# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S329 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) a SP SOCIAL MINISTRY 327 congregations in the area or District, shall, upon endorsement by the District Board of Social Min- istry, be considered eligible for assistance. b. Outside the United States 1. The board shall serve as a channel for the love and compassion of the church and its mem- bers by helping the homeless, persecuted, sick, and needy throughout the world as a witness to our faith in Jesus Christ. 2. The board shall give wholehearted assistance to the suffering and needy of the world through its proportionate participation in the program and projects of Lutheran World Relief, Inc. 3. Liaison with other groups such as Church World Service, as well as governmental agencies which are involved with the underdeveloped na- tions of the world, shall be maintained. 4. When appropriate and without duplicating the program of Lutheran World Relief, and after consultation with the Board for Missions, the board may serve as an additional resource to developing national churches related to our Synod and to our missionaries serving in areas where basic human needs are urgent, enabling them to prove their ministry of the Word with the service of Christian compassion. 5. While special concern must be given for those of the “household of faith,” the board shall en- gage in projects throughout the world that shall seek to “do good unto all men” on the basis of need, regardless of nationality, color, creed, or political persuasion so that a largely non-Christian world may see reflected in these actions of the Lutheran church the grace and love of God in Christ Jesus. 6. Loans and grants for relief, rehabilitation, and development programs shall be made in ac- cordance with criteria developed by the board. c, Funding of Programs 1. While the administrative costs of the board are part of the Synod’s ongoing financial responsibility through the budget. funds for the relief program at home and abroad may be gathered through an annual appeal to the congregations of the Synod, with the approval of the Board of Directors. The collection of funds shall be made in cooperation with the Board of Stewardship of the Synod. The District Boards of Social Ministry shall assist in the solicitation and distribution of funds and ma- terials. 2. In special emergencies additional appeals may be made in keeping with the Synod's policies. 3. Funds raised by a District for major emer- gencies and not expended for the emergency shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the Synod in the World Relief account. 13.07 Executive Secretary An Executive Secretary shall be appointed by the board subject to the approval of the President of the Synod. He shall be responsible to the board and shall perform the duties assigned to him by it. The board shall delegate the application of its policies and the execution of its resolutions to the Executive Secretary as the executive officer. 13.09 Professional Staff An adequate number of staff members shall be appointed by the board in the regular manner as prescribed by the Synod, to give leadership in ful- filling the above-mentioned functions and duties. The members of the professional staff shall be responsible to the Executive Secretary for the per- formance of their duties. Boarp oF SociaL MINISTRY AND Word RELIEF Leslie F. Weber, Executive Secretary 9-29 To Express Appreciation to Aid Association for Lutherans in Its Support of the Clinical Pastoral Education Scholarship Program Wuereas, The Aid Association for Lutherans has been a great blessing to our church in its generous support of our Clinical Pastoral Education Program for the training of our institutional chaplains; and Wuereas, The Aid Association for Lutherans has helped to stimulate a higher quality of institutional chaplaincy ser- vice over the past 8 years (1965—1972), by supplying $56,000 to 50 qualified applicants through the Chaplaincy Services Committee of the Board of Social Ministry and World Re- lief and this has proven to be an important aspect of the total Gospel Ministry; therefore be it Resolved, That Synod express its gratitude to the Aid Association for Lutherans for its continuing assistance in enabling our church to provide clinically -trained chaplains for our program of ministry to troubled people. Boarp oF SociaL MINISTRY AND Worwp RELIEF Leslie F. Weber, Executive Secretary 9-30 To Provide Scholarships for Clinical Pastoral Education and to Express Appreciation to Wheat Ridge for Its Support Wuereas, Wheat Ridge Foundation has been a tremen- dous blessing to our church in helping to develop unique Gospel ministries in areas of special need that are relevant to the times and needs; and Wuereas, It is the policy of Wheat Ridge Foundation to demonstrate the value of a program so that the church might then continue it; and Wuereas, Wheat Ridge Foundation has generously helped stimulate a higher quality of institutional chaplaincy ser- vices over the past 9 years by supplying $91,218 to 62 quali- fied applicants through the Chaplaincy Service Committee of the Board of Social Ministry and World Relief, and this has proven to be an important part of the Gospel ministry to God’s world and to His people; therefore be it Resolved. That Synod express its gratitude to Wheat Ridge Foundation and to God for Wheat Ridge Foundation in having moved the church to produce a more under- standing and relevant Gospel ministry through the institu- tional chaplain; and be it further Resolved, That beginning in the next biennium, Synod subsidize the Clinical Pastoral Education Scholarship Pro- gram for pastors, deaconesses, and seminarians interested and qualified for institutional ministry, in the amount of 87.500 per year so that Wheat Ridge can apply its resources to other areas of special need for creative and unique ministry: Boarp of SoctaL MINIstTRY aND WORLD RELIEF Leslie F. Weber, Executive Secretary 9-31 To Continue Effort to Combat Racism Wuereas, Our church through the action of the Milwau- kee convention, accepted the responsibility to put forth a special effort to combat racism; and Wuereas. The Board of Social Ministry and World Relief, which has been assigned leadership for this effort, has been allotted $15,000 for each of 2 years, approved by the Mil- waukee convention action, and WuerEas, Many positive actions have occurred in_ the Synod, District. and local levels, which have helped to sensitize our members to the serious racist attitudes and behavior of many; and Wuereas. An effective affirmative action program in com- bating racism cannot be accomplished in a 2-year period with such limited resources; therefore be it