LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2010, Page 103

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RESOLUTIONS
1. Missions
To Celebrate Fan into Flame Blessings and
Commit to Its Completion
RESOLUTION 1-01
Overture 1-01 (CW, p. 149)
Whereas, The 2004 LCMS convention adopted Res . 1-04,
which called for the Synod to commit itself to supporting the
major fund-raising effort approved by the Board of Directors
of the Synod and administered by the Mission Support Unit,
with a goal of raising $100 million above the regular LCMS
World Mission budget in time for a celebration of God’s blessing by the 2010 Synod convention; and
Whereas, This effort, named the Fan into Flame campaign, was begun in earnest in 2005; and
Whereas, The Mission Support Unit was tasked with the
engagement of each district in a local and national effort in
order to raise support for mission activity in local congregations, districts, throughout the United States, and around the
world, using a case model that incorporated Jesus’ charge to
His disciples in the Book of Acts 1:8 (“… in Jerusalem and
in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth”); and
Whereas, Three-quarters of LCMS districts have completed their district efforts to date; and
Whereas, One-quarter of the districts may require additional time to complete their efforts; and
Whereas, Approximately $40 million in major gift
requests are pending; and
Whereas, $57 million has been raised, 8,000 new donors
have been added to the ranks of mission supporters, 19,000
gifts have been generated, and 1,100 congregations have participated; and
Whereas, A number of Ablaze! projects and initiatives
of the Synod and her districts and congregations have been
undertaken as a result of the Fan into Flame campaign; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod in convention celebrate God’s
blessings through the Fan into Flame campaign, which has
raised over $57 million as of May 2010 for mission work in
local communities, across the country, and around the world;
and be it further
Resolved, That the congregations of the Synod celebrate
the formal completion of the campaign on Reformation Day
of 2011; and be it further
Resolved, That Fan into Flame campaign support mechanisms remain in place until the remaining districts and
congregations of our Synod complete their campaign efforts
and all pending gift requests have been closed; and be it finally
Resolved, That a final report of the Fan into Flame campaign be provided to the next Synod convention .

Committee 1 Chairman Ken Hennings

Action: Adopted (8)
(Res . 1-01 was adopted as presented, without debate [Yes: 819;
No: 221] .)

To Provide Guidance for Future Direction
of Ablaze!
RESOLUTION 1-02
Overture L1-16 (TB, pp. 31–32)
Whereas, The Scriptures make clear that God “desires all
people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth .
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all” (1 Tim . 2:4–6); and
Whereas, Jesus commanded His followers to carry the
Gospel to the ends of the earth, baptizing and teaching, and has
promised to accompany them on that mission (Matt . 28:19–
20); and
Whereas, Satan does not lie idle in attacking the advancement of the kingdom of God, seeking to hinder and destroy
every effort of the church (1 Peter 5:8); and
Whereas, In response to God’s love for the world and our
Lord’s command, the 2004 LCMS convention established the
Ablaze! mission movement with the goals of strengthening
congregations and their members in bearing witness to Jesus
as the Savior of the world and planting new congregations as
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