LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1983, Page 6

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Him indeed. Jesus Christ, our Lord! _

‘Not Martin Luther. Although the Synod did indeed
celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the great
Reformer. His spirit seemed to hover at times over the
eonvention proceedings.

~The Synod also paid special tribute and attention to
the young. Youth ministry was one of the themes of the
convention—not just youth being served, but.above all
youth serving. In the process family life received much
attention.

But again and again the convention was brought
- back to the basic ‘statement from the Epistle to the
Colossians: “Him we proclaim.”

Christ was proclaimed in song, in word, in special
presentations, in resolutions, in ceremonies, in the
- devotional essays, in discussions and debates, in the
. Sacrament of the Altar, in the sermons, in the brief
devotions which began and closed each session.

Legislatively, there were perhaps few earthshaking
resolutions passed. The agenda was quite light, and yet
in the end 26 resolutions could not receive action for lack
of time. We are listing some of the more interesting
actions for handy reference:

Res. 1-03A Professional Burnout

Res. 1-05 Personalized Missionary Support
Res. 1-10 Second Great Commission Convocation
Res. 2-01 Youth Involvement

Res. 2-07A New Agenda

Res. 2-12A New Catechism Translation

Res. 3-02 External Unity

Res. 3-03 Interchurch Guidelines

Res. 3-04B Pro-life

Res. 3-09 Anti-Semitism

Res. 4-01A Planning Council

Res. 4-02A Stewardship Program

Res. 4-09 Convention Site Criteria

Res. 5-06 Commission on Worship

Res. 5-07 Stewardship Council

Res. 5-08 Directors of Christian Education
Res. 5-09A Ministers of Religion Classifications
Res. 5-10A Synodical Polity

Res. 5-11B Standing Committee on Pastoral Ministry
Res. 5-14 Lutheran Church—Canada

Res. 5-24 Suspended Status

Res. 5-25A Nominating Procedures

Res. 6-03 System of Colleges

Res. 6-04 Canadian Higher Education

Of more than passing interest were the many cere-
monies giving recognition to various individuals. These
are detailed in the Minutes of the convention.

Him We Proclaim

For the sake of the record, perhaps it should be
mentioned that all sessions were held in the Alfonso J.
Cervantes Convention and Exhibition Center in St.
Louis, July 8—15, 1983.

Doctor Walter Rosin, who was elected Secretary of
the Synod, once again served as assistant secretary.
Thanks are due to him as well as to those who worked so
hard in producing Today’s Business, Convention
Manager Marvin Siebels, and many others who worked
away from the limelight.

* * *

Once again, we offer a few explanations as to the
makeup of this book.

Some resolutions have an “A” attached to their
identifying number. This means that the resolution
originally prepared by the floor committee over the
Memorial Day weekend was later revised by the com-
mittee, usually in answer to reactions received before
the opening of the convention.

The number in parentheses below each resolution
indicates the session in which final action was taken. In
some instances it might be advisable to consult the
Minutes of that session for additional information. The
comments in small type within parentheses below some
resolutions provide still more information from the
notebooks of both secretaries and from the Minutes.

The abbreviation CW refers to the Convention
Workbook, the 437-page book of reports and overtures to
the convention. TB stands for Today’s Business, a
publication which brought the text of the proposed
resolutions prepared by the floor committees. The first
issue (Sections A and B) was sent to all congregations
and delegates prior to the convention and contained
practically all resolutions. The daily issues distributed
at the convention brought the revised versions to the
attention of the delegates.

* * *

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is a grand
old lady—old but spry! Many of us have learned to love
her even more through the years as she seems to grow
younger with the passing of time. May God be good to
her as she strives with irrepressible vigor and with
disarming winsomeness to proclaim Him who is our
Hope and our Life, even Jesus Christ, Savior and Lord!

Herbert Mueller, Secretary