# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S158
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158 RESOLUTIONS

bb. encourage adherence to approved stan-
dards and procedures forinstitutional chaplaincy
programs;

cc. give counsel regarding calls, appointments,
and training of chaplains;

_ dd. provide for regular liaison with institu-
tional chaplains to maintain a responsible rela-
tionship of the chaplain with the church and of the
church with the chaplain;

ee. stimulate concern within congregations
and Districts for increased volunteer involvement
of pastors and lay people in the ministry to
institutionalized people.
4. The board shall administer scholarships for
social workers, administrative personnel in agencies,
and institutional chaplains.

bb. encourage adherence to approved stan-
dards and procedures forinstitutional chaplaincy
and pastoral counseling programs;

cc. give counsel regarding calls, appointments,
and training of chaplains and pastoral counselors;

dd. provide for regular liaison with institu-
tional chaplains and pastoral counselors to main-
tain a responsible relationship of the chaplain and
pastoral counselor with the church and of the
church with the chaplain and pastoral counselor;

ee. (no change)

4. The board shall administer scholarships for
social workers, administrative personnel in agencies,
pastoral counselors, and institutional chaplains.

Action: Adopted (12).

(In presenting this resolution the committee added “or
engage pastoral counselors” in Bylaw 13.02a, 3.)

To Deal with High Costs
of Medical Care

RESOLUTION 8-09A

Report 8-01 (CW, p. 232); Overture 8-07 (CW, pp.
234—235)

WHEREAS Spiraling costs for medical, surgical, and
hospital services are extremely burdensome to many
people and are often responsible for their failure to seek
needed medical care; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Social Ministry and
World Relief be encouraged to express this concern to
appropriate medical and hospital associations, appeal-
ing for continued restraint in cost increases; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Board of Social Ministry and
World Relief provide materials and guidance to the
congregations of the Synod and to District social min-
istry committees on how members may effectively
evaluate and influence legislation in Federal and State
governments in order to counteract excessive increases
in the cost of health services; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Board of Social Ministry and
World Relief also provide materials and guidance to
Districts and congregations concerning other ways in
which consumers themselves can help to hold down the
rate of increase in hospital costs.

Action: Adopted as amended (12).

(Amendment: addition of the final resolve.)

To Reaffirm Social Ministry
in District and Parishes
RESOLUTION 8-10
Overture 8-05 (CW, p. 234); Report 8-01 (CW, p.
230)

WHEREAS, The Sacred Scriptures clearly teach that
Christians are to be concerned with the physical, emo-

tional, and spiritual needs of all people (Luke 10:25-37;
James 2:14-17; 1 John 3:16-18), and the example of the
early church as a corporate group in gathering offerings
for the poor at Jerusalem gives evidence of this truth;
and

WHEREAS, The Synod recognized the vital impor-
tance of this ministry to the whole person by the
creation of the Board of Social Ministry in 1950 and has
allocated funds for its budget ever since; and

WHEREAS, The Synod has passed 80 resolutions at
national conventions recognizing social ministry and
world relief to be an integral, valid, and essential part of
the total ministry of the church; and

WHEREAS, Social ministry gives evidence of ‘faith
that works by love” and has helped open doors for the
proclamation of the Gospel; and

WHEREAS, Only token attention is given to this
ministry in Districts and parishes that do not plan, or
organize, and appropriately fund social-ministry con-
cerns and activities; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod reaffirm strong support

for the establishment of social-ministry boards in Dis-
tricts and in the parishes.

Action: Adopted (12).

To Utilize “Christ
and Social Ministry”’ in Our Church

RESOLUTION 8-11

Overture 8-13 (CW, p. 236); Report 8-01 (CW, p.
229)

WHEREAS, The brochure of the Board of Social
Ministry and World Relief ‘Christ and Social Ministry
in Our Lutheran Church” is an excellent informative
piece depicting the many facets of the Synod’s social-
ministry program; and

WHEREAS, This brochure affirms throughout that