LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2004, Page 192

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LATE REPORT AND OVERTURES

L3-114

To Request Synodwide Study
of Matthew 18:15–20
WHEREAS, A proper understanding of our Lord’s Word
concerning brotherly remonstrance (Matt. 18:15–20) is
foundational to the implementation of the synodical dispute
resolution process and for the life and well-being of the
members of the Synod; therefore be it
Resolved, That a unified study of Matt. 18:15–20, based
on related CTCR materials, be conducted by the congregations of Synod, by pastors in conference, by Districts in convention, and by the 2007 synodical convention in its Bible
study and devotional times; and be it further
Resolved, That the LCMS in convention and through its
President, direct our seminary faculties to prepare a common study of Matt. 18:15–20 by July 2005 for use by the
entities named above.
Board of Directors
Wyoming District
L4-44

To Recommend Houston for Site
of 2007 Convention
Preamble
The Board of Directors of the Texas District has submitted an invitation to hold the 2007 convention of the Synod
in Houston, Texas. Documentation has been provided by
the Synod’s Director of Travel and Meeting Planning to
support this invitation.
Major cost-saving considerations include (1) complimentary convention center rental and (2) complimentary transportation from the one hotel located ten blocks from the
convention center (Hyatt). The other hotel (Hilton) is attached to the convention center.
Other factors supporting acceptance of the invitation include the following:
• Availability of volunteer staff from the St. Louis area has
diminished after four straight conventions and the 1997
Great Commission Convocation.
• Houston hotel room rates (compared to the seven St.
Louis hotels being used for the 2004 convention) are less
expensive by a minimum of $25 per room per night, resulting in a savings of approximately $192,500.
• Houston is served by two major airports, hubs for Southwest and Continental Airlines, while St. Louis has experienced a significant decline in flights availability.
• While Houston is eager to attract the LCMS convention,
St. Louis has been reluctant to offer a proposal after four
years of requests.
• Texas is a Right to Work state, which will allow the
Synod to use its own personnel to unload and set upa
major cost-saving factor.
Therefore, in response to the invitation received from
the Board of Directors of the Texas District and upon consideration of site information received from the Synod’s Director of Travel and Meeting Planning, the LCMS Board of
2004 Convention Proceedings

Directors recommends the following action to the 2004 convention:
Resolved, That the 2007 convention of The Lutheran
ChurchMissouri Synod be held in Houston, Texas.
LCMS Board of Directors
L4-45

To Continue Supervision of KFUO Radio
by Board of Directors
WHEREAS, KFUO Radio is the longest continually operating radio station in the world, celebrating its 80th year
of radio ministry, and has been in the forefront of Gospel
broadcast communications since its creation by Dr. Walter
A. Maier and other pioneers in Gospel broadcasting in
1924; and
WHEREAS, KFUO Radio remains in the forefront of
broadcast communications, not only as the sole FM classical music station in the entire St. Louis-Missouri-Illinois
region (awarded the Marconi Award in 1999, runner-up in
2003) but also with its AM station that reaches St. Louis
via the airwaves and the whole world via the Internet; and
WHEREAS, KFUO AM therefore remains one of our
Synod’s most valuable Gospel communications assets, with
“The Bible Study,” “Issues Etc.,” “Front Porch Parenting,”
and other popular offerings reaching an ever-increasing audience with Bible study, Christ-centered music, and discussion of current events from a Christian perspectivean
audience that includes soldiers in places like Iraq and
Afghanistan, regular listeners in places like Iceland and
Kazakhstan, and potentially every person in every place on
earth who has a computer and access to the Internet; and
WHEREAS, KFUO FM models our Synod’s tradition of
service to community and is an extraordinarily valuable
public relations asset with its daily gifts back to the St.
Louis-Missouri-Illinois community of treasured Lutheran
heritage, sacred music and classical music programming,
indispensable support of the fine arts in the greater St.
Louis area, music education programs for children in St.
Louis schools, music training and performance opportunities for minority young people, Christian presence in many
St. Louis cultural offerings and much more, all of which
connect our Synod’s mission and ministries with individuals and businesses in the St. Louis area in an extraordinarily complementary manner; and
WHEREAS, KFUO Radio has had a long and varied history of supervision by agencies of the Synod, including at
various times the St. Louis seminary, the Board of Directors, special operating and standing committees, as well as
other entities of the Synod; and
WHEREAS, From 1992 until 2003 when the Board of Directors assumed more direct responsibility, KFUO remained (although not by specific convention action) under
the supervision of the Board for Communication Services
(the Standing Committee on Broadcast having been disbanded by the 1992 convention without specific provision
of a new oversight arrangement); and
WHEREAS, By the end of 2002 KFUO was experiencing
serious financial difficulties that threatened the continued
existence of the stations, leading to proposals by the Board