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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Sheet 440

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Subject: To Establish Stewardship and Financial Support Department

RESOLUTION 12-08

Report 2-Ol (CW pp. 47; 123--126); President's Report; Overtures 2-26, 12-02, 12-07, (CW, pp.
136--139, 355, 364--369

WHEREAS, Our bounteous Lord has provided His people many opportunities and challenges to
expand His church, has blessed them abundantly, expects them to use these blessings with prudent
stewardship and has admonished them to be as wise as the worid in the administration thereof; and

WHEREAS, The current financing witan regard to missions and ministry within the LCMS, its
colleges, seminaries, and Districts has become a maze; and

WHEREAS, Our colleges and seminaries, along with agencies within the Synod have duplicated
efforts to raise funds and generate monies for their programs; and

WHEREAS, ‘Forward In Remembrance" has indicated that congregations and individuals want less
duplication in approach for gifts; and

WHEREAS, The Board of Directors has contracted with Community Counselling Services to conduct
at the earliest practical time an in-depth continuity and planning study in consultation with
synodical and District leaders; therefore be it Sou. he et

Resolved;~That the Synod combine all stewardship-anédfinaatial ‘activities into a new
department;to be known and recognized as the Stewardship and Financial Support Department
responsible to the Board of Directors for the promotion of giving of time, talents, and
treasures, including normal weekly offerings, deferred giving, and special gifts; and be it
further

Resolved, That this convention endorse the authorization of the special continuity and
planning study as authorized by the Board of Directors utilizing both Community Counselling
Services and appropriate synodical staff, together with the District presidents, so as to
determine the detailed structure of the department and its programs; and be it further
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Resolved, That the Board of Directors, £ter-comsultation with the Council of Presidents, and
shall implement such a program\tesponsive to the results of the aforementioned study; and be it

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Resolved, That the Board of Directors shall recommend appropriate Bylaw changes necessary at
the 1983 convention.

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RESOLUTION 12-09
Report 1-01 (CW, p. 1--20)

WHEREAS, Our gracious God has saved us sg that we might serve Him and willingly use our
talents and abilities to pursue the Great SOmmission, "Go ye, therefore and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Fathe and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost," (Matt. 28:19);
and

WHEREAS, This is the mandate which mbers of the LCMS accept ‘ds their mission command; and

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WHEREAS, Seventy-one percent (71%) of the world is non-Christian (U.S. Center for World
Missions, Pasadena, CA); and

WHEREAS, The LCMS has pledged itself with the mission challenge for the 1980s to open 600 new
ministries and to increase mission money by 100% plus inflation (Resolutions 1-20 and 1-27A, 1979
Proceedings); therefore be it

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