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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1969, Page 53

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MISSIONS 53

(1-14)
To Study Feasibility
of Joint “Hearing and Deaf’ Churches

Whereas, We should not discriminate against race,
religion, or handicapped people but rather endeavor to
associate with and understand those who are of a dif-
ferent race or religion or are handicapped; and

Wuereas, People who are deaf and mute may have
a spouse who is not deaf or have children who are not
deaf; or parents who are not deaf may have children
who are deaf and mute; and

Wuereas, It is desirable to have Christian families
worship together and have the same church home, since
during periods of happiness or sorrow Christian families
wish to pray together; and

WHEREAS, It is beneficial for hearing Christians better
to understand deaf Christians; and

WuereaS, It is costly to maintain deaf parishes which
are not self-supporting and to support a minister for
the deaf who must travel many miles to the various
deaf mission stations; the minister’s travel time, which
is high, also reduces his available time to his work and
family; therefore be it

Resolved, To appoint a committee to look into the
feasibility and desirability to have various “hearing and
deaf” churches which are strategically located. These
churches would have at least two pastors, one of which
is trained for deaf work. If necessary, the pastor for
the deaf would have some (or all) of his salary and
the expenses involved with deaf work paid by deaf
missions. These “hearing and deaf” churches would
have the advantage of encouraging hearing Christians
to go into deaf work either on a volunteer basis or as a

vocation. ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH

North Olmsted, Ohio
Frep GUELKER, Secretary

(1-15)
To Investigate Use of Mission Funds
for Special Ministries

Wuereas, The mission staff of The Lutheran Church
— Missouri Synod has a department of special minis-
tries; and

Wuereas, At the present time and in the past the
mission staff is disbursing funds to various organiza-
tions, such as East Bay Conference on Religion and
Race; and

Wuereas, Resolution 3-23 of the New York conven-
tion does not specify funds; and

Whereas, There is no soul accounting or definite
control of these funds; and

Wuereas, In instances it is known that “mission
funds” are to be given with “no strings attached and no
questions asked”; therefore be it

Resolved, That all special ministries be fully inves-

tigated by the Board of Directors of the Synod; and be
it further
Resolved, That only after complete investigation and
approval by the Board of Directors shall such mission
funds be disbursed. MessiaH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Citrus Heights, Calif.
R. C. Mack, Pastor
RIcHarp Sutton, President

(1-16)

To Retain Supervision of Campus Ministry
Instead of Delegating It to LCUSA

Wuereas, The Lutheran Council in the U.S. A. was
established “‘to provide greater opportunity for the par-
ticipating bodies to work cooperatively in areas of
Christian service acceptable to them” (Detroit Proceed-
ings, Resolution 3-12, p. 110); and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Council in the U.S. A. was
established to provide a forum for discussion studies
and surveys for the participating bodies (Constitution
of LCUSA, Article V: Functions); and

WuHereAs, The Lutheran campus ministry, as we view
its purposes in The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod,
is worship-centered and deals directly with the admin-
istration of the Word and sacrament; and

Wuereas, The constituent Lutheran bodies in the
LCUSA are being asked to approve a unified campus
ministry under the direct supervision of a proposed new
division of LCUSA: therefore

The Indiana District, by convention action, does
herewith petition The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod, at its Denver convention (1969), to uphold Reso-
lution 3-20 adopted at the New York convention (Pro-
ceedings, p.102): “That the work of the campus minis-
try continue to be the direct administrative responsibil-
ity of the synodical Districts,” and that the Synod like-
wise uphold the “Policy Statement on Campus Minis-
try” adopted at the same convention (New York Con-
vention Workbook, Appendix F, p. 52).

INDIANA DISTRICT
Epcar C. Rakow, President
Pat W. ScHwan, Secretary

(1-17)
To Discipline Campus Pastors
Who Engage in Unionistic Practices

Wuereas, The news media and our own official peri-
odicals from time to time give indications that repre-
sentatives of the Missouri Synod campus ministry are
engaging in unionistic practices with other religious
groups and that these practices are becoming wide-
spread; and

WHEREAS, There has been little apparent effort to
disavow these practices of unionism, nor denials that
they have taken place as described in the media men-
tioned; and

Wuereas, Article VI of the Constitution of The Lu-