LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2016, Page 134

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supporting the preparation of Hmong pastors, deaconesses, and
other commissioned workers.
Action: Adopted (9)
(Res. 1-05 was introduced by the committee and adopted without discussion by voice vote.)

To Celebrate Legacy of Rosa J. Young
and Encourage Launch of Rosa J. Young
International Academies
RESOLUTION 1-06
Report R1.2 (CW, pp. 24, 31); Overture 7-18 (CW, pp. 372–373)
Preamble
The Rosa J. Young International Academies’ mission will be to
educate, equip, and empower spiritual, servant, social, and mercy
leaders to leave a positive imprint on the world.
The Rosa J. Young International Academies will strive to build a
network of creative, innovative, and holistic lifelong learning communities for future leaders in all aspects of society. They will seek
to be a growing network of schools located in various regions of
the U.S. to provide urban, inner-city, rural, and ethnic communities with educational options and opportunities.
The Rosa J. Young International Academies will focus on
developing and managing multipurpose educational facilities and
developing complementary programs for K–12 education, such as
before- and after-school care, preschools and religious education,
mentoring and tutoring, music and drama, sports and summer
camps, and health and fitness activities.
Whereas, The Great Commission tells us: “Then Jesus came
to them and said: ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been
given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the earth’”
(Matt. 28:18–20); and
Whereas, Dr. Rosa. J. Young laid claim to what the Lord said
and would not be deterred by life’s circumstances, financial and
otherwise; and

Whereas, The opening of Christ Lutheran School and Church
served as a model for the development of 29 more schools in other
communities in “the Black Belt”; and
Whereas, Dr. Rosa J. Young impacted the lives of more than
2,000 students, many of whom went on to become teachers and
pastors in the Lutheran Church; and
Whereas, Dr. Rosa J. Young was influential in the founding
of Alabama Lutheran Academy and College of Selma, Alabama,
which is now Concordia College Alabama, providing affordable
college education for young women and men; therefore be it
Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS)
thank God for what He has accomplished through this faith-filled
woman through the Lutheran school; and be it further
Resolved, That the Synod commend and support the development of the proposed Rosa J. Young International Academies as a
model for reaching a new generation in a new century; and be it
further
Resolved, That we pray to the Lord of the Church to raise up new
Rosas filled with faith in Christ, with renewed zeal and passion to
reach a new generation in a new century, so that we may reach to
the ends of the earth with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; and
be it finally
Resolved, That we obey the command of the Lord: “The harvest
is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest,
therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Matt. 9:37).
Action: Adopted (9)
(After discussion, debate was ended and Res. 1-06 was adopted
as presented [Yes: 764; No: 9].)

To Encourage and Support
Hispanic Ministry Initiatives
RESOLUTION 1-07
Whereas, The Hispanic population in the United States has
experienced an explosive increase in the last two decades, growing to 50.4 million; and
Whereas, The largest growing subsegments of the Hispanic
community are second and third generation; and

Whereas, Dr. Rosa J. Young followed the trends of African
American women of faith who sought to be educators, entrepreneurs, and mission workers; and

Whereas, The LCMS Office of National Mission (ONM) has
in the last triennium partnered with LCMS districts to plant new
Hispanic outreach ministries; and

Whereas, When she joined the Lutheran Church, her dedicated
teaching abilities and mission work opened doors so that African
American children could receive religious education; and

Whereas, Other programmatic, educational, and fellowship
opportunities to promote and support Hispanic ministry are being
provided by the National Lutheran Hispanic Convention; and

Whereas, Dr. Booker T. Washington pointed her to the
Lutheran Church for financial and religious support, resulting in
Christ Lutheran School and Church in 1916; and

Whereas, Concordia Publishing House has produced the Spanish-language version of The Lutheran Study Bible (La Bíblia de la
Reforma) and a wide variety of additional helpful Spanish-language
resources; and

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U P O N T H I S R O C K • Resolutions

“1. National Witness”