LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1971, Page 218

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218 RESOLUTIONS

were unable to attend the convention due to illness; two
were not excused.

Your committee wishes to pay special tribute to the
local registration committee under the chairmanship of
Mr. Herbert Koepke, assisted by Mrs. Anita Schu-
macher, Messrs. Ernest Berger and Elmer Koepke, and
some 40 volunteers for many long hours of hard work,
for their devotion to their Lord, their helpfulness to the
committee, and their graciousness to all of you. We
wish to commend also Dr. Herbert Mueller, Secretary of
the Synod, for his kindness and technical help.

(The above report contains the corrected figures produced
by the postconvention audit of the registration records.)

16. WORK PROGRAM REVIEW

Committee Report on 1972 and 1973
Work Programs

In accordance with the budgeting procedure outlined
in the synodical Handbook (9.01, p. 165), the Work Pro-
gram Review Committee has made a detailed study of
the 1972 and 1973 work programs as prepared by the
Council of Administrators. Recommendations of the
synodical Board of Directors were considered by the
committee.

The committee met with the chairman of the Council
of Administrators, the Stewardship Counselor, and rep-
resentatives of synodical divisions and other agencies
requiring considerable funding in the synodical budget.

The floor committee will recommend to the conven-
tion a 1972 work program in the amount of $28,525,000
and a 1973 work program of $30,025,000. The 1972 total
represents an increase of 5.5% over the 1971 adopted
budget of $27,023,800. The 1973 total represents an in-
crease of 5.2% over the recommended 1972 work pro-
gram. In reality, these amounts represent little more
than a holding operation, since costs have been increas-
ing at approximately this rate.

The convention should know that anticipated income,
according to projections prepared by the Stewardship
Department, totals $27,030,000 for 1972 and $28,002,500
for 1973. Nevertheless, the floor committee believes that
the proposed work programs are well within the ca-
pabilities of our church if the facts are effectively com-
municated to our congregations.

It is the understanding of the committee that the
work programs are not firm commitments to spend the
amounts included. The spending budgets are set by the
Board of Directors when pledges have been received
from the Districts and in accordance with anticipated
income.

SCHEDULE A
Proposed Work Programs for 1972 and 1973

1972 1973
1971 Work Work
Budget Program Program
Missions and Special
Ministries .............. $10,367,800 $10,921,400 $11,448,500
Higher Education _........ 9,383,000 9,659,000 10,280,300
Communications 1,121,400 1,166,800 1,241,900

Parish Services —..... 1,123,600 1,117,100 1,198,900
Theology and Church
Relations _.. 117,100 117,900 125,500
Church Government .... 66,000 78,700 99,900
Finance — 472,000 504,500 523,700
General Staff Services 2,493,700 2,924,100 2,536,700
General Administration 334,900 296,400 365,500
Interchurch Coopera-
tive Work 0. 779,850 813,200 867,100
Grants and Special
Endeavors —............. 44,100 45,900 48,800
Debt Retirement 650,000 1,150,000 1,150,000
Contingency Reserve _ 70,350 130,000 138,200
Total 0. $27,023,800 $28,525,000 $30,025,000
SCHEDULE B
Income Projections
District Pledges _....... $23,800,000 $24,375,000 $25,447,500
Other Income _............. 3,223,800 2,655,000 2,555,000
Total 0. $27,023,800 $27,030,000 $28,002,500

To Adopt 1972 and 1973 Work Programs
RESOLUTION 16-01

Wuereas, The 1972 and 1973 work programs pre-
pared by the Council of Administrators represent gen-
uine needs for funding the work of the Synod; and

Wuereas, There are genuine opportunities for ex-
panding the Synod’s work; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod adopt a 1972 work program
in the amount of $28,525,000; and be it also

Resolved, That the Synod adopt a 1973 work program
in the amount of $30,025,000.

Action: Adopted (17).

(In Session 17 the convention declined an amendment
offered in Session 14: “that wherever possible debt retire-
ment payments be made only after full 1971 and 1972 Work
Program commitments have been made to Missions and
Special Ministries, Higher Education, Communications, and
Parish Services.’’)

To Provide Funds for the 1972 and 1973
Work Programs

RESOLUTION 16-02

Wuereas, The adoption of work programs in amounts
that are in excess of anticipated income requires the
implementation of plans for generating the additional
needed funds; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Directors of the Synod
endorse and give support to the efforts of the synodical
and District stewardship departments to secure funds
for the implementation of the 1972 and 1973 work pro-
grams (Handbook, 9.15b); and be it further

Resolved, That District boards of directors shall be
responsible for considering the increased amounts re-
quired for the Synod’s program when establishing Dis-
trict pledges to the Synod for 1972 and 1973; and be it
further

Resolved, That the appropriate District boards de-
velop special plans to present the challenges of the 1972