LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1992, Page 101

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RESOLUTIONS

1. Witness and Outreach

To Accept and Apply Mission
Blueprint for the Nineties

‘ RESOLUTION 1-01

App. II (CW, pp. 359-68), Overtures 1-01, 1-07, 1-15
(CW, pp. 155-57, 159)

Rationale:
In the turbulent times of these latter days there is one
high and holy purpose for which the end of all things is
postponed. That purpose is stated by Christ Himself in the
Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20; 24:14) and supported
by our convention theme: With Great Boldness ... Tell
Everyone What He Has Done.

Understanding the size of the task and knowing the
time to be short, President Ralph A. Bohlmann proposed
the formation of a Mission Task Force “to carry out a broad
review of the Synod’s mission activity and to recommend

strategies and actions for the future” which are to be

®@ Gospel! based;

© mission driven;

© congregation centered;
© people oriented.

After two years of evaluating in-person presentations,
written essays, consultations, and questionnaire | ‘re-
sponses, the task force submitted its full report April j16,
1991 to the President, to the Board for Mission Services,
and the congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod. It is titled Mission Blueprint for the Nineties.

The blueprint highlights 13 emphases which call |for
attention and action by the Synod, as such, by the Board
for Mission Services, by Districts, congregations, and part-
ner churches,

These highlights rest on 10 basic assumptions each with
a symphonic refrain: “In the Nineties and until the Last
Day ... ,” expressing full commitment to Scripture, the
Lutheran Confessions, the means of grace, the proper dis-
tinction between Law and Gospel, etc.

On the basis of these emphases and assumptions the
task force developed 15 goals, which under the grace of
God and by the power of His Holy Spirit should stir the
Synod to implement renewed commitment and new direc-
tions in mission:

Renew Our Commitment to Work Overseas

© Work the United States as a World Mission Field

@ Reach Out from Congregations with Culture-Specific
Ministry

Evangelize the City

Recruit and Retain Mission-Ministry Personnel
Increase Mission and Ministry through TEE

Manifest a Passion for Mission Leadership and Witness
Increase Networking —

Realize Greater Blessings from Media in Mission

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Committee 1 Chairman Theodore L. Laesch

‘e Strengthen Funding and Other Resources

© Search for Enabling District and National Structures

© Continue to Be Accountable

@ Work Together in Mission with Our Synodical Board for
Mission Services

@ Work under Mission Covenants

© Realize the Blessings of an International Mission
Association

Resolved, That the report of the Mission Task Force be
received with a vote of thanks; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod reaffirm its commitment to
missions in all nations and cultures and focus its priorities,
planning, and action in accord with the emphases, basic
assumptions and‘15 goals as outlined in the mission blue-
print; and be it further

Resolved, That all congregations and synodical and Dis-
trict boards and agencies be urged to use the Mission Blue-
print for the Nineties as a guide for developing effective
mission outreach strategies and actions; and be it further

Resolved, That the suggested schedule for progress re-
ports on the Mission Blueprint for the Nineties be honored;
and be it finally ,

Resolved, That the Board for Mission Services be given
primary responsibility to monitor progress toward meeting
our opportunities and challenges.

Action: Adopted (3).

(A motion to delete the second and fourth resolves was
declined as was a motion to substitute the words study the
full report for the word use in the third resolve.)