LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1973, Page 205

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RESOLUTIONS 205

To Reaffirm the Social Ministry Affirmations
RESOLUTION 9-18

Overtures 9-24, 9-25 (CW, p. 325)

Wuereas, The Social Ministry Affirmations adopted
by the Synod at its 1971 convention at Milwaukee state
that “the church has only one ministry, centered in
Word and Sacraments”; and

Wuereas, “The Statement on Principles of Social
Action, with special reference to corporate positions”
adopted by the Synod at its 1969 convention in Denver
states that this ministry “must be to the whole man
and even to the whole society of men”; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Social Ministry Affirmations
adopted by the Synod at its 1971 convention in Milwau-
kee be reaffirmed; and be it further

Resolved, That Overtures 9-24 and 9-25 be respect-
fully declined.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Support Community and Economic
Programs
RESOLUTION 9-19

Overture 9-26 (CW, pp. 325—326)

Wuereas, Central city and rural communities fre-
quently suffer serious handicaps because of low income
levels, unemployment, substandard housing, substand-
ard education, inadequate recreational facilities, lack of
community-owned businesses, etc.; and

Whereas, Christians are called to minister to the
total needs of the total man; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Board of Social Ministry and
World Relief provide resource and encouragement to
District social ministry committees to survey commun-
ity and economic needs both in central city and rural
areas and stimulate action whereby self-help develop-
ment programs may be initiated either by Districts, cir-
cuits, clusters, or individual congregations; and be it
further

Resolved, That, where needed, seed-money funds be
made available to assist these depressed areas in effect-
ing improved living standards; and be it finally

Resolved, That wherever possible these efforts be
developed and implemented together with other inter-
ested church and/or community groups.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.

To Express Appreciation to Aid Association
for Lutherans for Its Support of the
Clinical Pastoral Education Scholarship
Program
RESOLUTION 9-20

Overture 9-29 (CW, p. 327)
Wuereas, The Aid Association for Lutherans has
been a great blessing to our church in its generous sup-

port of our Clinical Pastoral Education Program for the
training of our institutional chaplains; and

Wuereas, The Aid Association for Lutherans has
helped to stimulate a higher quality of institutional
chaplaincy service over the past 8 years (1965—1972),
by supplying $56,000 to 50 qualified applicants through
the Chaplaincy Services Committee of the Board of
Social Ministry and World Relief and this has proven
to be an important aspect of the total Gospel Ministry;
therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod express its gratitude to the
Aid Association for Lutherans for its continuing assist-
ance in enabling our church to provide clinically trained
chaplains for our program of ministry to troubled
people.

Action: Adopted (16).

To Provide Scholarships for Clinical
Pastoral Education and to Express
Appreciation to Wheat Ridge
for Its Support

RESOLUTION 9-21
Overture 9-30 (CW, p.327)

Wuereas, Wheat Ridge Foundation has been a tre-
mendous blessing to our church in helping to develop
unique Gospel ministries in areas of special need that
are relevant to the times and needs; and

Wuereas, It is the policy of Wheat Ridge Foundation
to demonstrate the value of a program so that the
church might then continue it; and

Wuereas, Wheat Ridge Foundation has generously
helped stimulate a higher quality of institutional chap-
laincy services over the past 9 years by supplying $91,-
218 to 62 qualified applicants through the Chaplaincy
Service Committee of the Board of Social Ministry and
World Relief, and this has proven to be an important
part of the Gospel ministry to God’s world and to His
people; therefore be it

Resolved, That Synod express its gratitude to Wheat
Ridge Foundation and to God for Wheat Ridge Founda-
tion in having moved the church to produce a more
understanding and relevant Gospel ministry through
the institutional chaplain; and be it further

Resolved, That beginning in the next biennium,
Synod subsidize the Clinical Pastoral Education Scholar-
ship Program for pastors, deaconesses, and seminarians
interested and qualified for institutional ministry, in the
amount of $7,500 per year so that Wheat Ridge can apply
its resources to other areas of special need for creative
and unique ministry.

Action: None. Referred under omnibus Res. 4-47 to
the Board of Directors.