LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1995, Page 106

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MISSIONS 107

their focus intentionally to reach international students,
and to facilitate the gathering of internationals into Word
and Sacrament communities.

Action: Adopted (4).

(The words high schools were added by common consent in the
second whereas.) ;

To Increase Support and Encouragement
for Campus Ministries

RESOLUTION 1-06A
Overtures 1-03-05, 1-08 (CW, pp. 129-31)

WHEREAS, The leaders of our church and world are being
formed at the colleges and universities of our nation and,
therefore, the ministry of our church on these campuses is
critical for the future; and

WHEREAS, Nearly three-fourths of the 14.5 million stu-
dents attending our colleges and universities are
unchurched and do not know or follow the one true God and
Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; and

’ WHEREAS, Our campus ministries are positioned to
spread the Good News of saving faith and to disciple the
saints for a close personal relationship with Jesus Christ,
our Lord and Savior; and

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod stu-
dents generally receive a solid background in biblical
knowledge and theology in their home congregations and
hence are in an excellent position to let their light shine
among the unchurched and the non-Christian at the uni-
versity; and

WHEREAS, The National Council of the Lutheran Student
Fellowship has adopted goals for personal mission outreach
and leadership development and a goal to identify 75 stu-
dent graduates during the next triennium to serve as short-
or long-term volunteers in missionary service; therefore be
it

Resolved, That:in recognition of the crucial importance
of campus ministry, the Synod in convention encourage the
initiation of, where appropriate, the establishment of new
campus ministries, set as a goal for the next triennium 15
new Lutheran Student Fellowship chapters, and attempt
to strengthen all existing campus ministries in their mis-
sion outreach; and be it further

Resolved, That the congregations of the LCMS be urged
to incorporate an annual “Service of Sending” in an August
worship service during which their college and university
students are formally sent as their representatives to work
with the campus pastor or with other local pastors to reach
the unchurched and the non-Christian, and that they regu-
larly pray publicly forthe students; and be it finally

- Resolved, That the LCMS, national and District, and
. campus ministries develop avenues by which individuals
and congregations can identify with campus ministries and
can contribute gifts to undergird and enable our church to
move forward aggressively in bringing the message of God’s
love in Jesus Christ to the many students on our campuses.

Action: Adopted (2).

To Revise Procedure for Selecting -
Foreign Missionary Advisory Delegates:

RESOLUTION 1-07
Overture 1-01 (CW, p. 129)

Current Procedure
Bylaw 3.13 Other Advisory Representatives

d. Each foreign mission area, as defined and estab-
lished from time to time by the Board for Mission Ser-
vices, but not to exceed 10 in number, may be repre-
sented at a synodical convention by one advisory:
representative from within the mission area who is on
furlough at the time of convention and will return to
the mission area represented. These representatives
shall be elected by the missionaries in a given mission
area in a manner prescribed by the Board for. Mission
Services and shared with the missionaries at least 15
months in advance of a synodical convention—provided,
however, that each said mission area shall be entitled
to a representative, even though there may be no other
than terminating missionaries on furlough at conven-
tion time. —~

Recommendation

WHEREAS, Bylaw 3.13 d provides for selection of mis-
sionary representatives as advisory delegates to each syn-
odical convention; and

WHEREAS, The present procedure, which requires that a
missionary representative for a given area be elected by the
missionaries in that area, is not feasible; and

WHEREAS, The stipulation that requires determination
of such missionary representatives “at least 15 months in
advance of a synodical convention” is not usually possible
because of rapidly changing circumstances in most fields; |
therefore be it

Resolved, That Bylaw 3.13 d be amended to read as fol-
lows:

PRESENT /PROPOSED WORDING
d. Each foreign mission area, as defined and estab-
lished from time to time by the Board for Mission Ser-
vices, but not to exceed 10 in number, may be repre-
sented at a synodical convention by one advisory
representative from within the mission area who is on
fazleugh home leave at the time of convention and will
return to the mission area represented. These repre-
sentatives shall be elected by
8 F p i the Board
for Mission Services i in ‘consultation with the field au-
thority. (Missionary Advisory Council) for each field and
shared with the missionaries at least 46 nine months |
in advance of a synodical convention—provided, how-
ever, that each said mission area shall be entitled to a
representative, even though there may be no other than
terminating missionaries on ferleegh home leave at

convention time.

Action: Adopted (5).

To Affirm That the Mission of the Church
Is Urgent and to Raise Mission Awareness
.RESOLUTION 1-08

WHEREAS, Our task of spreading the Gospel is urgent for
there is no hope apart from Christ and we have no guaran-

tee we will always be allowed to continue preaching the
Good News of life in Christ; and