# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S89
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

RESOLUTIONS 89

One of the many booths at the Mission Fair

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod encourage its partner churches/mission fields in
Latin America to adopt goals of increase in the baptized
and communicant membership in the 1980s; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Board for Missions be prepared to
assist the partner churches/mission fields in Latin
America in developing necessary programs, Bible
studies, strategies and plans so that under the guidance
of the Holy Spirit these goals of the 1980s will be met.

Action: Adopted as amended (3).

(The amendment inserted the words: “the proclamation of
the Gospel and.’’)

To Encourage and Assist Partner
Churches/ Mission Fields to Increase
Their Mission Outreach
RESOLUTION 1-06A

Report 1-01 (CW, p. 16)

WHEREAS, God has blessed the mission work of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod with the establish-
ment of partner churches/ mission fields throughout the
world; and

WHEREAS, These partner churches/mission fields

are in strategic positions culturally, linguistically, geo-
graphically, and sociologically to reach people still

living in spiritual darkness and in need of the Light,
Jesus Christ; and

WHEREAS, It is our mission to assist partner
churches/mission fields as they continue to develop
mission awareness and zeal within their churches that
involve them in reaching people within and beyond
their cultural and social sphere; and

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
has God-given resources to enable it to assist partner
churches/mission fields in developing and imple-
menting plans for such outreach; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod adopt the mission challenge for the 1980s to
assist partner churches/mission fields in developing
and implementing comprehensive plans for outreach to
people in their immediate areas; and be it further

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod adopt the mission challenge for the 1980s to
assist partner churches/mission fields in establishing
functioning mission boards where feasible, for strength-
ening the awareness and zeal for reaching people
beyond their cultural tradition, social sphere, and geo-
graphic boundaries with the Gospel; and be it further

Resolved, That we pledge our resources and commit
ourselves to such assistance for the joint extension of
Christ’s kingdom; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board for Missions, in consul-
tation with the partner churches/mission fields, and