# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S13
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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12 EVANGELISM

WHEREAS, These groups not only spread anti-Christian
literature but their members are without the salvation that God
grants freely in Jesus Christ: and

WHEREAS. Evangelization of Persons who belong to these
sroups presents peculiar problems because the militancy and
indoctrination given them, and therefore the Christian needs
Some special training in order to witness to them: and

WHEREAS. The Board for Evangelism has already recognized
that certain groups of people Pose special problems to evan-
gelization by establishing the “Committee for Witnessing to
Jewish People": therefore be it

Resolved. That the Synod direct the Board for Evangelism
to develop literature and techniques for evangelizing those who
belong to non-Christian cults such as the Jehovah's witnesses
and the Mormons.

Eastern Pastoral Conference
English District
Amandus J. Derr. Secretary

1-07

To Revive Office of Evangelist
Among Us

WHEREAS. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gave to the
church “some to be evangelists" (Eph. 4:11), along with the
offices of pastor and teacher, in order “to prepare God's people
for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up”
(Eph, 4:12 NIV): and

WHEREAS, The church of our time has been blessed with a
great emphasis on personal evangelism, with a multitude of
materials being produced by various individuals and groups for
equipping the laity for witness: and

WHEREAS. In Spite of great Progress being made in many of
Our congregations, much still needs to be done to equip lay
People for their Own personal evangelistic ministries and to
reach out to the lost at home and abroad: and

WHEREAS. The office of DCE was Created to assist Pastors

WHEREAS, Many pastors of larger congregations and clusters
of congregations. as Well as home and foreign missions, could
use the assistance of a full-time trained “evangelist” to assist
them in Carrying out our Lord's Great Commission and in train-

foundation for a “Lutheran School of Evangelism” for the pur-
Pose of training young people to fill this post in our church: and

WHEREAS. This Proposed “Lutheran School of Evangelism”
is being established on a “faith” basis, without synodical subsidy
although in accordance with the doctrinal Position of our Synod
and for the Purpose of serving our congregations: and

WHEREAS, Many train People to function as evangelists along
with other duties, yet to our knowledge no other educational
institution is training people Specifically for this office: therefore

e it

Resolved. That the Synod in this “evangelism convention”’
revive the office of evangelist and encourage the use of such
“evangelists” in the Congregations and missions of our Synod:
and be it further

cally for this task, including in their curriculum courses in
English Bible, Systematic theology (with special emphasis on
how Christian doctrine is to be Proclaimed evangelistically),
evangelism methods, apologetics, comparative denominations
and cults, teaching methods, and the like, so that they can both
function as soundly Lutheran evangelists and be able to multiply
themselves by teaching others.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Rock Falls, Il.

Curtis A. Peterson, Pastur

John Harden, Secretary

1-08

To Encourage Ongoing Ambassadors
for Christ

WHEREAS, Interest in evangelism is at a new high in our
Synod and is the theme of the Anaheim convention: and

WHEREAS. For several years the evangelistic movement
nown as Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ, Inc., Brownsdale,
Minn., has been utilized with great joy and blessing in many

WHEREAS, This youth program has the potential of preparing
many of our youth as skilled evangelists: therefore be it

Resolved. That the Synod encourage the adoption and use
of the program Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ, Inc., by the
synodical Board of Youth Ministry, by its circuits, and by its
congregations.

Trinity Lutheran Church

Sturgis, Mich.

Bruce Schaeffer, Chairman

Jack Meyers, Secretary
Erwin A. Ruhlig, Pastor

1-09

To Support Project Philip,
a New Way of Evangelism

WHEREAS, The Priesthood of all believers necessitates the
laity of the church on the front lines of our Spiritual battle against
the powers and Principalities that surround us: and

WHEREAS, The laity need to be equipped with the Word of
God as the weapon of spiritual warfare: and

ment; and

WHEREAS, Synod’s own Rev. Theo. Raedeke, former evan-
8elism director for the Synod as well as chairman for Key 73,
has called Project Philip the best program of evangelism avail-
able: therefore be it

Resolved. That the Synod assembled in convention give its
wholehearted support to Project Philip as one of many viable
methods of evangelism: and be it further

Resolved. That member congregations of the Synod acquaint
themselves with the Project Philip program.

St. James Lutheran Church
University City, Mo.

John Essen, President

Carl Meinecke, Secretary
Tom Baker, Pastor

1-10

To Undergird Evangelistic Task with
Sound Doctrine and Practice

WHEREAS, Our Lord Jesus Christ forever linked a concern
for sound doctrine with evangelistic zeal when He gave the
Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20)- and