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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Page 123

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alternate with the terms of the other two members.
Also, the chairman of the Divison of Higher Educa-
tion shall be an advisory member and shall provide
for necessary staff services.

6.183 Duties

The commission shall—

a. consult with groups within the Synod who are
interested in and concerned with the development
and expansion of Lutheran lav higher education:

b. encourage the support of Valparaiso University
and cooperate with Valparaiso in her concern for
Lutheran lay higher education:

c. maintain a current awareness of the Chris-
tian educational opportunities available at other
Lutheran colleges and universities and coordinate
Lutheran lay higher educational programs with such
colleges and universities as appropriate;

d. plan and disseminate a program to inform
pastors and congregations about the general educa-
tional opportunities being provided at synodical col-
leges, at other Lutheran colleges and universities,
and at those non-church-related institutions where
the Synod provides a campus ministry;

e. encourage the congregations of the Synod and
their memberships to take the fullest advantage of
the opportunities for Lutheran lay higher education
available at the colleges and seminaries of the Synod.

15.01 Personnel

The Board of Stewardship, consisting of three
pastors, three laymen, and one called teacher. shall
be elected by the Synod.

15.05 Objective of the Board

The objective of the board shall be to cultivate
Christians of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
who continue to grow in living their lives as faithful
stewards of Jesus Christ, effectively carrying out
Christ’s ministry and mission collectively through
congregations, the Synod, and other organized struc-
tures of the church and society, as well as in their
day-to-day personal relationships.

15.07 Functions of Board
The board shall—

a. assist pastors and congregations in their culti-
vation of the total stewardship life of their members
so that they the more fulfill their responsibilities as
members of a Christian congregation;

b. provide counsel and materials for congrega-
tions as they endeavor to enlist the talents of their
members for Kingdom service in and through their
congregations;

c. plan and make available to the congregations
an ongoing program of mission education and thereby
develop a missionary concern:

d. interpret the Synod’s purpose and program to

VII. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
AND UTILIZATION

A. STEWARDSHIP AND FINANCIAL
SUPPORT

7.01 General

a. The Board of Directors shall have the respon-
sibility for providing operating and capital funds for
carrying out the work of the Synod and to that end
provide for a Department of Stewardship and Finan-
cial Support under the board which will promote
stewardship, obtain deferred and special gifts. and
coordinate capital drives for the Synod.

b. An Advisory-Council on Stewardship and
Financial Support, including one District President
or stewardship executive selected by each regional
advisory council, together with an equal number of
members of the Board-of Directors, shall assist the
board and staff. The advisory council may supple-
ment itself as it considers necessary.

7.03 Stewardship Support

In the area of stewardship support the department
shall—

a. provide input to other sections in the depart-
ment to assist them in including proper Scriptural
motivation in all special-gift and deferred-giving
programs:

b. provide to the Board for Congregational Ser-
vices advice and materials which will cultivate con-
gregational members to continue to grow in living
their lives as faithful stewards of Jesus Christ.
effectively carrying out Christ's ministry and mission
collectively through congregations and through the
Synod and its agencies as well as in their day-to-day
personal relationships: