# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S176
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13. WORK PROGRAM

To Set 1976 and 1977 Work Programs
RESOLUTION 13-01
Overture 13-01 (CW, p. 426)

Wuereas, New Orleans Resolutions 12-13 and 16-01
recognized the continuing inadequacy of the current
procedures involved in work programing and budget
preparation; and

Wuereas, Faithful stewardship requires that the
congregational contributions for District and the Synod
be utilized in a fully coordinated manner; and

Wuereas, Detailed work programs adopted by the
past several conventions have had to be significantly
adjusted because of insufficient pledges to meet the ap-
proved goals; and

Wuereas, The experience involved in attempting to
establish a 1975 synodical budget was a totally unsatis-
factory experience for all concerned; and

WHEREAS, The 1975 synodical budget level has had to
be established on a tentative basis pending additional
pledges by congregations or other sources of income; and

Wuereas, Present Bylaws require that the biennial
delegate convention adopt a work program for 1976 and
1977; therefore be it

Resolved, That the 1975 budget be used as a base and

be adjusted by the following items and the work program
goal for 1976 and 1977 be adopted:

1975 Budget 2.0000. ceceeeecccseseeeeecce. $26,000,000
Less costs not applicable to 1976:

ONVENTION ooo. ee ceececcccceccee. (200,000)
Contingency... ..___ (800,000)

1976 @ 1975 Dollars o.oo ... 25,500,000
1976 Add: Inflation (approximately 8%)... 2,000,000
1976 Work Program o.oo $27,500,000
1977 Add: Inflation (approximately 8%).............. 2,200,000
1977 Convention 2... 100,000
1977 Expansion... 200,000
1977 Work Program... $30,000,000

(The observant reader will note that these projected work
Programs arrest our downward drift. They barely, how-
ever, take care of inflation. It must be the hope, prayer,
and determination of each of us to work toward making
increased budgeting possible.)
and be it further

Resolved, That the report of the Ad Hoc Committee to
Revise Bylaws for Budget Preparation be utilized as a
framework to develop a workable planning, programing,
and budgeting system for consideration by the 1977
convention.

Action: Adopted (12).

(The convention declined a motion to defer action until the
consideration of Res. 6-08 had been completed.)