# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S149
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150 RESOLUTIONS

(The delegates amended the resolve by adding “by July
1980 a brief’ and “any cautionary notes as to its use.” They
also removed a second resolve which encouraged the BPE to
study the need for a revised translation of Luther’s Small
Catechism as soon as possible. They also declined to consider
the committee’s original Res. 7-04 as a substitute forRes.7-04A.
During the discussion it was pointed out that it has been
traditional forthe Synod to adopt a new catechism translation
before it is used officially. This had been done both in 1941 and
in 1967.)

To Defer Participation in
Pan-Lutheran Catechism and to
Provide for Approval of Other
Projects of Coordinating
Committee for Cooperative Projects
in Congregational Life

RESOLUTION 7-05
Overture 7-13 (CW, p. 223)

Preamble:

For more than 40 years The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod, The American Lutheran Church, and
the Lutheran Church in America (and the predecessor
bodies of the latter two) have cooperated in a variety of
projects in the parish education field. Originally the
agency for cooperation was the Inter-Synodical Commit-
tee on Parish Education. In more recent years this group
has been called the Coordinating Committee for Coop-
erative Parish Education Projects (CCCPEP).

In 1977 some saw a need for a continuation of inter-
Lutheran cooperation in the field of worship when the
Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship (ILCW) would
complete its work on the Lutheran Book of Worship at
the end of 1978.

The presidents of the LCMS, the ALC, and the LCA
then approved the formation of the Coordinating Commit-
tee for Cooperative Projects in Congregational Life
(CCCPCL). The expanded responsibilities of this group
were to include cooperative programs in parish educa-
tion, worship, evangelism, youth ministry, social min-
istry, and stewardship.

Several projects of various kinds have been under-
taken by LCMS units working under CCCPCL with the
ALC Division of Life and Mission in the Congregation
(DLMC) and the LCA Division for Parish Services
(DPS). Funding for some of these projects has been
sought from Aid Association for Lutherans.

WHEREAS, A proposal to develop and publish a pan-
Lutheran catechism by 1984 has been made by the
Catechism Revision Committee of the Coordinating
Committee for Cooperative Projects in Congregational
Life (CCCPCL); and

WHEREAS, The development of such a pan-Lutheran
catechism has not been authorized by the LCMS in
convention; and

WHEREAS, Desire by LCMS members for a pan-
Lutheran catechism has not been demonstrated; and

WHEREAS, Joint publication of material with the
ALC and the LCA may give the impression to some
members that we are in full church fellowship and
doctrinal agreement with these bodies; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod defer participation in the
joint publication of a pan-Lutheran catechism; and be it
further

Resolved, That all programmatic boards of the Synod
carefully evaluate their participation in any proposed
CCCPCL project; and be it finally

Resolved, That any projects proposed in the future
by the CCCPCL be publicized in the LCMS via its
official periodicals and be engaged in only after approv-
al by the synodical President in consultation with the
Vice-Presidents.

Action: Adopted (9).

(In presenting this resolution in Session 2 the committee
substituted the final words for “by the synodical Board of
Directors.” In session 9 the convention declined to consider a
substitute resolution to ask other Lutherans to join us in
making the best translation of the catechism available at this
time.)

To Provide Continuing Education
for Older Persons

RESOLUTION 7-06
Overture 7-18 (CW, p. 224)

WHEREAS, The goal of religious education for older
persons is much the same as it is for all age groups—to
assist the elderly in strengthening their relationship to
the Lord, to assist them in discovering more fully the
Lord’s will for their life and activity, and to help them in
letting His kingdom come; and

WHEREAS, There is no time in the aging process when
growth in wisdom and knowledge is impossible; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Parish Education de-
sign short-term Sunday school/Bible class and other
types of courses in a suitable format for the continuing
education of the elderly, including those that are shutin
or handicapped; and be it further

Resolved, That a substantial effort be made by all
our congregations to integrate the aging into the regular
adult Sunday school/Bible classes of the congregations;
and be it finally

Resolved, That the Board for Higher Education and
Board of Parish Education explore the use of our
Lutheran high schools and synodical colleges and
seminaries for continuing education of older persons in
our churches and communities to help them achieve a
greater sense of self-worth and a more satisfying retire-
ment.

Action: Adopted (9).

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