LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 171

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3-379U

3-380U
3-381U
3-382U
3-383U
3-385U

3-386U
3-387U

4-34U
4-35U

4-36U
4-37U

4-380
4-39U
4-40U

4-41U

5-53U
5-54U

5-55U
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5-58U
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5-68U

5-69U
5-70U

5-71U
5-72U
5-73U

5-740
5-75U

6-89U
6-90U

UNPUBLISHED REPORTS AND OVERTURES

To Inform the Synod Why Certain District
Presidents Could Not Support Fellowship
Declaration

Report of SELC-LCMS Merger Committee
(Similar to 3-67)

To Postpone Fellowship with The ALC Until Next
Convention

(Same as 3-341U)

(Also 3-384U)

To Withhold Consent for Declaration of
Fellowship in Canada

(Same as 3-137)

(Same as 3-370U)

4, Synodical Administration

(Like 4-16)

To Retain Commission for Services to the Mentally
Retarded

Report on Synodical Headquarters

To Retain Separate Commission for Mentally Re-
tarded

Documentation on Proposed Council of Auxiliaries
To Investigate Several Complaints

To Provide for Synodical and District Budget
Planning and Coordination

To Set Up $15 Million Loan Fund for Black
Community

5. Constitutional Matters

To Institute Referendum Procedure

To Base Convention Representation on Member-
ship Size

To Stagger Elections of Circuit Counselors

To Endorse Division of Atlantic District

Not to Realign Atlantic District

To Provide Additional District Advisory Delegates
To Approve Division of Atlantic District

To Transfer Christ Congregation, Superior, Wis., to
Minnesota North District

To Reaffirm Calling Rights of Congregations

To Receive Pilgrim, Flint, Mich.

To Receive into Membership Christ the King Con-
gregation, Sharonville, Ohio

To Endorse Transfer Request of Holy Cross, Beld-
ing, Mich

To Declare Action of Mission Board in Seconding
LCA Member Unconstitutional

To Clarify “Final and Binding” Nature of Board
of Appeals Decisions

To Receive King of Kings Congregation, Chester-
field, Mo., into Membership

Report on Principles to Govern Synodical Elections
and Appointments

To Consider Granting Franchise to Male Teachers
To Amend Bylaw 2.71 re Membership of Board of
Directors

To Require Congregational Ratification of Any
Fellowship Action

To Amend Bylaws 1.27 e and 1.63 re Personnel of
Convention Committees

To Require Synodical Membership of Every Pastor
as Condition of Installation

(Same as 5-58U)

To Receive Good Shepherd Church, Chesterfield
Twp., Macomb Co., Mich.

6. Higher Education

To Provide for Annual Seminary Self-Evaluation
To Hire Seminary Instructors from Minority
Groups

6-91U
6-92U
6-93U
6-94U
6-95U

6-96U
6-97U
6-98U
6-99U
6-100U
6-101U
6-102U

7-11U
7-12U

8-08U
8-09U

9-30U
9-31U
9-32U

9-33U
9-340
9-35U

10-24U
10-25U

10-27U
10-28U

11-180
11-19U

11-20U
11-21U

12-35U

12-36U
12-370
12-380
12-39U

12-40U
12-41U
12-42U
12-43U

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To Raise Seminary Faculty Salaries

To Permit Students on Seminary Committees

To Develop 4-Year College at Bronxville

To Revise Salary Schedules

To Establish 4-Year Bible and Missionary Training
Center

To Authorize Purchase of College near Yucca
Valley, Calif.

Report of Study Committee on Lay Higher Edu-
cation

Report of Committee on Status of Lay Preachers
To Establish Primary Priority for Professional
Continuing Education Programs in Extension
Centers

(Same as 6-96U)

To Establish Bible and Missionary Training In-
stitute

To Engage Full-Time Recruitment Officer at Each
Junior College

7. Parish Education and Service

To Extend Deadline for Confirmation Study
To Endorse 7-04

8. Young People’s Work

To Revise Bylaw 7.71
To Change Name of Youth Ministry

9. Social Action and Welfare

To Respond to World Hunger

To Urge Training in Draft Counseling

To Develop Approved Programs for Conscientious
Objectors

To Explore Problems of Farm Workers

To Support Grape Strike and Boycott

To Endorse “Project Equality”

10. Church Literature and Publications;
Public Relations and Communications

Report on Radio Stations KFUO, KFUO-FM
(Same as 10-13)

(Also 10-26U)

To Open West Coast Office of Public Relations
To Establish New Official Doctrinal Journal

11. Special Ministries and Sundry Matters

To Make Lodge Policy More Evangelical

To Encourage Congregations to Establish Office of
Archivist

To Define More Precisely Approach to Lodge
Members

Report of Commission on Architecture

12. Stewardship and Finance;
Retirement and Benefit Programs

ae Place Pension Funds in Tax-Sheltered Annuity
Plans

To Change Pension and Retirement Policy

To Raise Minimum Monthly Pension

To Assign Specific Budget Items to Districts
Supplementary Report of Board of Managers, Con-
cordia Plans

To Amend Concordia Retirement Plan

To Amend Retirement and Pension Plans

(Similar to 12-41U)

To Make Retroactive Cancellation of Reimburse-
ment of Claims Paid to Concordia Welfare Plan