LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1992, Sheet 193

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192 LATE REPORTS AND OVERTURES

_ WHEREAS, The result of the efforts by these certain in-
dividuals in the name of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod are in direct contradiction to Holy Writ; therefore
be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
refuse to acknowledge women as “ministers of religion”;
and be it further , .

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
develop a call and contract policy consistent with doctrine
as shown in God’s Word concerning the office of Christian
teacher; and be it further

-Resolued, That the Commission on Theology and
Church Relations be required to present a biblical and
confessional basis for the doctrine of the divine call by the
1995 synodical convention; and be it finally

Resolved, That unless these issues are addressed, this -

congregation will withdraw its financial support of the
Synod and will solicit others to follow suit.

Lutheran Church of Messiah
Grand Junction, CO

Bernard R. Pacini, Chairman
David B. Gruner, Secretary

L5-77

To Transfer Calvary Lutheran Church,
Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada
to Central District
of Lutheran Church Canada

Wuereas, Calvary Lutheran Church, Thunder Bay,
Ont., Canada, at a regularly called voters’ meeting held
on May 13, 1992, voted unanimously to apply for mem-
bership in the Lutheran Church—Canada; therefore be it

Resolved, That Calvary Lutheran Church, Thunder ,

Bay, Ont., Canada, be granted its request to transfer to
the Central District of the Lutheran Church—Canada.

Board of Directors
Minnesota North District
LeRoy F. Mueller, Secretary

L6-51

To Exempt District President
from Membership
on Seminary Board of Regents

Wuereas, The District President has a pastoral and
supervisory role to all the called workers in the District;
and

Wuereas, The District President is, by virtue of his
office, a member of the Board of Regents of the seminary;
and

Wuenreas, Being a part of the Board of Regents would
put the President into a possible position of a conflict of
interest (i.e., presidential and pastoral responsibilities to
District called workers and his role as synodical admin-
istrator); and

Wuereas, In the past two years severe conflicts of in-
terest have arisen that placed the District President in an

adversarial position with several professional church
workers in the District; therefore be it .

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
change Bylaw 6.01 a 3 to exclude the District President
from membership on the Board of Regents; and be it
further

Resolved, That the District President who sits on the
Board of Regents be elected by the synodi¢al convention.

Board of Directors

Indiana District

Timothy E. Sims, President
“Donald W. Biester, Secretary

L7-33

To Provide Housing Benefits for Retired
Pastors and Spouses

Wuenreas, Parsonages have and continue to be blessings
for pastors and spouses; and

Wuereas, Parsonages have been considéréd part of the
salary benefit package for pastors; and

Wuereas, Worker Benefit Plans computes the parson-
age benefit as a percentage in the salary structure; and

Wuereas, In the future pastors and spouses will have
greater difficulty securing housing in retirement after they
have lived in congregational parsonages; and

Wuereas, Pastors and spouses will experience greater
stress concerning housing both prior to retirement and
during retirement; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Missouri Synod with its Districts
and Circuits in a network fashion, address this concern of
housing for pastors and spouses; and be it further

* Resolved, That the Synod and Districts be directed to
assume ownership and maintenance of suitable housing
for retired pastors and spouses who have lived in parson-
ages and have no housing equity, and where such housing
is necessary because ministry was performed where fi-
nancial resources were limited and where ministry was
needed for the mission of the church; and be it finally.

Resolved, That the Board for Social Ministry Services
be directed to take an active role in this “pressure point”
by providing for the retired pastor’s “personal well-being
and professional growth.”

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Chicago, IL

Richard Lerne, Chairman
Bernhard J. Braléschki, Secretary

| LT-34A

To Develop New Models in Health Care

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has
maintained the well-run Concordia Health Plan; and

Wuereas, In recent years the cost of medical care has
escalated rapidly and is expected to continue to rise un-
predictably in the future; and .

Wuereas, Many congregations are finding the rising
cost of the Concordia Health Plan to be an increasingly
greater financial burden; and