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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1959, Page 173

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MISSIONS 173

to be expressed more comprehensively and clearly than currently
stated in the Handbook; and

Wuereas, In consultation with representatives of all Districts
and the Latin-American fields, these functions and duties have
been more clearly defined; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod as-
sembled in convention at San Francisco, June 17—27, 1959, instruct
its Committee on Constitutional Matters to delete all the para-
graphs under Sec. 8.27 and substitute the following:

A. Functions of the Board for Missions in North and South
America

The Board shall be responsible to the Synod for striving to
maintain, administer, and promote:

a. a strong missionary consciousness within the church;

b. a maximum evangelistic outreach to all people of the West-
ern Hemisphere;

c. churches truly representative of, and ardently ministering
to, their communities;

d. a high degree of efficiency in missionary operation and
the organization necessary to accomplish this. It shall provide
assistance to, and shall co-ordinate the work of, the Synod’s Dis-
tricts and congregations in this area and shall advise on the objec-
tives and means of mission work on every level of the church’s
activity.

B. Duties of the Board for Missions in North and South America

The Board for Missions in North and South America, in carry-
ing out its functions, shall:

a. keep itself informed concerning all developments in the
Americas which have any bearing upon the expansion of our
church in the Western Hemisphere, communicating such findings
to the officials of the Synod, to the mission fields within the area,
to the District Mission Boards, and to the congregations of the
Synod;

b. counsel with the mission boards of the Districts and the
mission fields with reference to their total mission program, and
administer the program in foreign fields in such a way that the
Synod’s resources of men and money may be used to the best
advantage;

ce. work closely with the District mission boards and con-
gregations of the Synod and the mission fields under its direct
administration to promote an intensive program of all phases of
evangelism and offer such helps and assistance as may be needed;

d. consult with every District Mission Board and suggest ex-