# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2007_S116
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RESOLUTIONS

to pastors and music leaders. Include an exchange listing of
available worship leadership positions as well as names of musicians and others skilled in worship arts who are interested
in such positions.

Recommendation #4
Collaborate with the seminaries of the Synod in developing curriculum and experiences that train and mentor future
pastors in diverse worship practices, modeling these diverse
worship practices in the worship life of the campus.

Recommendation #5
Assist the Board for University Education in encouraging
the establishment of at least one of the schools in the Concordia University System as a site for a worship arts degree program. This course of studies would include music instruction
and worship direction in a full range of styles, use of media in
worship, dramatic and theatre arts, extensive training in contemporary as well as traditional music, etc. Completion of this
program by a student would lead to a music degree with a contemporary emphasis leading to rostered status as a director
of parish music.

Recommendation #6
Develop a Lutheran Composers Group to network those
Lutheran composers who wish to exchange and make available to others materials which may be suitable for worship.
This network would be a place where Lutheran composers
could put their materials on the Web for sharing, for critique,
and for support.

Action: Adopted (6)
(During discussion, a substitute motion advocating that this
resolution be tabled until the 2010 convention was ruled not in
order because a convention cannot postpone an action from one
convention to another. A motion to amend the resolution by deleting to the glory of God and the edification of His people failed, but
a motion to amend the main motion by including at the end of the
resolution the referenced text from the Convention Workbook was
agreed to by the committee. The resolution was adopted as
changed [Yes: 856; No: 310].)

To Commend Commission
on Worship for Lutheran Service Book
RESOLUTION 2-03A

volved in preparing Lutheran Service Book and the accompanying volumes; and be it further
Resolved, That congregations, schools, and families be
encouraged to continue to purchase and use Lutheran Service Book; and be it further
Resolved, That congregations be encouraged to make use
of Lutheran Service Builder as a worship planning tool, as
well as future commentaries on Lutheran Service Book as
they become available; and be it further
Resolved, That the Synod in convention offer its heartfelt thanks to the executive director of the Commission on
Worship, the Rev. Dr. Paul Grime, for his more than ten
years of leadership in the development of Lutheran Service
Book as he leaves his current call to continue to serve the
church at the Fort Wayne seminary; and be it finally
Resolved, That the Synod in convention stand and give
all thanks and praise to God by singing stanza 1 of “Voices
Raised to You We Offer (LSB, p. 795):
Voices raised to You we offer; Tune them, God, for
songs of praise.
Hearts and hands we bring in tribute For Your gifts
through all our days.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Triune God, to You we sing!
Action: Adopted (6)
(During discussion, the committee agreed to amending the resolution by adding the following resolve prior to the final resolve:
Resolved, That the Synod in convention offer its heartfelt thanks
to the executive director of the Commission on Worship, the Rev.
Dr. Paul Grime, for his more than ten years of leadership in the
development of Lutheran Service Book as he leaves his current call
to continue to serve the church at the Fort Wayne seminary; and be
it finally. The committee also agreed to add the words continue to
prior to the word purchase in the second resolve, change the word
Pastor’s to Pastoral Care in the second whereas, and delete the
letter s from the word gives in the first resolve. The resolution was
adopted as amended [Yes: 1,081; No: 49].)

To Create Position of Director
for Strategic Development
of Hispanic Ministries (DSDHM)
RESOLUTION 2-04A

Report 2-02 (CW, pp. 52–54); Overture 2-04 (CW,
p. 140)

Overtures 2-13–15 (CW, pp. 142–143)

WHEREAS, The Commission on Worship has carefully
gathered, tested, and developed a new hymnal, Lutheran
Service Book, which was given final approval for publication at the 2004 Synod convention; and
WHEREAS, The Commission on Worship has also developed and made available companion resources to the hymnal, including the Agenda, the Altar Book, the Hymnal Accompaniment, the Liturgy Accompaniment, the various
Lectionaries, the Pastoral Care Companion, and other resources for use in the church; and
WHEREAS, The Commission on Worship and Concordia
Publishing House have developed a new electronic resource, Lutheran Service Builder, which expands the use of
the hymnal; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod in convention give thanks and
praise to God for the work of the Commission on Worship,
Concordia Publishing House, and all others who were in-

WHEREAS, A diverse Hispanic population in the United
States continues to increase, now numbering 44.7 million
or approximately 15 percent of the U.S. population; and
WHEREAS, This is a population that the LCMS has been
called to disciple through its ministries (Matt. 28:19); and
WHEREAS, The top recommendation from the National
Hispanic Summit (see CW, pp. 32–38) for invigorating and
providing focus and direction to the LCMS efforts in Hispanic ministry and outreach was the calling and placement
of a Director for Strategic Development of Hispanic Ministry; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod in convention authorize the
President of the Synod, working with the Board for Mission
Services and the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Hispanic Ministry and in consultation with the National Hispanic
Lutheran Convention, to appoint a Director for Strategic

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