extension Fund of the Michigan District; and be it further Resolved, That the convention give thanks to God for our fore- fathers, who in 1901 were of a mind and heart to incorporate a fi- nancial vehicle to assist congregations in the Michigan District with the purchase of land and the building of facilities where the Gospel would be preached and taught; and be it finally Resolved, that the convention of The Lutheran Church—Mis- souri Synod raise a doxology to Almighty God for His blessing of the ministry of the Church Extension Fund of the Michigan Dis- trict in this their centennial year. St. Lorenz Frankenmuth, MI