LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1986, Page 179

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LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION 179

Resolved, That the Bylaws of the Synod be amended to
include the following:

An Office of Professional Growth and Support, attached
to the office of the synodical President, shall be maintained
at the synodical offices in St. Louis. It shall work with
districts, colleges, seminaries, the Board for Professional
Education Services, the Board for Parish Services, and
other appropriate units of the Synod to do the following:

1. Assess needs in the area of professional growth and
support and enlist the aid of appropriate synodical insti-
tutions, boards, and agencies in developing programs to
meet those needs.

2. Maintain a list of professional growth programs of-
fered by the schools, districts, boards, and agencies of the
Synod and share recommended programs with interested
parties.

3. Assist congregations by helping to provide opportu-
nities and settings for all professional church workers to
continue growing in Christ and in the knowledge, atti-
tudes, skills, and professional well-being they need to serve
Him in His church.

4. Help professional workers to develop personal and
professional growth plans on a continuing basis for more
satisfying and effective ministry and to maintain a system
of recording individual participation in continuing profes-
sional education.

5. Through the districts, help build a local and regional
support system for the growth of professional workers.

Action: Declined (14).

To Establish New Committee
on Church Literature

RESOLUTION 5-10A

Overtures 5-135, L5-138A—B (CW, p. 240, TB, pp. 16—
17)

Wuereas, The present Standing Committee on Church
Literature and its predecessor, the Commission on Church
Literature, have had a positive influence on the publication
of theological books by Concordia Publishing House for The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod; and

Wuereas, The existing standing committee, while re-
sponsible to the Board for Parish Services, must never-
theless relate to the publishing house as “advisory in
recommendations on publications” (Handbook 11.06); and

WHEREAS, The committee would profit from ongoing ac-
cess to Concordia Publishing House research, develop-
ment, publishing, and marketing expertise and thus the
church would not duplicate these costs elsewhere; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the existing Standing Committee on
Church Literature be dismissed with thanks and that the
Board of Directors of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod in consultation with the President of the Synod and
the president of Concordia Publishing House be directed
to appoint an Advisory Committee on Church Literature
whose membership and period of service are not specified
and may vary depending on the need of the church, how-
ever, at any time the membership of this committee shall

not exceed a total of eight members; and be it further

Resolved, That the members of the committee be ap-
pointed from a list of nominees as prepared by the Presi-
dent of the Synod, the president of Concordia Publishing
House, who may submit up to four names each, the Board
for Parish Services, the Board for Professional Education
Services, and the presidents of the two largest seminaries
of the Synod, who may submit up to three names each;
and be it further

Resolved, That included in the committee membership
maximum of eight members, the Board for Parish Services
and the Board for Professional Education Services shall
appoint one member on this advisory committee; and be
it further

Resolved, That this committee shall be jointly respon-
sible to the President of the Synod and the president of
Concordia Publishing House with the mission to assist the
house in determining the theological resources and pub-
lications that are needed by the church, and that all an-
ticipated publications be submitted to the prescribed
procedure for doctrinal review; and be it further

Resolved, That the committee be augmented as neces-
sary with advisors and consultants as the counsel of spe-
cialists is required regarding publications in the areas of
practical, systematic, historical, devotional, homiletical,
exegetical, scholarly research, Christian arts, children and
youth, tracts, audiovisual materials, and laymen’s litera-
ture; and be it further

Resolved, That the expenses of the committee shall be
borne by Concordia Publishing House; and be it finally

Resolved, That the description of the current Standing
Committee on Church Literature be removed from the
Handbook of the Synod (Handbook 11.01-11.09).

Action: Adopted (14).

(Delegates declined an amendment to make the committee
“responsible to the president of Concordia Publishing House in
consultation with the President of the Synod.” They also declined
a substitute motion that would have made the committee “re-
sponsible to the president of Concordia Publishing House in con-
sultation with the Board of Directors.”)

To Praise God for Reconciliation
at the Fort Wayne Seminary

RESOLUTION 5-11
Overture 5-30 (CW, p. 218)

Wuereas, All the participants in the reconciliation ef-
forts at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, have
publicly expressed satisfactory resolution to the issues of
controversy through recent reconciliation meetings; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That this action renders moot the subject mat-
ter of Overture 5-30; and be it further

Resolved, That Overture 5-30 be respectfully declined;
and be it finally

Resolved, That the Synod in convention declare with
President Bohlmann that “we rejoice and thank God that
we are now able to put this behind us, and we urge others
to do likewise.”