LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Page 138

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138 RESOLUTIONS

1. That the following elected program boards be
constituted:

BOARD FOR PARISH SERVICES (including
present functions of the boards or commissions of
Parish Education, Church Literature, Worship,
Lay Higher Education, and Services to the
Mentally Retarded).

BOARD FOR EVANGELISM SERVICES
BOARD FOR YOUTH SERVICES

BOARD FOR MISSION SERVICES (including
present functions of the boards or commissions
for Missions, Armed Forces, and Black Ministry)

BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
SERVICES (including present functions of the
boards for Higher Education, Colloquy, and Lay
Ministers)

Action: Adopted (6).

(In Session 3 a delegate who had voted on the prevailing
side on Res. 2-04 announced that he would call for reconsidera-
tion. The chair stated this could be done on the following day.
In Session 4 this request was made for the purpose of recommit-
ting to the committee for reconsideration of the section dealing
with the Board for Congregational Services. This motion was
passed.

In Session 5 the floor committee introduced Res. 2-04A, with
the new division of the board involved, with new names, and,
for the guidance of the delegates, possible bylaws attached, ina
specially distributed packet. During the distribution a motion
to refer Res. 2-05 was declared by the chair to be in order only
after Res. 2-04A had received action. The chair was sustained.

A motion asking that the Board of Stewardship be retained
as a separate board failed.

Discussion was resumed in Session 6. A motion to establish
the Commission on Worship as a separate board failed. The
resolution was then adopted.)

To Constitute Two Appointed
Support Services Boards

RESOLUTION 2-05

Report 2-01, IV, B, 2; Overtures 2-03—2-05D, 2-
19—2-21 (CW, pp. 45, 131, 134)

Resolved, That the following Task Force II recom-
mendation in Section B be adopted, as amended:

2. That the following appointed support services
boards be constituted as indicated:

BOARD FOR COMMUNICATIONS (including
present functions of the Board for Public Rela-
tions and the Editorial Commission for Official
Periodicals)

BOARD FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY SERVICES
(including present functions of the Board for
Social Ministry and World Relief).

Action: Adopted (6).
(This resolution had been declined in Session 2. However, in

Session 6 the convention agreed to reconsider and after short
discussion adopted the resolution.)

To Continue Nine Commissions
RESOLUTION 2-06

Report 2-01, IV, B, 3 (CW, p. 45); Overtures 2-

2-28 (CW, pp. 136, 142—143)

Resolved, That the following Task Force II recom.

mendation in Section B be adopted, as amended:

3. That the following deliberative and resea
commissions be continued, in some instances with a
new name:

Commission on Adjudication
Commission on Appeals (formerly Board)
Commission on Black Ministry
Commission on Constitutional Matters ;
Commission on Doctrinal Review (formerl
Board)
Commission on Health and Healing (former}
Council for Christian Medical Work)
Commission on Ministerial Health
Commission on Organizations
Commission on Theology and Church Relation

Action: Adopted (2).

(The committee added the Commission on Black Ministry,

To Continue Several Synodical
Entities with Boards Appointed/
Elected According to the Bylaws

RESOLUTION 2-07
Report 2-01, IV, B, 4 (CW, p. 45)
Resolved, That the following Task Force II reco
mendation in Section B be adopted: _
4. That the following existing synodical entities bi
continued with their boards appointed/elected it
various ways as stipulated in the Bylaws:

Concordia Historical Institute

Concordia Publishing House

Lutheran Church Extension Fund—Misso

Synod

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Fou

tion :

Radio Station KFUO

Worker Benefit Plans

Action: Adopted as amended (2).
(Amendment: add ‘‘/elected.’’)

To Designate Procedure for Filling
Positions During the Transition
Period and the Length of Service

RESOLUTION 2-08A

Report 2-01, IV, B, 5; Overture 2-05A (CW, P
45—46, 131)